charles1dad
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| What equipment should I invest in next? @ssmaudio,I’ll stray off topic momentarily, congratulations on your son’s acceptance to Juilliard, that is some achievement. Is he studying violin? I studied trumpet in my youth but drifted away. Wish I’d stayed with it. You can’t keep me away fr... | |
| What equipment should I invest in next? @ssmaudio, I'll echo the chorus, you have put together a very nice audio system. I bet the First Watt J2-Tannoy Kensington GR pairing is special. Agree with you, no need to change your speakers.You're headed in the right direction in considering... | |
| PS Audio Perfectwave transport still good? @jl35,I wasn't aware of the of the used PWT price escalation . It's definitely a top notch transport so I guess not too surprising. Charles | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well @miglos,1 High quality good sounding vintage DACs can hold their own against many of the current generation DACs. A lot of the very good older DACs were well engineered and have very good power suppliers and analogue output stages. What they'll of... | |
| PS Audio Perfectwave transport still good? @mitchb, The original PWT still sounds excellent and has withstood the test of time, I don’t doubt that the latest PS Audio transport could be an improvement but to what extent? "Very much bettet" is it ? or maybe subtly better. 8800.00 CND seems ... | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk Thanks Oz and best of luck.Charles | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk @ozzy62,Are there upgrades in the output transformers and power supply (Increased capacitance reserve for example?) when going from the Blackhawk to the Osprey? These are two areas that would definitely make a noticeable difference. Charles | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk @millercarbon, I’m in no position to "rule" on anything concerning this thread or forum and nor would I want to. This is an open forum discussing audio/music topics so it’s subjective by default (And that’s perfectly fine). There are many knowledg... | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk @ozzy62, As with other posters here I’m interested in your listening impression of the Raven Blackhawk. Your situation is potentially very informative. You currently have both a highly regarded preamplifier and tube power amplifier. So it is intr... | |
| 3D lifelike sound and impeccable measurements - mutually exclusive??? Hi @clarinetmonster2,@Jond graciously gave you a superlative reply. Give it some thought. Charles | |
| What To Replace A Pair Of Lamm Ml2 Monoblocks With? Need More Power I’ve heard The Angstrom el 34 push pull amplifier and the Jadis el 34 (Not the KT 120 based model mono blocks). No question about both of these brands are exceptionally good sounding, very natural. You re getting into a much higher price range and... | |
| What To Replace A Pair Of Lamm Ml2 Monoblocks With? Need More Power One aspect of the Quicksilver Mono 120 that’s intriguing is the very simpler/straightforward circuit (Only 2 output tubes per channel) which is I believe sonically advantageous (And simplicity is a strength of SET amplifiers). I could imagine this... | |
| Say a fella wants to build an SET monoblock based on the 300B.. Hi Scott, I’ve followed Bottlehead’s Paul Joppa on Audio Asylum (SET Topic) for years and have always been impressed with his electrical engineering knowledge as it relates to audio products. Very curious how the Jager will compare to your Zu Aud... | |
| Say a fella wants to build an SET monoblock based on the 300B.. @scotttube, The Bottlehead Kaiju offers the choice for either AC or DC filament heating.Which way did you decide to go?What speakers are you driving with you Kaiju? I have no doubt that Paul Joppa has produced a very good 300b amplifier kit.Charles | |
| Say a fella wants to build an SET monoblock based on the 300B.. @roxy54,What speakers were/are you using with the Audio Note kit 330b SET?Based on your earlier comments regarding your happy experience you obviously have a very compatible match.Charles |