decooney
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| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @hilde45, Sent you a message. If I were in your shoes, you might want to decide first if you want a solid state or tube back end amplifier. There are not too many really good SS amps that "sort of, partially" emulate tube sound, many have tried, ... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @hilde45..."Next step would be to continue the idea that a tube/solid state mix is worth a listen. ...Waiting on my Salk Wow1’s."------------------------------------Salk Wow1 speakers? The mini monitor 84db 8ohm 48hz speakers, those?On the first f... | |
| Amp suggestion for my Audio Note Es @glrtrgi OP: Where did you go? Keeping those Mid Monos or, maybe not :) ??Offer:Yes, hehehe go for the Pass Firstwatt F7, or Atmasphere, or Macintosh or AN amps as others have suggested. Then when you put those Quicksilver Mid Monos up for sale le... | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help It's possible our taste in what we like to hear changes with time too. Less detail and more musical midrange with full body sound is what I prefer too. While I'm not a Parasound or Macintosh owner both offer great options. Good source and proper... | |
| Power Amp To Go With Cary SLP98P Preamp @dylanfan 12-08-2019 5:54pmI like the Dialogue 5 fine. Have some Gold Lion KT77s I have not tried yet. I like the Primaluna KT88s pretty well actually. Just got an itch to get a matching power amp to my new Cary Preamp.dylanfan, How did the KT77s ... | |
| Amp suggestion for my Audio Note Es @yogiboy 02-01-2020 3:53pmIf you are looking for a different flavor you should first try I different tube type. Are you using EL34s with the Mid-Monos? If you are then you should try a KT88!EXACTLY. Gold Lyon KT88s, or PSVANE CV181s, next and ther... | |
| Questions on KT150 tubes @mozartfan02-02-2020 2:22pmJust googled ~~KT150 Review~~ and brought me here, read through the posts. Only confirms what i figured out on my own reserach independent of the comments/experiences posted here.I listened to the YT vids of the few 150’... | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help @cydrone 3 Months ago I went to NYC and stopped by the WOM and auditioned several MCintosh gear...........and left a bit disappointed or not impressed...then I told myself " lets give a second shot" and went today to a HIFI store and again Good ro... | |
| My personal amp shootout on Vandersteen Quatros @bigboltz02-03-2020 11:07pmDecooney, getting better every day. Underrated amps, right?Yes, underrated for sure. Misunderstood, maybe. Marketing, none. The first 100 hours I was uncertain. After 200 hours and the right input tubes, the amps are... | |
| My personal amp shootout on Vandersteen Quatros My Quicksilver Mono 120 amps are six months old. Liking them even more now. After 300 hours on the Tung Sol KT150s and the coupling caps I noticed a nice change. While the factory installed EI inputs and JJ driver tubes were okay, the amps elevat... | |
| Bob Carver 350 tube amps ozzy, that's a testament having replaced both of those amps. Its seems as if the 350 amps are at a different level of design, quality, and parts compared to the 275, is that about right?A friend was looking at the 275 recently and we noticed it's... | |
| Bob Carver 350 tube amps d205801-24-2020 8:12amAnyone with experience using these amps?I’ve been researching for new amps. I currently use Classe CAM350’s and they sound great with the Sony SS AR1’s; Really no reason to stop but I thought about trying tube amps.I currentl... | |
| Cardas cable users Suggest using a demo service. As a 30+ year user of Cardas (several old and new version) and others, recently discovered some of the lower cost Cardas ICs were a better synergy for one of my former systems, particularly with digital content. And, ... | |
| Need under $1500 preamp for my system A buddy is selling off his other brand $4000 tube preamp at a loss after picking up a black face $1000 Quicksilver Audio Linestage tube preamp, liking it more. QS LS come up for sale used in Silver face version second hand every once in a while fo... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! As a reverse upgrade test, I revisited prior lower version interconnects from AP and other brands. The difference is not subtle in comparison IF the rest of the system is up to par to take advantage of the AP Crystal Solo cables. Now I'm finding ... |