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| Need a big favor picking a preamp @rbyington711 ”Why are you asking others about what you need to hear when you listen to your own system its like asking which sports car should I drive. You won't know until you drive it yourself” To figure out what to test drive, of course. I... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @jacobsdad2000 @thecarpathian I have no clue what the history is here, but, as it relates to this topic, the tip to look at a forum where people were actively discussing both preamps (and comparable alternatives) was very helpful. The slam on D... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @sewolla It's a fantastic preamp, but not dual mono (from what I've read). | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @tmortsd "Curious as to why you’re moving on from the prima Luna evo 400, that’s on my radar as a preamp upgrade…" That's a fair question. I think it's mainly because I'm an incessant tinker with all things electronic. The Prima Luna Evo 400 ... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @jacobsdad2000 Thanks for the tip. I'm in intel mode, so all sources help. | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @woots " Nagra is, after all, made up of musicians." Funny, I was an electronic countermeasures officer in the Army. When I think of Nagra, I think of equipment we used to figure out what bad guys were up to in Iraq and other unsundry places. ... | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? I was the owner of a company that made work over rigs (like a mini oil derrick on wheels for fixing wells). We had a supplier in China who manufactured certain parts for us. Had QC problems that we helped them through. Ton”reward us”, they woul... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @fastfreight Stern & Heisenberg? Sounds like a law firm, but I’m uncertain. I’m not familiar with the Stern preamp, but did a little looking. audio net makes them. Facade by the Apple designer, and there is a definite clean Apple Macinto... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @soix Hey souix. No, dual mono and balanced are not the same. Dual mono is akin to monoblock amps. You have wholly separate equipment for left and right channels, but often placed in one box. There are various degrees of dual channel, but th... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @bluethinker As it turns out, I actually bought the LTA microzotl this past Hanukkah for my daughter to use as a headphone amp at college to avoid pissing off her roommate. It’s nice, but I hadn’t considered it in this context. | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @maxwave Wow, that's pretty. Fully balanced, dual mono input-to-output architecture, too. | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @audphile1 Boulder would be a great choice. The Classe preamplifier to match the monoblocks seems a lateral move for the Primaluna Evo 400. I also want to have true dual mono -- which eliminates the D'Agostino Momentum. I'd have to move up to... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @jacobsdad2000 @thecarpathian LOL. It was constructive. I was thinking "steampunk" for the D'Agostino, but it's very Royal Oak Offshore in its looks to put it into watch terms. Doesn't make it not a fantastic amp (which it is), but I'm having... | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice I’m a fan of buying barely used equipment after spring training camp in Florida where you get $40k speakers for $15k that have not really even been used. And having an open mind with several chocies that work for you . i bought Bowers 800s, esse... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises @yoyoyaya The 3D printed tonearm is one of the Van den Hul recommended tone arms for the Frog Gold and vice versa. In fact, they market together. The mass of the 12 inch dual pivot is 12.5g. They sound wonderful together. Also note that the ... |