bobedwards101
Responses from bobedwards101
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. Custom knives, books and art | |
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. Knives, art, model aircraft and boats | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl Use a good tube preamp, plus compander like DBX-3BX | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? Yep. Excellent way to combine tube sound with solid state grunt and power. This is what I did. Vincent Audio tube preamp; Marantz mono blocks. | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. Used McIntosh MA5300; new McIntosh MHA150; Yamaha AS3000; used Cary SLI80 ( this would be my pick); used Accuphase E-270; new Yamaha AS1200; used Electrocompanient ECI 6 MK II; new Shindo Laboratory Apetite 6V6. | |
| How many people here generally buy used? Nearly always; let the other guy eat the depreciation. Same with vehicles. Only buy new when it’s not an expensive item; or if I just can’t find it used. | |
| Directionality Explained @Millercarbon:First of all, wire is NOT “cast”; it’s drawn through a series of tungsten carbide or synthetic diamond dies, and annealed in a furnace under inert atmosphere every several passes to remove the work hardening from the drawing process.... | |
| old high end preamps.. AR, ML, Krell, or old Dynaco tube units B.C. with a recap and new precision metal-film resistors; maybe an ALPS pot or stepped attenuator. | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? I prefer separate units; and here’s why: you get more flexibility. For instance, combining a tube preamp with a much more powerful power amp; even mono block units; Very unlikely you’d reach the same power levels at the equivalent cost in an inte... | |
| Tempted to buy a Macintosh MC240 tube amp you can find used under your target price. One on eBay now for $2,225 plus shipping. Power amp, not integrated. Then easy to find tube preamps under $600 +/- | |
| Does anyone collect something else other than music. Custom knives and colored gemstones; books, videos | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. McIntosh MC152 | |
| Anyone with tinnitus or hearing loss who is into "high-end" audio? I find headphones, especially Stax electrostatic phones a great help. | |
| Amp Upgrade time, $6000 budget, used or new. Krell, Mark Levinson, or McIntosh MC-152. I have the last one and love it! | |
| stand-mount speakers for classical music ProAc Studio SM 100 |