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| Anybody here listen to Mahler? I just purchase Mahler 9 on vinyl through Amazon. Leonard Bernstein Berliner Philharmoni excellent recording and pressing. | |
| First tubes in 30 years Very Cool👍 | |
| Luxman 509X, 590AXII, or Gryphon Diablo 300 for B&W 802d3 I also suggest the Pass INT 250 and if you are located in the USA Mark from Reno Hi-Fi will let you audition in your home. Chuck | |
| Selling off Tubes for Solid State, A Cooler Love Story? I went from tubes (Cary Integrated) to Pass XA100.5's and have been very pleased with the sound quality. The XA amps do get quite warm however and if heat is your issue you may want to stay away from SS amps that are heavily biased into class A. P... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k Pass Labs INT30A | |
| Integrated amp recommendation for Focal 1038 Just saying if you step up to an Pass INT30A you may find you don't want to sell it and if you do you will get your money back out of it. I am driving a pair of 1008 Be's with a pair of XA100.5's and XP20 combo my previous amp (s) were a Cary SLI-... | |
| Amp for Focal Diablo Utopia Colour Evo Now I better understand your situation and not being able to try it out in your system in your environment makes it difficult. I would look at upgrading your preamp/streamer if it were me as the Primaluna is a very good power amp. Or you could swi... | |
| Amp for Focal Diablo Utopia Colour Evo Agreed that tube amps do well with Focal as do many class A ss amps. My limited experience with ss A/B amps has not been good meaning the tweeter is harsh and I find myself looking for ways to pull back the tweeter. This is not good because when y... | |
| Amp for Focal Diablo Utopia Colour Evo I use PASS XA100.5 with my Focals the class A amplification really smooths out that Beryllium Tweeter.Enjoy the Focals they are a fantastic speaker when driven with the right electronics but can be ruthlessly revealing when they are not. Chuck | |
| Herron VTPH-2A ... tube dying? I use NOS Telefunkens in my VTPH-2a not a cheap option but better than any new issue tubes you can buy.Chuck | |
| Conrad johnson preamp GATvs et7-s2 The GAT is superior. | |
| What CD players will accept an I2S connection with the PS Audio Direct Stream DAC ? https://geerfab.com/audio/system-requirements/ From any of the Sony Universal Players mentioned on this site into the DBOB into the PS Audio Direct Stream DAC. | |
| Which subwoofer? https://www.svsound.com/Very good quality and reputation also offer a lengthy trial period along with free shipping TO and FRO. Chuck | |
| Restored Vintage SS Amps for Sale? https://www.musictechnology.com/contact-usHighly respected repair rebuild shop.Chuck :) | |
| Underwood Hifi / Underwood Wally... I have not bought from him but I have talked to him a couple of times and he always returned my calls answered my questions and came across as a knowledgeable straight up person. |