charles1dad
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| Oomph or pressure? Hello Ralph, I've heard your MP-1 preamplifier with several different amplifiers including my own and find it to be an excellent component. Could one be ordered by a customer with either no gain or say low gain (10db and less) ? Just curious. Ch... | |
| Oomph or pressure? Sal,Autospell got me again! I surely meant appropriately named in referring to the Emotive Audio Epifania. I believe that my post however made it clear that I’m complementing the Epifania and its heightened level of involvement you cited.Charles | |
| Oomph or pressure? Hi Sal,Thanks for the descriptive comparison of high quality passive and active preamplifiers in your system. Based on your descriptions of sonic characteristics I’d choose the active Epifania (if I could only have one or the other). You found it ... | |
| Best used or new DAC under $3500 Wig,very special 😊. Looking forward to your initial listening impressions.Charles | |
| Autobiasing tube amp failure To say that autobias is " no good ever" is hyperbole. I own 3 tube amplifiers, 2 are manual bias and one is autobias. All 3 are very fine amplifiers but the autobias amplifier is every bit as reliable (if not more so, 8.5 years of nearly daily us... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Laaudionut, Congratulations! Based on the description of the Motherlode I bet it's truly exceptional. Those superb Duelund CAST capacitors will continue to improve as they accumulate hours of use. Excellent choice of coupling capacitors. Char... | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp Hi Cal,Which direction are you leaning toward, keeping the amp or speaker? Didn't you have a good match with your prior Coincident Super Eclipse?Charles | |
| Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp I own the Coincident Statement Line Stage, Frankenstein 300b 8 watt mono blocks and their discontinued Total Eclipse II speakers. This is a very easy to drive speaker and matches very well with the Frankenstein. The Pure Reference Extreme (PRE) sp... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Ctsooner, You re in sync, no worries. My comment regarding the Ayre QX5-20 and Lampizator Atlantic comparison actually isn’t about determining which is better. That is pure subjectivity and taste oriented. My curiosity revolves around their very c... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Ctsooner,I agree regarding the importance of high quality electronics (preamplifier and amplifier) in the signal path. I do feel that there’s an overemphasis placed on speakers in audiophile threads/discussions at times. Obvious each link of the a... | |
| Which Budget Speakers, Tekton or Omega? Hi Gwalt, I definitely understand your context that's why I am curious if Glenn has done this comparison in his system and If so what is his impression. Charles | |
| Which Budget Speakers, Tekton or Omega? Hi Glenn,Insightful comments from Gwalt as usual. Have you tried a higher power amplifier with your LV and was it an improvement? I realize that room size, listening level and music genre are relevant factors to consider. Charles | |
| Belles Virtuoso or PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP I believe that the Line Magnetic 508ia could be an excellent match with the Funk speakers and their relatively easy load characteristics. 300b tube drives the 805 output tube for 48 watts of "pure" class A power. This type of DHT (Directly heated ... | |
| Which Budget Speakers, Tekton or Omega? Hi Glenn,Thanks for providing the very interesting comparison of the Living Voice and Audio Note speakers as heard in your own system. I find it intriguing that the LV is voiced using the esteemed Kondo components. That’s quite a litmus test for ... | |
| Belles Virtuoso or PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium HP jtweed,,All things considered I would prefer point to point wiring over a printed circuit board as well. Regarding autobias it is a good feature to have. I own a 300b SET amplifier with autobias and 2 push pull tube amplifiers with manual bias (si... |