darkmoebius
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| which tube mono blocks? 11-23-08: JtwraceWhat do you guys think of the Van Alstine Ultra 550? Can it compete with any of the above mentioned products? Not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison what with the VA Ultra 550's output being power MOSFETs instead of tubes. | |
| which tube mono blocks? 11-20-08: AtmasphereDarkmoebius, just for the record, I stated that about **all** amplifiers, tube *or* transistor! Thanks for setting the record straight, I had a feeling I was getting something wrong. | |
| which tube mono blocks? 11-19-08: DetlofAtma-Sphere Music Amplifier MA-2 Mk. III Hasn't Ralph "Atmasphere" Karsten posted around here that all OTL amps prefer to work into higher impedance loads? The higher, the better, due to distortion issues.(did I get this right?)I'... | |
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| Integrated Amplifier balanced Used :Jeff Rowland ConcentraPass Labs INT-150 Mark Levinson Nº 383, | |
| Looking 4 good lower cost pre amp $300 to $600 11-11-08: FreemandI have some Highly modded redone Kef ref 104/2 Redone with different drivers and/or crossover? If so, it might be hard to know what the specs and impedance curve are now. The original 104/2 specs were - 92dB/W/m at 4 ohms, 55Hz t... | |
| Looking 4 good lower cost pre amp $300 to $600 11-10-08: FreemandI should mention a pre amp that accents the midrange and not so much attention to the highs. In other words, a bit warmer with a accented midrange. I like a liquid pronounced mids! Go tubes, Man, go tubes!!!What do you guys think... | |
| Looking 4 good lower cost pre amp $300 to $600 Used AES AE-3 or Eastern Electric Minimax | |
| low output MC phono preamp for Audio Research pre How are you doing my friend? Not too bad. I'm still in an apartment too small for my system, so no real music. May have to get a headphone rig + phono to get by. I'm still working on this pre-amp deal. Thanks for feeding me tips! I think you are g... | |
| low output MC phono preamp for Audio Research pre Mapman, if the SP-16 has 54dB total gain from phono input to main preamp output, then you only need +24dB added gain to get to 2V.There are some good choices in MC stepup transformers that would do the trick for lot less than $1k.Look for ones lik... | |
| Micro Seiki RX 5000 Wow, really, really, nice gift. The RX-5000 and RX-8000 are, arguably, two of the best turntables ever made. And, very expensive. | |
| Good Analog EQ Marchand makes well-respected stock and custom Active, Passive, Tube and Solid State crossovers and also makes the analog WM8 "BASSIS" Bass Correction Equalizer.Give them a call, I'm sure they can solve your problem for fairly cheap. Here's their ... | |
| tonearm lift/cueing device Jelco makes one - model JL-45. You can check with Audio Cubes to see if they can get it for you. | |
| Phono Pre Amp? Used Gram Slee is a great choice. Also, used Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II | |
| Reccomend an integrated tube Amp-under 2k The Melody SP3 is rated ~38wpc, but not all watts are the same in tube-vill. Melody isn't a company particularly known for producing muscular amps, so their emphasis might be elsewhere.Manley Labs, on the other hand, is famous for their powerful t... |