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| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 Luis, Consider total cost and your time too IF you are super particular about who you want it to sound, or if you have upgrade-itis. :) The unexpected and eventual added tube rolling costs many encounter for some of the base model amps that come ... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf706 posts09-25-2019 8:41pm...After the leap in SQ after 50 hours I've been mesmerized by how clear percussion nuances are becoming.I can almost see the drum kits...Jtcf, I'm stupidly still trying to figure out why the AP Crystal Copper Solos (... | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 +3 on Quicksilver with Cornwalls. A member on the Klipsch forum noted Mike Sanders of QS personally owns and uses Cornwalls with his Quicksilver amps. Some good 2nd hand deals come up on QS monos, but the sweet EL84 20W Integrated is the real b... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf700 posts09-20-2019 1:05pmQuick update - I gave the system a day off yesterday after reaching the 50+ hour mark.Today lo and behold....those Analysis Plus spcs are beginning to open up and lose the veil.They definitely need some time and a pat... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! jtcf694 posts09-16-2019 3:07pmThank you for posting @decooney .I have no answers but I’m very interested in your impressions.I’m still letting my speaker cables and one ic break in.I’m hoping the sound opens up more but if not maybe a second ic (w... | |
| Interconnect recomendations, ~$500 new or used, RCA... pmboyd08-15-2019 12:42pmInterconnect recomensations, ~$500 new or used, RCA -- dac to intergrated amp. All the good stuff minus any glare or graininess.Now trying a 2nd pair in-line of Analysis Plus Crystal Solo interconnects end-to-end. Was inte... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! re: AP Crystal Solo Oval copper interconnects, update #2, pair #2. ------------------------------------------------------------------A note and question to other AP Crystal Solo owners, thanks: Just picked up a 2nd 1.5M pair of the Crystal Solo I... | |
| Interconnect recomendations, ~$500 new or used, RCA... @pmboyd OP297 posts... feeding a MHDT Orchid tube dac using NOS Western Electric 396a triodes ... Audioning interconnects between dac and amp. Another approach, fwiw: DAC: replace the warmer WE396A with the GE5670 5-star "Triple Mica" in the Orchi... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! b_limo posts09-01-2019 11:19am..I actually purchased these cables instead of a nice sub because what these cables did overall for my system far exceeded what a sub did. The highs are there... and for me, most importantly, the soundstage and holo... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! rodman999993,949 posts09-01-2019 6:04am..I believe silver(especially monocrystalline), being the best conducting metal extant, reveals more of what it’s presented, good or bad. iow: It(the conductor/interconnect/cable) gets blamed for what it’s fe... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! rodman08-31-2019 3:29pmDon’t know where the Big Silver Ovals fit, in the current AP food chain, but- mine aren’t going anywhere(unless I win the Lotto). I like them too much.Rob at AP described the Big Silver as being a unique cable. Also noted it... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! stringreen5,363 posts08-31-2019 11:59amAll cables sound different in different systems....I too found Cardas pretty bad in my system...but they might be wonderful in yours.For sure, and all Cardas sound different too. I've actually demo'd and own... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!!I seriously can’t believe what these cables are doing to the sound in my rig. I had them awhile ago and couldn’t justify the price (used) so I pulled back and returned them...Yes. SAME HERE, exactly. Funny.... | |
| Prima Luna Integrated - EL34, KT88, KT150, Brimar AU - My experience bruce_philly OP28 posts08-03-2018 1:26pmMullards NOS.OK, so I am now done... seriously, I think I am done.....I left the PL 12AU7s in ..... so the amp is stock except for the KT150 power tubes.... the KT150s appear to be stable... amp is stable...... | |
| The best coupling caps in power amp ?? Mundorf, Infinicap ?? Hey Lissnr, How’s it going! I sure am enjoying the Mundorf Supreme EVO Silver/Gold coupling caps in the V12R. While expensive, sounds amazing, took at least 200hrs solid playing time for break-in but very pleased. A big-time SET amp/customizer fri... |