avanti1960
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| Tube amplifier upgrade suggestions welcome. Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum III. Sacrifice a tiny amount of transparency and refinement for much more dynamics and impact. can achieve world class sound with small signal NOS tubes. | |
| Spendor D9.2 vs. Harbeth super hl5 plus xd + REL Stentor III vs. Spendor Classic 100? owned the spendor d7, amazing speaker but too neutral, not natural sounding, excellent deep bass and imaging, quick and dynamic, lacked midbass. , ultimately too forward sounding overall. currently have harbeth shl5+ and two rel t91. love it. | |
| New AT ART and OC9 cartridges The latest ART9XA and XI are big winners. | |
| Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant? @analoghaven when Cary direct has a sale the SLP 05 is listed for $5397. Answer- No. | |
| Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant? still lovi’n my 05 ! backed off the gain on my parasound a21+ to 50 percent, 75 % started to sound too rich, almost like a loudness contour was switched on.added a NOS quad of sylvania 6SN7 GTA and they improved the midrange and treble quite a bit... | |
| Preamp or not. you do not need a preamp but a good one can improve the sound greatly. it is not so much about voltage but clean voltage and robust power supplies capable of fast changes and that greatly improve drive and dynamics. the analog section of DACs an... | |
| Parasound a21 upgrades re, preamps, especially a tube based preamp. power cords did zero for my a21, two made the sound worse. | |
| Parasound a21 upgrades a common approach for sure but until you try one you will not understand the impact a preamp with gain stage has on overall sound. your amp is not at its full potential until it receives a powerful, dynamic signal which requires gain. having had... | |
| Tube preamp suggestion the rogue audio RP1 sounds weak imho, very low gain spec. i had the rogue RH 5 linestage headphone amp and the sound was exceptional. Clean, clear and very powerful with optional gain settings. Stereophile Class A, 2500 retail. excellent display s... | |
| I have been wanting to try using a tube amp. Go for it. If you love sound there is nothing like the sound stage you get from a tube amplifier. I had the Nighthawk and Blackhawk and loved them. They should be able to drive your Kantas relatively high sensitivity. | |
| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? @chakster We ask for opinions of people who have experience with different options (in this case SUTs vs electronic gain) in order to gauge if there is a good reason to try them. That is what this forum is about ! | |
| Parasound a21 upgrades what preamp are you using?a great way to upgrade your amplifier is to upgrade your preamplifier. balanced cables could benefit too depending on your preamp. | |
| What makes speaker's sound big? You can achieve what you are looking for in a medium sized monitor and subwoofer preferably two. The differences within the speaker design (traditional box) that make for a big sound include-1) Efficiency- higher efficiency = bigger sound / jump ... | |
| Wanting to try a tube amp. good choice buy it | |
| Why does bi-amping speakers sound better? because the amplifier that feeds the tweeter and midrange is not burdened with reproducing bass - which takes multiple times the power. in a single amp configuration as the burden of reproducing low frequencies taxes the amp, the clipping can be h... |