charles1dad
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| VAC 30/70...pick your pre? Well reasoned critique from John. However in my personal experiences I've heard good amplifiers significantly improve the sound of an audio system. So I have a somewhat different take compared to John in this case. My suspicion is that the LM 805... | |
| VAC 30/70...pick your pre? Phaun16, You have an excellent list of worthy choices. When I factor in the variables I’d give a "slight " preference towardthe LM 508ia. 1 It can meet your budget purchased new, this means a warranty (not insignificant).2 Feedback from owners on ... | |
| VAC 30/70...pick your pre? Walter,I'm familiar with the the sound of the excellent VAC REN 30/30 and 70/70 300b push pull amplifiers. Your insightful comments are high praise for the LM 508ia. 805 output tubes running in class A SET topology must sound wonderful in your sy... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Jond, You seem to enjoy jazz guitar as much as I do. Are you familiar with Doug Raney? Take a listen to "You Go To My Head " Raney can really play!Charles | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Hi Jond,Thanks for the recommendation. I've heard/read good comments regarding Anat Cohen's playing, time for me to become familiar with her. Charles | |
| VAC 30/70...pick your pre? Phaun16, You have good options available to you. The Line Magnetic 219ia or their 508ia would be very fine choices. If you go with the VAC 300b amplifier I'd look into the Linear Tube Audio MZ2 preamplifier and the Don Sachs preamplifier. Either... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... I don't listen to Bluegrass much at all (although I do like the old school country and western music genre). Charles | |
| Amp current - how much high current to go for I must agree with the two wise posts above. Your speakers don’t present a difficult load for most amplifiers. Determine what type of sound character moves you and connects you to the music that you enjoy. It may possibly take some time but should ... | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Frank,Here’s one for you, jazz trombonist Avi Lebo "Shades Of Brass " Mapleshade recording. Very natural in the room/you are there sound. Very fine musicianship. Really captures the authentic sound of the trombone. Charles | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Mac, Teajay formed his opinion in the most definitive manner, he listened. I’m an advocate of high quality but lower power amplifiers. Admittedly though I remain surprised that the 1 watt amplifier ((6SN7) out preforms the 40 watt amplifier (KT77)... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Mac,I believe that you'll be fine with the 4 ohm version based on what's been reported on this thread. I know teajay has experienced many High quality amplifiers in his system over the years. His enthusiasm for the 1 watt amplifiers inspires con... | |
| Amps Atma-Sphere M-60 Mono blocks OTL design Ozzy, Your results make sense, the OTL reveals more of its ultimate sonic performance driving the higher/easier impedance load. I bet your system sounds terrific, Congratulations. Charles | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Mac,Good point in that the LTA amplifier 1 watt seems to have no problem with the 4 ohm DI per teajay. .7 watt to 1 watt is a negligible difference, but generally speaking a higher speaker impedance load is easier on the amplifier in terms of dri... | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Hi Mac,If you do eventually get the 8 ohm DIs and are interested in hearing them with the Coincident Frankenstein MK II at some point let me know. Charles | |
| Synergistic Red Fuse ... Hi Jond, Thanks, I appreciate your feedback. I'll check him out. Charles |