carlsbad2
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| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k @charles1dad Thanks. BTW, I forgot that @brandonw is on here. I would definitely recommend a custom amp from his Apollo Audio Systems to meet the OP's desires.. Jerry | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k @charles1dad I don’t want to argue semantics and even yield that you are probably correct in the way you define it. (pentode vs ultralinear). but to me the sound isn’t that much different between them. I recommend the simple, single output tube p... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k Are you speakers sensitive enough for an SET? that is a key question. Tube amps are divided into 2 classes, SET and class A/B. SETs are the main venue of "tube amp magic". Stay away from primaluna and other amps built on circuit boards. Go ... | |
| Lampizator Gulfstream matching DAC? Baltic 4 is a great DAC. I have a DAVE by Chord. Do you want a tube DAC? Probably no bad choices in this price range. | |
| Please rank these amps I would rank all 4 amps behind any good point to point wired DHT SET such as a 300B or a 2A3 for powering your Zu's. Jerry | |
| Prospectives on Chi-Fi good things made in most places and cheap things made in most of the same places. the key is being able to tell them apart....before you buy them, not after. | |
| WiFi extension for streaming Never use wifi to stream. It will always be much inferior to hard wired. People give advice on which wifi to get. that is good advice assuming you are ignoring the advice above which trumps all wifi recommendations. Jerry | |
| The 300B World I'm using the Sophia Mesh 300b (2.5V version). Didn't see them mentioned. I think they are a great tube and is underpriced compared to the competition. I think rectifiers are as important at the output tubes. For a GZ34 designed amp, you can't... | |
| Help with Dunlavy SC-IV signature Wonder if someone changed out some drivers resulting in a large imbalance between upper and lower frequencies. you can look for signs that screw holes have moved. Jerry | |
| Schiit yggdrasil + Less Is More vs. Denafrips Pontus II @nutty I'm using the the Chord DAVE. I do have a Schiit Bifrost II in my second system which I think is excelent for the price. | |
| Schiit yggdrasil + Less Is More vs. Denafrips Pontus II Haven't head either. was strongly considering the Schiit but decided to go up to the next level. Denafrips seems to me to be overhyped so I would definitiely listen to it rather than trust reviews. Does Schiit still give free 30 day trials? ... | |
| Demise of bass quality in Main speakers Disagree. There are a bunch of speakers with inadequate bass drivers. This is driven by the desire of many people for smaller speakers which I think is really just trying to make the wife happy. I reject these speakers without even listenin... | |
| The "audiophile gear" I REALLY need is a damn house. @nonoise Growing up in rurual MO, you couldn't see the neighbors' houses but dad taught us to always keep track of where the neighbors houses were when squirrel hunting. | |
| The "audiophile gear" I REALLY need is a damn house. Once you have a house and the system you want, you'll need to turn it up less. a great system sounds excellent without excessive volume and you can listen all day long. | |
| Martin Logan CLX ART I have an old pair of CLS and I always wanted a pair of CLS Art. I've never heard one. But I would expect that a subwoofer would be a good addition, but I don't know for sure. The mids and highs are excellent. In fact, it is these speakers tha... |