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| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? harpo Awesome, thanks. I'm always amazed at the people I get to talk to on these sites. Working with, knowing the designers and builders. For a poor dumb farm boy who retired from a firefighter career, I'm pretty awed by all of this. I just suppl... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. I just bought an Aesthetix Calypso Signature tube preamp. It will be one of the best pieces in my system, probably the best piece. I'm still waiting for it, sometime this week. I use a Cary PH 301 tube phono preamp, old but very damn good. When ne... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. Interesting. I have owned every series except 3 and 5. I still own 4 pair. Series 2 were always my favorites but series 6 is fine too. Still have a pair of them, 2 pair of 2's and a pair of 1's. All are still functional. Not everyone's cup of tea... | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? The new preamp is true balanced circuitry. I have read that my amps are as well. All I can do is have a listen for myself if I try the XLR's. From the answers I'm getting, I doubt that I would appreciate an audible difference in a 4 foot run other... | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? Again, many thanks to all. | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? Jerry I remember you talking about having yours made with RCA and you are talking about nice high end gear. Also, I find it interesting that CJ does not use XLR's. It seems that both can be excellent but maybe balanced has some advantage in some ... | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? Thanks guys Sooooo.............The consensus is that I "should" hear a benefit to using XLR connections from preamp to amps even though nothing else is balanced? Thanks, Bill | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? Nothing that I have, has XLR connections except for the preamp that I just bought and my amps. I run my speakers bi-amped. The Calypso pre has XLR connections and RCA's at every input and output and includes 2 outs for my amps. It seems the perfec... | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? Thanks for the replies None of my wire runs exceed 4 feet and most are 2 feet or less. Some could be done with a foot, just don't have any IC's that are that short. I may have some made. I've been using some DIY stuff made from "Beldon wire and N... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Tomic Thanks for that. Have to see what I think of what is in it when it arrives and go from there. Have to go through my tube lots and see if there are any ecc88's/6922's of any merit. Not likely to find the favorites but I may have some. I have... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Many nods for CJ. I understand. Any CJ I've ever heard was excellent. I chose the Calypso Signature and from what everyone says, I don't think I will be disappointed. I'll be sure to post when I have it in the system. | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Thanks guys I think about the Aesthetix and tube rolling. Someone made a case that the cover was held by velcro, can't remember who. Have to settle on what I like at some point, not such an easy swap out. Cary's are nice for that reason but they ... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Russ69 What AR's did you have? Just wondering. I read mostly favorable comments on AR, especially from the 5 and 6 series. Funny how this stuff goes. I think a lot of people have upgraditis. I'm not really one of them. | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? awise Thanks for this. A buddy of mine had Siemens tubes in his CJ preamp. They did a very nice job . I don't think I have any Siemens in my collection but I might. I bought large lots of tubes many years ago. I look through groups of them every ... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? atmasphere Thanks very much for that. My Cary is getting to that age, so are my amps. Next system upgrades may be the amps. I may just have them rebuilt, which would put them back in shape for another 30 years or so. I have zero complaints about ... |