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| Solid state or Tubes preamp phono stage. Both phono stages will handle your cartridge well. The benefit of the Musical Fidelity is that it works as a 'stack' with your amplifier. Its SNR specs are quite good, and Musical Fidelity has a pretty solid reputation for their phono stages. Son... | |
| Your thoughts on selling If you actually have vinyl worth buying, it should not be too hard to sell. What I did - I put a link to my discogs on Facebook Marketplace. Many people saw the ad, looked through my Discogs, and asked me to put packages together. This made it eas... | |
| Willsenton R8 Tube Amp with REL Subwoofer This is less a question specific to the Willsenton and likely more based on general subwoofer benefits based on your room size and integration. A properly integrated sub in that system will, yes, add more bottom end, but more than anything, it he... | |
| Solid state or Tubes preamp phono stage. @bigmac1963 Can you describe the rest of your system for us? And what phono cartridge are you using? | |
| Troubleshooting Fosage Signature phono amp. You're absolutely right, I completely blanked on the SUT / design. I recalled the Fosgate being very noisy/microphonic on the MC setting, so I ended up getting an EAR MC3 SUT to pair it with. So you're right, something else might be causing the i... | |
| Prima Luna evo300 owners Gotcha - should you have any other questions on it, let me know. I’ve have a lot of experience with them and know their strengths and weaknesses well. | |
| Prima Luna evo300 owners @thecarpathian I mean to ask as well, have you upgraded the power tubes? | |
| Prima Luna evo300 owners @thecarpathian Thank you, that comment really just made my day. I just love to help and want to keep this community going strong. If there’s ever I can do to help you from a gear purchase perspective, never hesitate to get in touch. :) Juan Char... | |
| Prima Luna evo300 owners For any PL, swapping the two 12AU7 in the middle with better tubes results in the most significant improvement, but there are audible benefits in upgrading them all. I myself have used matching aftermarket tubes for the two in the middle and upgra... | |
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections @yyzsantabarbara When I mention Freya+ is noisy, it’s not due to audible noise that results in taking any blackness away, but rather the cheap implementation results in incomprehensible hash-like noise that reduces effortless delivery and instead ... | |
| Troubleshooting Fosage Signature phono amp. The Fosgate was the second of many phono stages I’ve owned since, and it is slightly microphonic in general. It does sound like the switch itself might need a cleaning (deoxit) or replacement. The fact that it’s vertically oriented enables dust an... | |
| Asymmetric pre outs - sound quality issues? It should not. The impedance and output that goes to the subwoofer is minimal, and electrically, there should be no imbalance. That said, where you put your sub and how you integrate it with your system with regards to gain, phase, crossover, and ... | |
| Carey SLP-98 The SLP-98, even hot-rodded, is not a highly resolving preamp, so if ultimate fidelity and resolution is a priority, look elsewhere. That said, it is very musical and soulful, especially in its F1 version with the right tubes, albeit a bit dark. A... | |
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections Agree, the Schiit Freya+ is still noisy. There are lots of great options but careful system matching is always needed. What amp(s) and speakers will you pair the unit with, and what kind of tonal are you looking for? Benchmark, Ayre, Luxman, Pass... | |
| When a budget speaker is preferred to a high end one... @theaudioamp @hilde45 @juanmanuelfangioii @akg_ca Thank you for your appreciation. Helps me continue to put my positive energy into these responses :) |