charles1dad
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| Pass Labs INT 60 VS. Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP VS. Arcam A49 Unsound, That's a fair point but I don't believe that Wilson would offer that advice in a generic manner for the sake of politeness and not wanting to offend. Given that they have used tube amplifiers during presentations and there's ample feedbac... | |
| Pass Labs INT 60 VS. Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP VS. Arcam A49 Wilson Audio representatives have told the OP that they believe the Primaluna Premium HP would be a good and suitable choice for the Shasha. I'd trust their assessment. I think that this would be a very natural sounding musical pairing. Charles | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions Bill (Grannyring),I mentioned the Zero transformers based on their "theoretical " potential benefit. I’ve read comments from other users who had the same experience as you regarding the Zeroes. They did adversely affect the sound quality. I’m conf... | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions Big dish,The Zero transformer will allow your 13 watt SET amplifier to drive a higher impedance thus an easier load for it to drive. I use an 8 watt SET amplifier driving 14 ohm load speakers and it’s an ideal match. I believe that in your case a ... | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions Big dish,I bet yours is a very good sounding speaker (Feastrex driver!) and if it’s truly a flat 6 ohm load that shouldn’t be a difficult load to drive. 50 watts is the recommended maximum amplifier power. It seems to me that a good quality 845 (o... | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions Inquiries regarding the speakers have been made several times. This is obviously important when trying to successfully match with a power amplifier. | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions Bigdish,The EAR amps you’re interested in are very well regarded. Of the 2 and given your stated preferences I believe the EAR 861 (EL 519 strapped in triode) are likely closer to SET in character. The VAC REN 70/70 mentioned earlier is an excelle... | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 "I'm loving this thing "I understand 😊The really special components pull you straight into the heart of the music and compel you to continually listen. Charles | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 Jkull,At your listening levels are you usually above or below 1 watt of power? My "guess" is that you're using fractions of a watt.Charles | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 Here's my take jkull. The 219ia is a serious no BS amplifier that has elevated your system. From this point onward every decision concerning further system changes should be based on the aspect of quality. You've moved beyond the sound/hifi stage... | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 Hi jkull,The Decware ZP3 is "very" compelling for the following reasons. 1 Decware has earned a strong reputation for high quality sound and well thought out engineering and design. 2 The circuit is very simple triode based with tube rectification... | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 I believe that there are numerous paths towards developing a truly satisfying audio system. I don’t doubt that a well restored vintage McIntosh tube amplifier is a good example. SET amplifiers by default have really simple circuits and fewer par... | |
| Line Magnetic 219ia vs Mc225 Hello jkull,It’s gratifying to read how pleased you are with the sound of your system with the addition of the LM 219ia SET amplifier. I’m not at all surprised and was pretty confident that it would turn out well for you. Your listening impression... | |
| Audionotekit Kits Interstage 300B Monoblocks and KR 300B XLS I wonder how significant the increased current draw of the EML XLS is. EML claims this tube is a simple and direct replacement for a standard 300b. I've used them happily for several years with no "apparent" problems. I love this tube, have I been... | |
| Pass Labs INT 60 VS. Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP VS. Arcam A49 It's encouraging that Wilson Audio themselves gave a strong reply in regard to the P.L.Premium HP and didn't attempt to steer you towards SS amplifiers exclusively. This is a very good endorsement from them as they're obviously intimately familia... |