clio09
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| My passive preamp project – DIY vs Deep pocket You should check out the Intact Audio Slagleman modules if you are considering a DIY TVC project in the future. These are actually autoformers and since you are handy with a soldering iron they should be a snap as they have a circuit board designe... | |
| Best Phono Preamp under $300 ? Try Vista Audio if MM is all you need. Don't let the size fool you. It plays big. Comes with a trial period too. | |
| Rowland Capri Preamp I just prefer passive preamps, no other reason. | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered Good points Phaelon. | |
| Rowland Capri Preamp I owned one and felt it was a lot of preamp for the money. | |
| Importance of Good Speaker Stands? Instead of the Vibrapods try Herbie's big fat black dots between the stand and your speakers. Very economical with a generous trial period. As already suggested try filling the stands. How much to fill them and with what is the experimental part. ... | |
| Review: db System Zardoz Ultimo Transport Posted this over on the Asylum. Interesting response, as is the rest of the thread.http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/digital/messages/14/149226.html | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered Paul, we have gone down similar paths with passives and in the end our preferences have led us to different end points that we mutually respect. It helps that you and I have spent some time understanding each others systems and have listened to di... | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered Love to do a shootout. What passive do you suggest that is transformer based?In response to both yours and Shakey's comments I will say this. I have had an S&B MkI TVC and loved it (replaced a Joule Electra LA-100 MkIII and Cary SLP-98). Howev... | |
| Passive preamp vs. powered Read this:S&BCount me as a passive fan. I have a few different types lying around - AVC, resistive, opto-coupler - and listen to them regularly. Sold my last active preamp and not intending to go back. Ralph made a good point about eliminating... | |
| Which inexpensive ic's cables worth checking out? Mogami and Grover Huffman come to mind. | |
| Time to move on from my old SOTA ? If it is within your budget go up to the Series V. | |
| Time to move on from my old SOTA ? Refurbish the SOTA. I had a Star Sapphire that SOTA converted to a Nova Series V and for the money they charged I would have had to spend twice as much IMO to get something else that was comparable. | |
| Review: db System Zardoz Ultimo Transport Ayre licenses Gordon's software and I suspect others will follow suit. The concept is similar to the slaving approach used by Lessloss, although they do it via SRC. Not sure what the difference is from asynch. | |
| Review: db System Zardoz Ultimo Transport I would have to agree on the interface and the old dictum.There is an interesting discussion going on over at AA:http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/digital/messages/14/149112.htmlGordon Rankin and Charles Hansen have chimed in. Gordon more so to enl... |