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| Counterpoint Hybrid Amps: How do they sound? If you think the SA-3000 is a piece of junk then send it to me. I just tonight finished rebuilding two Counterpoint amps which are actually no longer Counterpoint designs. All point-to-point wired and Class A output boards with V-Caps. The soun... | |
| Preamp suggestions @mcreyn You are correct. My bad. I read the original post and did not look further to see the budget requirement. The $1000 asking price for a SA-3000 is reasonable but they can be purchased for a lot less depending on seller motivation. I wou... | |
| Preamp suggestions I have mentioned this before and I will say it again, buy a Counterpoint SA-3000 preamp and send it to me for an upgrade. The phono is pretty good for an average preamp and the upgrades will take it to another level for cheap.Happy Listening. | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. Geez at first read I thought it was Mikey Fremer posting with the large Wilsons in a small room! | |
| Our Responsibility As a builder of components my 24 year old son and his friends have heard my system and what it is capable of. They even play some of their own music on it form time to time. Being that they are never in one place very often, the idea of having a... | |
| Is there such a thing??-- Tube Preamp Question This sounds like tube issues if you are using old NOS tubes or tubes that are just no measuring good any longer. Also could be the tube sockets. You may want to clean the sockets and tube pins first.Removing the transformer into a separate chassis... | |
| Where are Conicident Speaker Technology electronics made ? @brownsfan - I understand completely. In building components the PTP wiring does look messy but the sound is much better when we did the comparisons. On the PLUS side, if you keep things long term, there are no circuit boards that tend to cause ... | |
| What equipment upgrades or tweaks will improve the sound of drums? IMO and in upgrading audio components, larger power supply caps in the amp would help with increasing the bass output level. From there you can swap out the transformer if it is a lower grade unit, add AC filter chokes to add clarity, dynamics, t... | |
| Where are Conicident Speaker Technology electronics made ? I am just wondering when people say built like a tank or great build quality what do they actually mean? Are they familiar with audio designs? Do they make their own equipment? Just how do they know this? What makes a great design or build qua... | |
| Rogue audio RP-7 versus PS Audio BHK preamplifier @benjosef1 - I can fix the issue with the Rogue and offer upgrades if you are interested. I just finished two last week. | |
| High end Cables not important for certain electronics? If they can fit a DAC and Phone Stage in the preamp then God Bless them. My phono and DAC have 30 lb. power supplies so getting them in my preamp would be quite a feat. BUT when it comes to cables, they can have an impact on sound, personally I ... | |
| Musicians in your living room vs. you in the recording hall? Not sure there is an option. My system recreates what was on the recording. If it is a live recording I can hear the hall and the people there, if it is a studio recording I hear what is on it. Hand claps are the key for me to hear and see how t... | |
| Reasonable high end interconnects: without breaking the bank I usually don't play around with ICs at all. I use a basic cheap brand that someone gave to me. That being said a buddy of mine did a lot of listening last year to ICs in the $500 or less price range, he usually buys used and in his system the H... | |
| looking for a tube preamps that doesn't sound like SS Lots of great recommendations above. I am not a fan of the Rogue though.Depending on your price range, any of the Counterpoint tube preamps will sound very good and they can be upgraded to sound fantastic. Look for the SA-2000 or the SA-3000 wit... | |
| The Frankensteining of Amplifiers Well her is my two cents worth. Upgrading parts or swapping parts comes down to what parts. Most manufacturers build equipment to a price point. The old Counterpoint SA-5000 preamp used a $7.00 volume control for a $4000 mfg. list priced unit. ... |