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| Dual Mono Tube Pre-Amps VTL Ultimate is one of the best, has a seperate power supply, and is a dual monaural design. Priced right at just over a grand WHEN they come up. | |
| Audio Note speaker kit 2, experience?comments? The K, J, and E speakers are all very good sounding speakers. The K speakers really work best with at least ten good watts. The J and E speakers are more efficient; I prefer the sound of the J speakers. Think they have a nice and tighter bass plus... | |
| tube amp suggestions For around 2500 a used Air Tight ATM2 (80 wpc) is a good choice. | |
| Preamp with near-reference quality built in phono? Audible Illusion Modulus, VTL Ultimate, or an Audio Note level 4 or better preamplifier (save your money!). | |
| Budget amps that can hold their own. I am listening to a little Stromberg push/pull tube amp that was lent to me while my custom 300b amp is built. It sounds very, very good considering it has not been opened up for any mods since we received it. For 200 bux delivered it is a great! ... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? The old stuff sounds very good once it has been gone through and rebuilt. These things are 20 to 50 years old. When someobody is advertising a Dynaco SCA35 for 200 with the description of "original, looks good, works fine, sold as is" you should e... | |
| Long Speaker Wire Runs Try Belden in bulk; good insulation and available in 12g. You may wish to review this McIntosh Lab test report of speaker wire gauge and length and performance results.There is a table showing the recommended gauge for specific lengths of wire run... | |
| RB-700 Counterweight: Stock, Express, F2, Michell? If you are concerned about the bearings with the Michell have an expert do the installation. It is quite simple; did it to my Audio Note ARM2 (rewired rb300) with no problems. The arm sounds a bit better; bass is more solid. | |
| My first tube integrated amp max $500 new/used A modified Jolida MD102B uses EL84 tubes and is a wonderful unit for the price point. I was quoted 535 plus shipping for a new modified unit. The stock tubes will suffice unit you can afford better NOS tubes. This is a good product with full range... | |
| New Turntable in the 2000 to 3000 range look at a new Teres 150 at 1890...you can get an arm, cartridge and the teres for less than 3000 landed. You will never look back; well, you may want a more expensive Teres someday. | |
| any good turntables with repeat function Denon made some excellent turntables with arm lift at end of record as well as full auto functions. Some of the models I remember are dp60dp62dp72Some of the models have a "L" in the model designation and I think this means "lift". I am a college ... | |
| Best turntable bet.$1000 -4000? teres...there are a few very good tables in this price range..nottingham spacedeck...vpi aries..final tool...They are all good enough that "the best" is simply splitting hairs. | |
| Anthony Gallo Ref 3 - Bass Solutions with Tube Amp If you acquire an active crossover with level output controls you will not require output controls on the sub amplifier. | |
| What early 70's rock bands had violins? Papa John was part of original Hot Tuna and played with Hot Tuna on occasion (saw Hot Tuna with Kanter, Slick, and Papa John at the Fillmore back in 88). Papa John also played regularly with Kantner's Starship in the late 80s and early 90s. He pas... | |
| What speakers go best with a Mcintosh MC240 try spendor 2/3 or 3/1 |