clio09
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| Goldpoint Passive Preamps Bluemike,The thing weighs nearly 70 lbs. and there are very good reasons as to why it is high gain, so it would be easier just to fiddle with the preamp. My listening room is very small and I feel that in a larger space the 11db of gain on my Joul... | |
| Goldpoint Passive Preamps Jeff,That is an option I will look into, but only after I rule out a passive altogether. | |
| Tube Research Labs Solid State Designs I have the Transistor Research Labs (TRL) D-225 solid state amp. I bought the first model and have not looked back. Extremely quiet and drives my Spendor 1/2e speakers effortlessly. If you live in SoCal you're welcome to come by for a listen. Also... | |
| Goldpoint Passive Preamps Entrope,I have heard lots of good things about the Reference Line passive preamps. I missed a 1A here on Audiogon recently. I understand Scott Nixon now owns Reference Line and I sent him an email to inquire about them, but got no response. The we... | |
| Goldpoint Passive Preamps I'm currently trying out an Electra Print PVA and a couple pairs of attenuators, EVS Ultimates and Endlers. The Luminous Axiom was recommended to me and the Monolithic passive/active, as well as the Space Tech Lab passive preamp are somewhat inter... | |
| Who mods the EAR 834P Mitch is the man for the job. | |
| What's under your amp? Pbb,Not a musician and sounds good to me, as well as many others who have heard my system. Why do you ask? | |
| What's under your amp? Underneath I have Stillpoints with risers sitting on top of a 2 inch thick maple amp stand. On top a VPI brick for right now, I've used HRS dampening plates ion the past. | |
| what conditioner to use with tubes Running Springs Audio Duke. | |
| Need help choosing a power amp Odyssey makes some fine solid state amps in your price range. You may want to check them out. | |
| Best DAC for 1,000? I've been enjoying the Audio Mirror for quite some time. I think the non-os DACs in general have a lot to offer, especially if you are looking for that analog sound from your digital music. | |
| MC transformers - what do they sound like? You're going to get a some interesting responses to this question. The two sides will probably confuse you more than help you. All I know is that I have a Hagerman Trumpet MM phono stage and the designer himself confirmed for me that the MM versio... | |
| best sacd out there 1,000.00 or so Fzfan - I would encourage you to continue researching non-os DACs. You can learn more about the design philosophies by reading information on the Audio Note and Sakura Systems (47 Labs) websites. I bought an Audio Mirror D1 non-os DAC. At less thn... | |
| Itching for an SACD player Sony DVP-NS900V modded by TRL. If you can find one used the cost including mods will be in the $1250 - $1500 neighborhood. | |
| Aesthetix Calypso, Tuberolling questions? GT = Groove Tube, 12AX7 tube. Sold in many guitar shops, but used in audio as well. Supposed to sound like a Mullard if I'm correct. I have a couple lying around here that I wasn't too impressed with. Price is right though and you could do a lot w... |