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| Impressions & comparisons of Belles 150a Reference Power Amplifier Ver 2 @hilde45 did some checking on old threads and others, found this PF writeup from ten years ago on the V2, possibly a few comments here that stirs up some 150 v2 memories. https://positive-feedback.com/Issue77/belles_150.htm | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 v Cary SLI-100 To @mattsca one question I forgot to ask. What SS integrated/amplification do you have now, and do plan to keep it to rotate back to once in a while if you buy a tube amp? The reason for asking is many of us own and use more than one amp, and if ... | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 v Cary SLI-100 @trivema ...Different from SLI-80 as the Firebottle is a Single Ended Pentode Class A putting out only 10-12 wpc. If you find one of these used, buy IT! Paired with the Heresys, you’ll learn what tube amps are all about. @mattsca If you want an... | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 v Cary SLI-100 @mattsca I’ve never owned anything other than solid state but I am increasingly intrigued with tubes. Thinking of "investing" $5K or so in an all-tube integrated to (at least initially) drive my Klipsch Heresys. Any thoughts on these two choices?... | |
| PSVANE Mfg Co replaced my older 6SN7 CV-181 TII tubes CV181: No issues with the replacement CV181 tubes now over the first 45 days or so. I sent a thank you note to PSVANE for replacing the older tubes. KT88s: This weekend, I helped a friend replace his 3-year older gold PSVANE KT88s with a qua... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. It only matters to those who can hear a difference. | |
| From Audio Note AN/J-D to where? @apollinaire I have been recommended the Avantgarde Duo Mezzo. They look astonishing! I live in Denmark. >> What's your real budget limit for speakers and amplifier purchase? << Above you indicate reference to "amplifiers tha... | |
| From Audio Note AN/J-D to where? @apollinaire after level 3, the prices reaches astronomical heights. Totally agree, and understand - to the point I don’t own those next level amps myself, yet I look at them and listen to them each time I go to my local dealer. Oto, Soro, oth... | |
| From Audio Note AN/J-D to where? Rather than jumping ship, why not stick with AudioNote for the favorable reasons you mentioned in your post. My local 56-year-in-business audio dealer demos all models of the AudioNote speakers and amplifiers, sources, etc. He also offers electros... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. While on the topic of the best measured dac ever. Benchmark designer made the Benchmark Dac 1 and for years he insisted it’s the best dac. It cannot be improved further. But people did not like the Dac 1. Some years later, the Dac 2 was released... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @devinplombier "Then folks wonder why younger people are flocking to ASR" Ya know, you bring up a very valid point. The decades of going into audio stores in my region and listening to a wide array of systems is something I cherish to this d... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @hilde45 "Measurements" is too crude a word. @prof was pointing at this issue and this comment ignores it. Some measurements are, say, 2nd harmonic distortions -- those may upset some at ASR, but the rest of us understand that those measureme... | |
| The Audio Science Review (ASR) approach to reviewing wines. @analog_aficionado ..."I’ve built, lived with and loved tube amplifiers with rather embarrassing distortion figures compared to the modern benchmark. I’ve also built solid state amps following the guidance of famous objectivist Douglas Self, and ... | |
| Are EL34 based amps more musical than KT series based ? Or it's purely a matter of design? @yogiboy On my Quicksilver amps I can use both types. I prefer the sound of the KT88 compared to the EL34. It all depends on the speaker that you are using. I find that the KT88 sounds bigger and brighter than the EL34! +1 yogiboy. 100%, so ... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? Pros/Cons to each of these different setups. I find it truly depends on the type of sound you are going for. CJ, Cary, ARC, Pass, Aesthetic, and more... A colleague has Harbeth 40.2s he paired ups with his CJ 6550 Monos and a CJ GAT preamp. He th... |