awise1961
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| Sweetest sounding 12AU7? My favorite so far has been the French Cifte from the early/mid sixties. They are getting very difficult top find though. | |
| Your Most Prominent Audio Component My ears. | |
| Would you move to a bigger house if you could just to have a better listening room ? When my wife and I moved from Nashville, TN to Charleston, SC in the Summer of 2021, one major deciding factor in the home we ultimately chose was indeed the 22"X25", dedicated listening room. It even has it's own private full bath and HVAC regist... | |
| Why Preamps Thump on Turn on I follow the instructions provided to me in my Aesthetix Callisto Eclipse line stage preamp. Power it up first and let it warm up for at least ten minutes prior to powering up my CJ LP27M monoblocks. Shut down is the reverse order. With this, I've... | |
| Phono pre amp recommendations? - upgrading from ICON AUDIO PS1 MK II About a month ago I bought a ModWright PH9.0XT and I'm very happy with it. It replaced my Aesthetix Rhea which was a great phono stage but after about 10 years I was going to send it in for an upgrade to the Signature level. That upgrade would hav... | |
| Focal v Wilson About a year ago I too was considering the Focals and Wilsons. I also added in Sonus Faber as well. I really enjoyed listening to the Focal Alto Utopia BE and the Sonus Faber Amati Homage. But in the end it was the Wilson Audio Alexia's that won m... | |
| My experience with The Music Room In the past year or so I have re-cabled my system with Audience Front Row cables, all of which are from TMR. I also purchased my VPI Classic Signature table, Bryston 28B-SST mono's, and Cary DMS-600 steamer. All purchases went well, the customer s... | |
| Wilson Alexia 2 Sorry, I meant Bryston 28B-SST not 24B-SST. I guess I'm getting old. | |
| Wilson Alexia 2 I'm currently powering my Alexia's with Conrad Johnson LP275M mono's fitted with KT120 power tubes. Those have the power and finesse to do the big Alexia's justice. From time to time, I rotate them with my Bryston 24B-SST mono's. The low end grip... | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 Yes, 2040 or bust... I'm anxious to start rolling tubes. The main unit uses a total of four 6922's, two 12AX7s', and two 6SN7's. The power supply uses a total of six 12AX7's, and two EL34's. My dedicated music room is quite large but I'm sure ... | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 Thank you. | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 I'm desiring a more dynamic and expansive soundstage. With that, I have decided on an Aesthetix Callisto Eclipse. Negotiations are done, I'm just waiting on the final shipping cost so that I can send the funds. I already have an Aesthetix Rhea Sig... | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 I couldn’t possibly have asked for more sage advice than that jjss49. Thank you, it helps put things in perspective for me. | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 Thank you sbank for the recommendations regarding Backert Labs. The Rythmn is now on my short list. I will call and talk with either Andy or Bob. cwory, I had been wondering about the Zesto gear. I will research them as well. My plan is to make ... | |
| Help in deciding which tube preamp to replace my old SFL-2 Thanks but staying with tubes, thus the ML526 is out. I would love a good VAC but about the older VC Standard Pre, nothing much ever comes up for sale. For a good reason no doubt. The Backert Labs was one I was wondering about and looks very inte... |