charles1dad
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| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Hello,Montejay, last month I ask Israel his opinion on that very tube. He said it`s excellent but no better than the Shuguang Treasure, perhaps with continued listening he has a different impression now. If it(Pavane) in deed betters the Treasure ... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Another example, numerous builders of 300b amplifiers say the type of driver tube chosen has as much if not more affect on the amp`s sound than the type of 300b output tube selected. | |
| Pass Labs:What to expect fm XA60.5 to XA100.5 Nice comments Pubul57 and onemug. I believe you need the appropriate power to match the needs of a given speaker. I`ve personally have never been convinced by the arguement for gratuitous power i.e. one can never have too much power.I`ve experienc... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Phil,I must say I really agree with your observations. I `ve come to believe that ranking the performance of 300b tubes is not possible due to the many variables such as the ones you mentioned. Certain 300b tubes just seem to match better with dif... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Maxmad,Thanks for your impressions of the Sophia tube. I`ve been completely happy with the Shuguang Treasure 300b for almost 2 years(sound quality and reliability). I`m however curious to hear an AVVT tube in my amplifier for comparision. Where ar... | |
| Favorite 300B: Sophia vs KR Maxmad,Well how are the Sophia Royals compared to others you`ve used? | |
| Any expereince with Coincident Frankenstein II Amp Jacano, Very accurate description of the Frankenstein MKII amplifier. Considering it`s power of 8 watts the bass performance is "very"good but not the best available(physics matter). Where it sepeartes from other excellent amps is the sheer realis... | |
| Are the CD'S days numbered? Yawn,This topic reappears fairly often. CDs are so very plentiful and relatively cheap. Couple that with the availability of many excellent redbook players, I think they`ll be around a good while. | |
| Amps that can Rival A Levinson No. 332 around 3K? If you`re strictly a solid state amp only type, I`d agree with the above posts advocating Pass Labs, great customer service really does matters. | |
| Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker? Hi Unsound,I don`t need or seek confirmation for my preferences and I hope this is also true in your case. I`m sure we both agree there`re numerous ways to achieve good home audio. You just seem to be on some sort of crusade, if I`m mistaken, my s... | |
| Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker? Unsound,It`s clear you have found an audio niche that satisfies your taste, High power amps with NFB mated to inefficient speakers, be happy. Others find this type of approach less than appealing and inferior. Thus they will prefer another pathway... | |
| Is preamp remote volume a deal breaker for you? Dracule1,Your analogy does`nt apply. As a daily driver the Lexus would in fact be the "better performer". It we move to the race track the race car has the better performance.I honestly don`t know if a well designed remote degrades sound at the ve... | |
| Kondo, Zanden, CJ, Ref 5? Pre w/ Pure Tonal Color? Dmailer,Congratulations! I must say I`m not surprised, it was either going to be a Shindo or the Zanden preamp based on what you were looking for. Many folks feel the Shindo preamps as you move up the line seperate themselves from CJ, Audio Resear... | |
| Kondo, Zanden, CJ, Ref 5? Pre w/ Pure Tonal Color? Lloyd,What was the final outcome of your preamp search? | |
| Should the best systems sound almost identical? Mceljo,"Personal preference" is determined by one`s hearing and processing(ear-brain). Ears are always in the equation. Without ears there`s no perception.Best Regards, |