bluethinker
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| Looking for 200 watt Amp to drive Dynaudio Heritage speakers Hi Everyone - THANK YOU for all the suggestions. It is really illuminating to hear about all the suggested options. @grislybutter - Feeling guilty from GrislyButter's comment, I lugged the HS Speakers upstairs and move the QLN Prestige 3 to the... | |
| Puritan PSM156 @audphile1 - Using their classic cable that came with the unit. I'll upgrade when funds allow. @mclinnguy - Thanks for those estimates. Sounds about right! Update - I guess I'm about 30 hours in with burn in. I continue to be impressed with Pu... | |
| Puritan PSM156 Finally purchased my second Puritan unit, the156. I'm currently burning it in on my second system in my office. Such an odd journey this world of audio equipment takes us on. On classical music, the 156 has immediately improved the sound top to b... | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC Older thread, but happy to come to the defense of the Gold Note DS-10. I use this Dac with its external power supply and really enjoy it. Running it with a Luxman 590axii Class A amp and Buchardt s400 mkii speakers in my second system in my office... | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision I would love to hear all those contenders. I own the Linear Tube Audio Microzotl preamp. Since placing it into my system, I’ve lost interest in upgrading my preamp. I still think about upgrading my Dac, or possibly my tube amps at some point in th... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Linear Tube Audio 40 Reference Amps @ghdprentice @decooney @lancelock @jafant @marco1 @paulcreed @jjss49 @cellorover I realized I never reported back after pulling the trigger on a used Conrad Johnson Classic 120 using 8 EL34 tubes. The verdict? I could not be happier with... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp If you are open to other choices, I strongly recommend the Linear Tube Audio Microzotl preamp. The Audiophiliac, Steve Guttenberg, just announced it as his new reference preamp. It’s a wonderful component. | |
| Puritan PSM156 I’m going to finally get the Puritan 156 for my reference system. I’ll then move my current Puritan 136 into my office system. @jriggy - Thanks for the recommendation on Ultimate cable. Eventually I’ll also pick up one for my reference system to ... | |
| Ayon or Pass If you are going to change the preamp, I strongly recommend the Linear Tube Audio Microzotl preamp. Steve Guttenberg, the “Audiophiliac” and popular reviewer just switched out his Pass Preamp for the LTA as his reference preamp. I purchased mine a... | |
| Ideas for Pre/Power $9000? @Ifromsalem - Stereotypes is worth a visit. Both echo and Stereotypes will let you demo amps in your own home, which is fantastic. Let us know how your search goes. | |
| Ideas for Pre/Power $9000? Btw - I just looked at the Echo website. There are a couple of McIntosh SS amps that just came in priced around $3500. Newer models. For metal, I think they’d be great. You could pick up some used speakers for under $3000 and still have a third ... | |
| Ideas for Pre/Power $9000? +1 on Echo Audio and Stereotypes based on your budget You can find some fantastic deals on high quality used equipment at Echo. And the owner is a super cool guy. Stereotypes is also good. They sell good stuff at modest prices. Nice guys too. ... | |
| Conrad Johnson CAV45-S2 8 ohm? 4 ohm? Other? The expense for CJ to use NOS EL34 tubes would be prohibitive. Those tubes are rare and expensive now. I’ve been looking for a set myself for my Conrad Johnson Classic 120. I’ve given up due to the expense. I’ve settled for upgrading the 6922 ... | |
| Which tubes is better. Siemens or Telefunken? I’m about to purchase some NOS Siemens 6922 tubes (a trio) for a Conrad Johnson Classic 120. I have been using NOS Amperex 6922 tubes, which are fantastic. But I want to have several NOS back up sets of tubes, so I am going to give the Siemens a g... | |
| Conrad Johnson--does anyone use this brand anymore? Old thread, but I can’t resist shouting at the top of my lungs how much I love my Conrad Johnson Classic 120. I’ve only had it for about a month, but it is a magical and musical piece of gear. I could listen to music all day. Zero listening fatigu... |