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| Preamp suggestions for Classe cap 150 under 1000 My (10 y/o) exemplar totally killed an Oppo 105 a few years back, really a great player. Glad to hear you resurrected it. | |
| Preamp suggestions for Classe cap 150 under 1000 Not a suggestion, but I used to have a system with a Classe-CAP 151 and an Exemplar-Denon 2900. I really loved both of those pieces. | |
| Help choosing an amp for Thiel 2.7s I had 2.4s and compared the McIntosh MC402, Pass X250.5, and XA-30.5. The 30.5 was the best option, natural tone, great textures, and beautiful soundstaging/imaging. The 250.5 had a bit of midrange harshness that didn't sound right. I was warned o... | |
| Plinius SA301 Or Bryston 4bsst2? My INT-30A just sold for $3450 (before my previous post). I think that's a killer deal (and am still a bit bitter about it). Some pretty reasonable prices on the X.5 and XA.5 these days because of the new .8 series. | |
| Plinius SA301 Or Bryston 4bsst2? Not that this is much help, but I successfully paired my 2.4s with a Pass XA-30.5 (and INT-30A). Those amps play up the imaging/soundstaging strengths of the Thiels and are nicely warm and textured, so you don't get burned with any brightness. Als... | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes Interesting Charles, and thanks for the info. Any idea what 300b the Elrog was a "slight improvement" over in those systems? | |
| Coincident Dragon vs Coincident Frankenstein Anyway. You might read the thoughts on the high-end-audio blog:http://www.high-endaudio.com/RECENT.html#AprilJust search for the heading - "The Dragon or the Frankenstein?"There may also be some other comparisons between the two amps in other loca... | |
| Anything wrong with PS Audio DirectStream DACs? I currently have a DSD for sale, and I'll tell you why. It has less gain than the PWD, so in my low gain, direct-to-amp system I was able to top out the volume control. The music was plenty loud, but there were times I wanted a tiny bit more and c... | |
| Classe Seventy amp found in alley Sounds like a great policy. Destroy any lost items, even if other people want them. | |
| The sound out of jplay 6 is astonishing "If you put a quarter on my preamp, I'll tell you if its heads or tails, but I can't hear this." That's winning use of hyperbole! | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes No worries Charles, you've been properly careful with your language. It's just that I'll be buying a new pair of 300b tubes sometime next fall and now you've made me want a more expensive set. And, unfortunately, I'm now stuck wanting a new rectif... | |
| Elrog 300B vs Takatsuki 300B tubes Charles, I take it you can just drop in the Mullard GZ37 in the rectifier location on the Franks? I'm still pretty new to this game...P.S. I kind of wish there hadn't been such a positive impression of these Elrog tubes. I was all set to spend hal... | |
| Dalis or Thiels This is shamelessly self-serving, but if you end up going with the Thiels, I have a pair of 2.4s (in maple) that I'll be putting up for sale in the next month. If you happen to be within driving distance of Boulder, CO, you could bring your amp an... | |
| How Do You Feel about The Cable Game? Sorry... I'm a scientist, so I always get a kick out of suggestions like just ignoring the results of tests you don't agree with (i.e., negative results). This is a great way to not have to change your mind (and "win"). And of course people do tha... | |
| Room Size for Coincident Total Eclipse II Sorry for the delay. I've got a 14.6' X 22.7' X 8' room, but have the stereo confined on one half... giving me about 13' of width. I'm sitting 9.2' from the speakers, with 2.2' behind them to the front wall and a 1.3' buffer behind my listening po... |