charles1dad
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| TRL Dude Dilemna Hi,Pete, I returned the Dude exactly the way it was. While in my home jeff and I replaced your 6sn7(power supply) with a Slyvania version( even better we both thought) but then placed yours back in prior to repacking.Pete thanks again for the very... | |
| how much power Lacee,Wonderful insight and true words of wisdom.Nothing beats real life experiences as examples. | |
| TRL Dude Dilemna Grannyring,Good points, impedance matching matters.The Dude with my 300b SET was exceptional(once we replaced the 6sn7 tube in the power supply) very dynamic,lively and large scale with good tone. I feel the Viva with the proper speaker pairing wo... | |
| Yamamoto YDA 01 DAC Kyrill1,I have no idea what standard clock is placed in my Yamamoto but it sounds so good. If a clock upgrade improves the sound I`d be extremely impressed. | |
| Jeff Rowland Pre-Amps: The Corus & The Capri Oops meant its not it`s.Petty, I think the power amp change(XA60.5/XA100.5) would result in the lease amount of improvement. | |
| Jeff Rowland Pre-Amps: The Corus & The Capri This has been a worthwhile thread to read. Upgrading a system effectively does take some thought. It`s frustrating when potenial components are`nt available to audition.I`ll say this, I`ve heard the Cardas cables being mentioned here compared dire... | |
| TRL Dude Dilemna Tellefsen,Well if that`s the case it comes down to Viva amp or the Dude. Since you own this wonderful amp I`d search for another preamp. I`ll admit a bias toward superb SET amplifiers compared to SS amps.Good Luck, | |
| Which companies deserve a star for Christmas Coincident, Israel Blume for ultra quality products and equal level service and response.Charles | |
| TRL Dude Dilemna Tellefsen,The Viva 845 is an excellent sounding amp, being tubed I would think The input impedance is rather high(50k or higher) and should work with the Dude.I used the Dude linestage in my system recently and it worked well with my 300b SET ampl... | |
| how much power Marakanetz, I agree with your 2nd point ( I clearly said amp has to match the speaker load demand-requirements).Your first point I simply disagree with based on direct listening encounters over the years. A low power amp if matched with appropriat... | |
| Pass XA Monoblock Amps Hi, Pettyfeversk, something does`nt seem right here. According to Nelson Pass the XA.5 series is "pure Class A" and is an ultra high current design(factor of 5x compared to the previous series current output capabilities) his words.It has a very s... | |
| how much power I once believed the"you can never have too much power" credo. With exposure to the high quality low watt amps I discovered superior sound and better music reproduction(more natural and real i.e. less hifi or canned).As long as there`s sufficient p... | |
| What component is responsible for dynamics ? Who said there`s 'only' one way to skin a cat? Folks are just stating what`s worked best for them personally,what ever that may be. There`re no absolutes. | |
| What component is responsible for dynamics ? Bradluke0,What you describe in your post(Onemug also in an earlier post) is exactly my experience.I once only had audio systems that were based on higher power amps and moderate efficiency speakers Once introduced to low power amps(high quality) a... | |
| Tube amps with Apogee Scintilla's your thoughts ? Czapp,If those tube amps can really drive a one ohm load I find that surprising as well as impressive. Tube amps generally respond better as the ohm load increases in value. |