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| Bose 901 Review Well Done. I remember an old buddy of mine using a pair in his band. I think they were used with the horn mikes. I think 802's were more often used that way, since they had 8 drivers, all front side. My wife and I sold T shirts at the Chicago fest in 1980 an... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. Thanks. I've never felt the need to stream but I'm a "never say never" kind of guy so who knows what I may try in the future? | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? atmasphere Thanks very much for this and for the link. Very interesting. How on earth do we know if our gear supports AES48? I guess one way is to see if the 6db gain is present with the XLR's but maybe not definitive? Most of this is over my hea... | |
| Bose 901 Review Well Done. hersch I'll give it a try next time I set up a pair. I've been toying with the idea of it anyway. I also like tubes on the pre side, been waiting for years to get an all tube pre that I can use with the CD player. I've always criticized CD's for ... | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? mulveling The worst ones for me were Monster cable THX. Way too tight and the cable is probably just so so anyway. DIY Beldon wire with Neutrik connectors are my new favorites. They have a really nice fit, glide on and off with ease but not at al... | |
| 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... |