charles1dad
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| Coincident Pure Reference Extreme Hi Bob,That's an astute sonic observation regarding the distinction between speaker design philosophy. I can appreciate the theory of having a very inert " dead" cabinet, less resonance, distortion, coloration etc. Successful execution with musica... | |
| tube buffers Agree with the idea to get a good quality tube preamp in place of SS pre + tube buffer in the chain approach.Charles, | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house Hi Daniel, What DAC are you using now in this set up? Sounds like you're having much fun.Charles, | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil The crossover in the 4 way(9 driver) Coincident Total Victory III is more complicated than the much simpler Coincident Total Eclipse(whew! lucky for me). Grarnnyring your effott will pay off for you. Your fine upstream components will reveal this.... | |
| Tube preamp for SS amp Zd542,I didn't take any offense at all, I was just attempting to clarify my viewpoint. | |
| The future of preamps Grannyring,That was probably the most logically expressed post on this often repeated topic as I've ever read. You sum it up accurately as well as beautifully. Folks, go with what sounds best to you. I didn't know you had experienced the Light sp... | |
| The future of preamps I agree with Salvatore's two conclusions. We all know the final choice will depend on the specific component under consideration, system compatibility and actually "listening". People who trust their ears will choose which of the two options suit ... | |
| Tube preamp for SS amp Zd542,You make some valid points, I made it clear to chad my description of the various tube characteristics were "general" . Of course the option to hear a component in your system is by far the preferred way to proceed, this isn't possible in ma... | |
| The future of preamps Thanks George for the link,It appears that Salvatore has two top recommendations which depend on system needs and configuration. These two are his only class A selections .Passive) EMIA TVC.Active) Coincident line stage.Charles, | |
| The future of preamps Hi Brownsfan,Ironically Salvatore was a very staunch supporter of passive preamps or direct source to amplifier until he auditioned the active Coincident line stage, same outcome concusion as you experienced. He utilized the Bolero test during his... | |
| The future of preamps It's never a bad idea to take anyone's opinion with a gain of salt. Swamp walker will soon be able to hear and form his own impression. Over the years I've found Savatore's opinions to be strikingly on the mark regardless of the brand he's evaluat... | |
| Tube preamp for SS amp Hi Chad, You ask good questions that are tough to answer. As you noted there are many variables to consider with all things in audio. I'll give an admittedly general impression based on personal listening encounters. The 6H30 tube tends toward a l... | |
| The quest I'm from a generation that was raised on vinyl LPs and for many years much preferred analog to digital. Things have evolved and I've heard high quality digital sourced systems that equal or in some cases surpass many analog systems. So my perspect... | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house Hi Fred, That soulds really interesting, Jwm (Jeff) and I will make it a point to come by and listen . We'll bring music that very familiar to us. Besides the DAC I've always wanted to hear the Lampizator amplifier.Charles, | |
| The future of preamps Swampwalker,Arthur Savatore and others have said that the older Coincident Parallel SET 300b were excellent sounding. My guess is that paired with a Feastrex field coil OB speaker this could be quite a match.Charles, |