dawgcatching
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| $2500.00 to spend on int.amp and cd player Cronus is great. If you can get a modded SACD from Sony (either a modwright or Vacuum State) it would be much better than a retail unit at that price. My VSE Level-5 Sony SACD beats up on the Cary units mentioned above, and cost me $1100 here on t... | |
| Help chossing a good speaker. $ 3-5 K small room! Well, it looks as if you have narrowed it down, but if you are still open to suggestions,I would probably look at Tyler Acoustics new offerings. I have been extremely pleased with his Linbrook Sig System, and he has smaller floorstandi... | |
| MA2275 preamp section against other $4000 preamps? Maybe I should go that route (AH 2.1n) and give it a shot. How does the VTL compare to the AH 2.1n, which is the model I would be demoing? They are around the same price. I was also thinking of a VAC integrated: I have read nothing but great thing... | |
| Subwoofer meshes well with 2-channel? Thank you for the suggestions. I was thinking of a sub mainly from the standpoint of getting a more realistic "full" sound when reproducing full orchestral passages at higher volumes. These do go down pretty low, and I am not sure I need something... | |
| Tyler Decade D2s: review For me, it was that the D2, from those who have heard it (also the D1) thought that it out-imaged and out-soundstaged the LSS, and that the low-end was tauter and more realistic. That, and it is more tube-friendly. I didn't have great luck with tu... | |
| Tyler Decade D2s: review Nice review, thanks. I have a pair of D2's on order to replace my Linbrook Sigs. How would you characterize the low-end of the D2 vs. the Linbrook (assuming you have heard one?) Ty said the imaging is perhaps a bit better on the D2 than the D1, wh... | |
| Tube preamp choice to upgrade a Pass Labs X1 As you will probably get around $2000-2500 for the X1, I assume that is your price range? You didn't specify. Here are some I have tried recently (running off of a SS amp).ARC LS26: used $4k, superb, not overly tubey, huge soundstageHerron VTSP 1a... | |
| Tube preamp needed for Herron M1 mono amps. Well, I have some listening time in with the ARC LS26 and M1's, and it is a great sounding combo! This particular LS26 has the BAT tubes installed, nearly new. The LS26 and VTSP-1a/166 actually are pretty similar in terms of presentation, with the... | |
| Need $1500 integrated amplification suggestions... I heard he was partnered with a guy showing Parasound at RMAF. | |
| Review: McCormack DNA-125 Amplifier Update: I tried running the McCormack into the wall through a Signal Cable silver resolution PC, instead of the prior configuration through a 20a Ultimate Outlet. Big improvement! Bigger soundstage, more open, better instrument decay. Much closer ... | |
| Tube preamp needed for Herron M1 mono amps. I have had a set of M1 Monos in my system for a week, and they are superb. A soild step up over the McCormack DNA-125 revision Gold that has been in my system, which is no slouch itself. I am extremely pleased with them.2 preamps I have tried so f... | |
| $3000: upgrade Tyler Linbrooks or amplification? That is kind of what I came to as well, after originally posting here with the question, and listening to other amps/preamps in my system. I had some stuff (amp/preamp combos) that retailed for $15,000 (not the highest end, but pretty darn good) a... | |
| Any Opinions on Dehavilland 50A amp? If you haven't talked with Kara already, she told me that it would likely drive bigger loads better than the GM-70. She recommended it for my 90db/w, 4-ohm speaker, while the GM-70 was "borderline" in a decent sized room, according to her. | |
| Most resolving solid state amp you've ever heard? Herron M1 Monos. Granted, they are paired with a Herron preamp, but these are very good. So far, much more detailed and resolving than my McCormack DNA-125 Gold, bigger (huge) soundstage, but just as musical. Low-level details are more easily hear... | |
| $1k preamp for McCormack DNA-125 recommendations? I have been doing the same search, although my budget is slightly higher. So far, the Dehavilland Superverve w/NOS tubes I have tried sounds superb. I had issues with other tube preamps (due to high sensitivity of the McCormack) and sensitive spea... |