charles1dad
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| Question About Capacitor Upgrade in Tube Amp And while the Willsenton at around $900 plus shipping might seem to be a cheap amp compared to other equipment discussed on here I do have to say that it sounds on a completely higher level than my Luxman or Naim soild state amps when paired with... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET @earthbound I have owned my 300b SET mono blocks for over 13 years. I can say that with all sincerity I appreciate them more than ever. There are multitudes of good choices with regard to tube amplifiers. 300b is certainly one of the top options... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET @earthbound Congratulations! Aric has built you a very fine 300b amplifier. It’s gratifying to read that you are so pleased with it. From your listening impressions I bet Aric chose some high quality parts, particularly output transformers. Thi... | |
| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k @grannyring I own the Fyne F704s and feel you are adding too much complexity to your system for no good reason. Just get one good tube amp. No need for 100 watts unless you have a huge room. One good tube amp will sound best. Wise counsel fr... | |
| Audiolab 6000CDT I'll add that there is also price bias on this forum. the CDT 6000 doesn't cost enough to get a good review from some people here. My observation has been different. The Audiolab 6000CDT is mentioned often on this forum and in a positive light... | |
| Does an Audioquest Niagra 1200 limit amplifier dynamics? @ghasley Not all power "conditioners" are created equal nor are any two home/power delivery situations identical so there is no universal answer to your question. It also depends on the amp (class A or A/B) Exactly! And explains vastly differ... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? New generation switched mode power supplies are much better now, but personally I still prefer a linear power supply - ease of repair and if properly designed more headroom. I suspect that is the general consensus here. Charles | |
| Valve Amp for Sonus Faber Sonetto IIIs @jond At CAF did you happen to come across a brand/company called Angstrom Audio? Another example excellent Italian electronics. I heard their class A Stella integrated amplifier. Very nice and natural. | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @lewm Gotcha!👍 Charles | |
| Rhodium...hmmm @digsmithd What group was your purchase from. I bought 3 Grand power cables (Preamplifier and mono block amplifiers) and 1 Master power cable for CD transport LPS. Charlres | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @clustrocasual I appreciate your comments posted here. My Pro-Ject RS2T Box CD transport comes with a wall wart SMPS. To be candid, it sounds terrific and bettered my long term P.S. Audio PWT (On board LPS) which is very good sounding. So, Pro-J... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @jjss49 Thank you for the additional input. Charles | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @lewm I think the reason many people report audible benefits from LPSs vs SMPSs is that they have upgraded from a wall wart quality (i.e., low quality) SMPS to a high quality LPS designed for audio Yes, exactly my point and personal experience.... | |
| Simplest Linear PSU? @itsjustme You make some insightful points regarding SMPS capability. Antipodes latest flagship music server is the Olandra and they decided on SMPS rather than LPS. They intend to compete with Taiko Extreme and Pink Faun which both have LPS dev... | |
| Rhodium...hmmm @sns You mentioned power cables (PC). A few months ago I purchased 4 PCs from a Latvia brand called Lavricables. Pure unshielded silver conductor with rhodium plated connectors. They are sounding splendid in my system. The rhodium is causing no... |