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Tally up best amplifier ever impossible....one amp may work OK with the rest of a system and the same amp might work wonderfully with another system.... | |
Is SACD a dead format? never came to life for me....quality redbook CDs sound excellent in a quality CD transport and DAC anyway...never felt the need | |
Preamp/Subwoofer connection question.... Any main output from a preamp will work to the subwoofer line in (high level input). Many preamps have a pair, or more, of stereo main outs. This allows the preamp to drive up to three stereo amps in a bi or triamp mode or to drive an amplifier an... | |
New Turntable: Teres, Nottingham, Origin? Teres 245 at 2500SME 309 at 1000 from Hong KongShelter 501 at 560 from HOng KongLast turntable you'll need. | |
Do I buy a Krell KSA-80b ? A Threshold SA3 is a much better value and is a pure class A unit like the Krell. Power difference between 50 and 80 watts of good power is not really that material in real usage. Both amps will drive speakers with difficult loads. The Threshold g... | |
Is it worth purchasing the VPI 16.5? Nitty Gritty works very well and takes up a lot less space. The Keith Monk cleaner is the way to go if you can find one. | |
Preamps with Dual Main Out? audible illusions modulus 3a, convergent audio technology sl1, audio note m1 (and probably the rest of them)... | |
RECIEVER recommendations If you can find them the vintage Tandberg preamp/amp/tuner are a great combination and just about at your price point for the three of them. Very good stuff for solid state. | |
CAT SL 1Pre. Need confirmation re: Tube Complement Looking for phone number to contact Ken; any info down that road?Carl | |
Should I get CAT SL-1 mkII updated to mkIII? Is an upgrade from the SL1 Reference Preamplifier to a later version available and, if so, at what cost? What exactly does it entail? | |
CAT SL 1Pre. Need confirmation re: Tube Complement I see quite a few of what looks like 20 year old yellow polypropylene capacitors in my SL1. I mentioned this to my engineer and he said if this is true we will want to uprade them all.Can anyone comment on this upgrade possibility?Regards,Carl | |
CAT SL-1 phono loading question................... Perhaps one of you fellows can tell me what the purpose of the pair of RCA inputs labeled "LOAD" on the SL1 Reference Preamplifier. I am guessing it has something to do with the cartridge loading/??Carl | |
What tubes does CAT SL 1 MKii sig use? Can you tell me what tubes are in a SL1 Reference Preamplifier? It has the phono stage and I think that might be 4x 6922 tubes.Carl | |
Wife approval factor? Make a deal; take an annual two week vacation to Rome (or wherever The Wife desires to be) and you get to keep your expensive toys!I would get it in writing and notarized for obvious reasons when it comes to wenches. In any event, they are caprici... | |
Quality RCA Switchbox Thanks all; am following up on DB Systems (already have a ten year old one) and with Mapletree. Their selector box looks useful.I was looking at digital switching boxes. Best I came up with is a Midiman unit that retails for 250. It has multiple X... |