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| Cable question CAT JL2 + Ultimate + Avalon Robertje:I own CAT JL-1 Monos/CAT Ultimate Pre/Sonus Faber Extrema and run Cardas Golden Cross Bi-wire to speakers and Cardas Golden Cross between pre and amps with stunning results. | |
| Review: ZYX Airy2 and Airy3 Cartridge Doug,can you give info on how the Airys compared to the Urushi? | |
| turntable speed? had the same problem with my basis 2500 running slightly fast and inconsistent due to line fluctuations and i purchased the Walker Motor Controller and the improvement was tremendous with improvements in low level detail, soundstage and a more pre... | |
| CAT SL1 - is there enough GAIN using 0.4mV mc?? I am using a Koetsu Urushi wiht my CAT Ultimate pre with more than ample gain as the cart is .50mv....the cat pre-amps are absolutely some of the best ive heard! | |
| CAT JL-3 mono amplifier Very good Review!....I own the JL-1 Monos and was this impressed when i first brought them home about two years ago....maybe its time for an upgrade? | |
| Tube Preamps with Bass? I have owned my CAT Ultimate pre-amp now for over a year, and feel that it has as much or more bass slam and impact than any of the SS preamps that i have owned in the past, along with the ability to create a very satisfying musical presentation a... | |
| What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? a minty Kenwood KT-917 tuner. | |
| Aesthetix IO vs. Manley Steelhead vs. The Groove I too, own the CAT Ultimate pre with phono stage, my turntable consists of Basis 2500/Graham 2.2/Koetsu Urushi/Music Groove 2 phono cable...with stock tubes this combo really sings, but when i replaced with NOS Amperex and Telefunkin, the system b... | |
| Best power amp to match Sonus Extrema speakers I currently drive my Extremas with Convergent Audio Technology JL-1 Monoblock tube amps using KT-90's as output tubes.....in one sentence they are the sound i have been searching for in my 30 years of being an audiophile!...i originally mated the ... | |
| Mating Tube pre's with SS amps Last year i purchased a Convergent Audio Technology Sl-1 Ultimate tube preamp and used it with a Classe CA-301 SS amp....at first the sound seemed very good with good punchy bass control, but after i replaced the Classe with my new CAT jl-1 tube m... | |
| SF Guarneri Homage or SF Extrema? I had the same choice to make last year, you need to factor in ultra high current amplification for the Extrema as they are super power hungry! If you are going solid state they truly need 400 wpc high current design to sing! I tried Classe CA-301... | |
| Best amp for Sonus Faber Amati Homage? The only amps that i have heard that make the Amatis truly sing are CAT JL-1 monoblocks....these tube amps are magical! | |
| Sonus Faber - Final and difficult choice I have owned the Concertos which i loved for the magical mids and highs, and mated well with my Classe CA-301, but i longed for more autoritive bass definition, so i purchased a set of Extrema here on the 'gon and felt as though i could live with ... | |
| ML 20.5 a good match for Sonus Faber Extremas? I have owned my Extrema now for almost one year and ultra high current amps are the only amps to truly make them sing...i have owned Classe 301, which did a good job, but something was missing....i have used my CAT JL1 monoblocks for a few weeks a... | |
| Manley Steelhead or others?..... I have owned a CAT Ultimate for a year now and they are built like a tank with a phono stage that is extremely liquid...i have a vinyl front end....the CAT is magical! |