dawgcatching
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| Analog Noob: I have a few questions Thanks for the suggestions so far. Yes, I don't mind doing research and learning the ins and outs of working on my gear. The main reason I was considering visiting a dealer was that I really have no idea what I am doing at this point, or where I c... | |
| AES Six Pacs I had these in my system a long time ago, and wasn't super thrilled with them. A little flat, pretty rounded around the edges; definitely not the sound I expected. How much did the Jensen cap and better transformer upgrade run? | |
| Solid State Preamp recommendation for $2500? Sbank,Yes, I did discuss the problem with both Steve and Kris at SMC, and they had me do a couple of tests on the amp. We pretty much concluded it wasn't any fault of the amp, but neither could put their finger on it (it was recently upgraded by t... | |
| Recommended CD's for classical good recording ? Thanks for the responses. This gives me somewhere to start. The local classical music store has a huge Naxos catalogue, so that suggestion is helpful.Regarding what I am looking for: I really don't know! Growing up in a small rural town and gettin... | |
| $3000: upgrade Tyler Linbrooks or amplification? Tyler was pretty modest when he described the improvements of the D1 to me, but that is probably a good thing: he is a very modest person in general, and his product sound very, very good, so I am excited to hear how the D1's sound. So many people... | |
| Solid State Preamp recommendation for $2500? Update: I got my hands on a Dehavilland to try out, and it was noisy as well. Luckily, there were some other NOS tubes around to try, so I swapped in a Hytron 6SN7 and, for once, my system is quiet! Wow, does it sound good! I may just go the Dehav... | |
| Solid State Preamp recommendation for $2500? Guido,do you recommend the separate power supply with the Rowland? It is on my radar, as it gets many recommendations, and may be the type of clean, neutral sound I am looking for.I see tons of Capri's listed, one going up seemingly every other da... | |
| Solid State Preamp recommendation for $2500? Dtc,Is the CP-65 essentially the same (sound-wise) as the CP-700? If so, I would likely be happy with it, as I don't need the CP-700's slick features. The outboard power supply was nice, however, and the unit sounded superior.Any idea how the othe... | |
| Solid State Preamp recommendation for $2500? Here is what I have tried:Herron VTSP1a/166: super loud in my system, hiss could be heard in the next room. Unit was checked out by Keith twice, yet he couldn't find a problem. BTW, Keith is a great guy to deal withEastern Electric Minimax: both N... | |
| Pre Amp + Amp to run B&W 803S I have not heard the 803s mated to anything in a system that was familiar to me, but at that price point, you could get some decent seperates. I went the route of the DNA-125 from McCormack and Eastern Electric Minimax pre, and it was a very nice ... | |
| The best amp for $2k tube, solid state or hybrid I can't speak for the DNA-1 or 2 with Rev A, but I have a DNA-125 from McCormack with Gold revision and it is OUTSTANDING. I have had some other units on loan recently (up to $7,000) and no way would I trade the McCormack for any of them. Not to m... | |
| Power Conditioning: Exactpower vs. Rotel vs. other Is connecting my amp to the wall dangerous in case of a surge? Or, are amps fairly well insulated from that sort of thing? We get lightning strikes in this area. | |
| Amp: Integrated - Used; - Sub $750 Help :- YBA is hard to beat at this price..... | |
| Background noise problems Hi all,Well, I have more or less figured it out. Due to the sensitivity of my speakers and amp, combined with some noise induced by tubes in general (something ambient in this area that tubes are picking up) a tube preamp is basically out of the q... | |
| Background noise problems Thanks. I spoke again with SMC, and they said I was doing the IC test incorrectly. What he suggested instead was that I take the units to my workplace (out in the woods, a resort that has very clean power most likely, as there is power to vacation... |