crawfishdaddi
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| Tube amps under $7500 @ditusa , the article you posted mentions several times that balanced operation was developed to make super long telephone line runs possible and adopted by the pro-audio industry for long cable runs between the mics and subsequent electronics. So... | |
| Leaving tube amps on. I have a Raven Audio Osprey with NOS tubes and have asked myself this same question many times. The simple solution that I've come to is: if I'm running the amp, I leave it on for at least 1 hour. This is easy to accomplish because most albums are... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta I did an A-B test with the LS50 Metas and the Raven Audio Corvus Monitors (full review here). While the much more expensive Corvus Monitors won in the end, the LS50 Metas held their own very well and were QUITE impressive (especially considering t... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 +1 @larryi Unless you are dealing with a long cable run (say 15ft or more), you will spend a lot more money and never hear the benefit of balanced inputs. It's easy to get obsessed with specs, but how the amp is voiced matters WAY MORE than its ... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Raven Audio all the way! Their tube amps and selection of NOS tubes are second to none. I wrote a full review on my journey to find the best tube amp here (spoiler alert: Raven Audio blows Prima Luna and McIntosh out of the water). If your speak... | |
| Need help with phono cartridge selection I have a nag mp-200 and I am continually stunned by how amazing it sounds... I've had it for coming up on a year now and it remains outstanding (even more now that it's broken-in). My plan was always to start with the mp-200 so I could save a li... | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. @carlsbad2 has a point here... I have a friend who asked me to spec out an audiophile-grade vinyl system for at/under $1k.... I thought I could do it, but it's really not possible. I've found that I need at least ~$1.6k ($400 for a decent turntabl... | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors @noromance I was finally able to get some pics uploaded to my Virtual System (the site was kind of buggy, but I finally got it). Thanks for letting me know! | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors @akgwhiz I have JAN Phillips in the first row, Brimars in the second row and GEs in the third. All NOS upgrades directly from Raven Audio. Is there a tube configuration that you like better? Telefunkens worth it? | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors Nice, thanks for the info @noromance - I’ll be getting pics up later today! | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors Thanks @noromance - rookie question for you: what is Virtual System? Can you post a link, I’d like to check it out. Thanks! | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors @noromance - a few things: 1. I don’t regret going with the Corvus Reference Monitors. In my experience, speakers make the most difference in the system followed the source and then the electronics. 2. I’m not done with the source - not by a l... | |
| Which Tube amp is most refined, Stereo 40 MKIV Signature or Raven Audio Blackhawk MK3.1? I just posted my review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Amp (same upgraded components/sound as the Black Hawk). While auditioning amps, I did get to hear both the Osprey and Black Hawk. They are AMAZING. Here is my full review: Raven Audio O... | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors thanks for the comment @jeffrey125, I ordered a pair of the Raven Audio Soniquil RCAs 2 days ago! I'll report back once I get them set up. | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors Thank Jerry. Funny you should mention SETs... The Decware ZP3 is on my short list for phono stages. I figure this could give me the best of both worlds; do you have any experience with SETs? |