clio09
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| Is no preamp really better that a good preamp? I am at RMAF and saw the bespoke passive preamp that George posted the link to. It is quite a piece of art, has very smooth input selection and 47 step volume control, and both balanced and RCA connections. Unfortunately cannot judge the sound bec... | |
| Is no preamp really better that a good preamp? It's not really about the specs, although impedance matching should be considered. Go back and read Atama-Sphere's response. Pay attention to #3 and #4. IMO If you do not need the gain, the source variable output section can control the interconne... | |
| Sanders 10B Electrostatic Given what is written here: http://www.dagogo.com/sanders-sound-10b-floorstanding-speaker-review a pair of Atma-Sphere M-60's or the previously mentioned Music Reference amps should do the trick. If what I read in the review is correct the bass se... | |
| Sanders 10B Electrostatic Albert, it may not be required for the 10B but how many 100 watt tube amps can drive a 1 ohm load? Given that it should be able to handle the impedance of the speaker. As for current, if the RM-200 doesn't meet the challenge I am sure the RM-9 Spe... | |
| Is it time for a phono stage? The K&K comes fully assembles as well and is a great value. | |
| Sanders 10B Electrostatic Albert, I would suggest taking a look at the Music Reference RM-200. Can drive a 1 ohm load and Roger Modjeski has plenty of experience with ESLs having worked for Beveridge, designing the RM-10 for the Quad ESL-57, and now having his own ESL syst... | |
| REVIEW: The Fritz Carbon 7 SE The first time we exhibited with Fritz in Las Vegas our intent was to use a 50 watt EL-34 amp. Well when we set it up one of the channels had a pretty bad buzz and while my partner went back to the shop to get some parts for the repair Fritz and I... | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? Thanks Mapman. | |
| RIP Kirk Bodinet SOTA Very sad news indeed. My condolences go out to Donna. As a previous SOTA owner I have experienced first hand the committment made by Kirk and Donna to keep the brand alive while providing a quality product and great service. I am glad to hear SOTA... | |
| Atmas-phere MP-3 MKIII --- opinions? You may want to take this with a grain of salt as I am a dealer for Atma-Sphere, but also consider I was a satisfied customer for several years previous.The MP-3 is a nice preamp and a good value for the money. As for options I would somewhat agre... | |
| Did Redbook get it right? George, what DACs that you know of use multibit chips and no negative feedback, old or new. I have two digital sources right now that use PCM 1704 but not sure whether or not they use negative feedback.I too like the TDA 1541 and also the PCM-63PK. | |
| Sound Lab vs Magnepan 20.7 I used to live in Santa Barbara and visited with Roger back then. I was with him and Kavi Alexander once listening to an early version of his ESLs powered by an RM-200. I am now moving to the Bay Area and will definitely look him up. From what he ... | |
| Sound Lab vs Magnepan 20.7 Ralph, yes there is a benefit in transparancy with the OTLs that I have realized but now I am putting that signal through a transformer with my Quad 57s. Previously that was not the case with my Jazz Modules. I was hoping someone could talk more a... | |
| Sound Lab vs Magnepan 20.7 Not intentionally trying to go off topic, but given the OP's comment about transparency, as an ESL owner, I was wondering if someone can talk about experiencing loss of transparency with ESLs due to their use of transformers. | |
| Amplifier humming I owned this amplifier several years ago. It is actually a very good amp. Mine also had the transformer hum. Unfortunately it was not due to DC on the line. To solve the problem I removed the transformer fastener and put some damping pads under an... |