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| Solid State Phono Stages @vonhelmholtz I decided to let the BMC unit go. I have to say it is impressive in every way for its price point, and while it may have done some things technically better, the Audionet PAM G2 with the EPS power supply just delivered greater musica... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) @riskymilk I used a Synergistic Research Blue fuse in mine. They’re no longer made, but they come up used on marketplaces. The more recent versions are the Orange and Purple. The effects of SR’s fuses are talked about (and debated) on many threads... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) @riskymilk Perhaps look into these. It’s a quad but at least you have backups if one ever dies. It’ll be harder to source them down the road. 6C45s from Ukraine | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) @riskymilk I am so glad you decided to move forward with this unit and are happy with the results. It truly is a superb phono stage in its price range. The second link you shared is accurate for the 6922 substitution, but I would be careful of th... | |
| Finally made the transition to a tube preamp! @zazouswing I agree with you as well… I guess it depends on the design. Not all all preamps are phono stages are microphonic, even one bit, but many of them are. And yes, proper tube matching and quality needs to be enforced due to the low level o... | |
| Audio Technica ART9 fans....who's getting this? @bill_k Thanks, I missed that. I was trying to read the page carefully, I should have just searched the page for the word! | |
| Audio Technica ART9 fans....who's getting this? That’s one sexy cartridge. I was a huge fan of the ART-9 and it is still my preferred cart under $4-5K. I owned the ART-1000 and while it was more highly resolving, it was too neutral in tonal balance, and I preferred the slight bloom the ART9 had... | |
| Finally made the transition to a tube preamp! Preamps and phono stages are typically the best components to start with tubes as it allows the amp to deliver quality current/power to control the speakers and introduces the least amount of tube noise in the system. In a system that is well-cont... | |
| New Scansonic MB2.5B vs older MB2.5 @temmple Your post is over a month old but I’m just seeing this now. I would say that the 2.5B is a very versatile speaker, and its sonic signature will be shaped by their placement and the quality of the amp it is paired with. I have heard them t... | |
| what best internal cable in tube preamp? I know Cardas and Duelund always tend to be the first that are voiced, but DH Labs makes incredible internal wiring for components and speakers. Their wiring includes copper, silver coated copper, or pure silver all in different gauges, as well as... | |
| Comment about SS and Tubes @cinqcepages Got it, thanks for confirming. It might be possible to bi-amp them if your speakers have separate taps for bass and mids/highs. That said you would still need a crossover to help with the frequency duties and gain matching. When I fi... | |
| Comment about SS and Tubes Are you bi-amping then? Using the 805AE for mids-highs and the 200.2 for bass? Or did you unseat the 805AE? I’ve owned the SLP-05 with ultimate upgrades as well as very heavily modified and upgraded 805AE so I know the benefits and challenges of ... | |
| Many of us want to Changegrade instead of Upgrading @erik_squires Thank you for this thoughtful post. I relate to it greatly. I was on both upgraditis and changitis paths for over a decade. I ended up having three systems designed around three speaker designs - 3-way, electrostats, and horns, and t... | |
| New VPI purchase @travisg Congrats on your new table. I loved (and still love) my VPI Classic 3 even though my primary rig now uses a Clearaudio Innovation Wood. +1 to gjohns and invest in the outer ring when ready. Also consider getting Isoacoustics Gaia II foote... | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 300 This seems very odd. How big is your room? A pair of 212’s at 60% sounds like a lot! Are you sure you are using the low level input and not the LFE input on the back of each 212? What happens if you use the built in headphones with the amp, does ... |