billpete
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| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? I have considered the Modwright stuff but not as much. Just found less about it and have not read as much as some of the others. I'm sure there are quite a few that would make me very happy. The list of things to study up on, never ends. The MF ... | |
| Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4 Retired and tony The LA4 has great test numbers and specs. As we all know, there is more to it than good specs or tests. Plenty of hot discussions about that here. The Benchmark is not exactly what I was looking for but listening to the conversat... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? decooney Thanks again. I think maybe the phono pre that I tried from MD, was Musical Fidelity, not Musical Surroundings but I'm not 100% certain. Whatever it was, it did not do it for me and I decided to stay with the Cary PH301. I just thought t... | |
| Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4 jdal Thanks. It is interesting. I may pick one up to have my son build it. He wants to learn how to do this stuff anyway. Might be kind of fun. I'll probably still be searching for something with a remote but if this thing can sound better then a... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Hey jonwolfpell What made you sell the Calypso? | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? decooney See my above response. There really is nowhere anywhere near me to have a listen. I am 3 hours plus from St Louis, Kansas City, midway between the two. I retired here from IL 12 years ago. Lots of choices back there but it is now 6 hours... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? jonwolfpell Yes, I sort of guessed it was a figure of speech. :) Thanks for narrowing it down though. Thangs likely changed a lot for AR from the 80's to now. I just don't really get the opportunity to hear anything other than my own system. It's... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? JerryCarlsbad2 Do you listen to vinyl at all? Just curious what your system consists of. I don't think a DAC works for me but I don't know either. I'm kind of stuck in the 20th century. | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Bimmerlover Thanks. AR gets a lot of attention. There seems to be a group who does not like it and another that does. Always the way, I guess. I think much of it has to be synergy with other components. Lots of things in the mix. For a vinyl nut ... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Harpo75 Was hoping to spend 2k to 3k or so, a little more if needed. Many used pres out there in this range, a lot of them were 5k to 10k new. At some point, age becomes an issue. Not sure when that is. I appreciate as much detail as I can get.... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? To Jonwolfpell Which AR preamp did you have? 100 years ago. You must be pretty old. :) | |
| Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4 Thanks for the reply LA4 is pretty new, SLP 98 goes waaaaaaaaaaay back, 27 years. I guess they thought enough of it to keep bringing it back with upgrades. The PH301 was similar and then on to the PH302, probably not a great deal different but I ... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Pretty much the way I look at it. More gain (if it isn't needed), seems rather pointless. If it sounds better, is it because of the gain or does it actually sound better? My systems have always gotten better sounding as they got louder, at least t... | |
| Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4 To Ozzy62 What was it that you didn't like about the SLP 98 or the Benchmark? Most of the feedback that I am seeing on the LA4, is that it's too clean or sterile. That seems strange to me if it plays back what was recorded accurately but it sound... | |
| Cary SLP 98 vs Benchmark LA4 Black matches my other components and all things being equal, I would choose black. If the best one was silver or red, I'd probably go for it. That said, I do keep my options open and other suggestions pique my curiosity as well. |