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| What tube amp for Harbeth 40.1 @jjss49 It was a former upgraded Cary V12R (tubes, caps, resistors, internal re-wiring in a few spots) paired with a fully upgraded SLP-98 preamp. Then Mundorf EVO Supreme SilverGold caps (2nd cap upgrade) brought it to another level. That amp ins... | |
| What tube amp for Harbeth 40.1 @pdreher ...but acknowledge synergy is key when it comes to matching tubes to tube amps and speakers.What amp(s) are you using? Are they stock or upgraded amplifier(s)?The reason I ask is a buyer of my last EL34 (Triode/Ultralinear) amplifier pair... | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? Saw this recently in a Psychology review - "...the problem with taking ourselves too seriously: We choose to look good over learning new things. Fear makes our lives boring and repetitive." | |
| What tube amp for Harbeth 40.1 @pdreher Have you ever tried or considered a set of well matched Genelex Gold Lyon KT77s?While I tried the same KT88s and EL34s as you in former amps I owned, several audio friends and members on this site have provided very positive feedback on t... | |
| New PrimaLuna Evo's @johnssOn any of the PL amps, HP, EVO, Non-HP, you have not heard them until you get those plastic film coupling caps replaced with copper foils from Jensen or Jupiter. Takes you much closer to the sound of the VAC amps.True with many well made am... | |
| Serious Problems with Qobuz Well that's a bummer, recently switched from Tidal and Spotify to Qobuz. I did notice last weekend a few tracks were shown and then failed to load or not found on 2 of 50 tracks or so. They've had an uptake on membership lately and just wonder i... | |
| What tube amp for Harbeth 40.1 @yogiboy Very Nice! Goes to show good tube amps last and can be used with a variety of speakers. Would love to try my QS Mono 120/KT150 tube amps with some Harbeth 40.2s to contrast and compare to my own custom built speakers.Will keep my eye pee... | |
| The most criminal practice in the speaker industry revealed!! Keep reading "Measure well, sound bad" by Paul McGowan @ PS Audio November 15, 2019https://www.psaudio.com/pauls-posts/measure-well-sound-bad/ | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal re: Streaming Wars - In January & March this year, Qobuz seemed to fix a number of bugs and addressed service complaints, dropped pricing some, which allowed them to pull ahead some with audiophiles re/joining. Can't imagine Amazon will sit id... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal dannad,Thank you for the suggestions. Tidal keeps bombarding me with 4 months for free, so maybe I will sign up and try those tracks. Never been a fan of Spotify sound though, and I think that is beyond just uIn addition to sound differences, spen... | |
| Best Location for Best Cable If you are running multiple sources, then: #1 for me would be preamp to amp in this case. Multiple sources benefit.If you are only running ONE source, then:#1 would be start at the source cable first. Ideal is "both". | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal @dannadFor just regular HD (CD quality), I don't think there is any difference. dannad, Nope, not talking MQA. Don't use MQA, prefer not to. Yes, hearing a difference for sure. Yes, specifically talking "regular HD CD quality" - FLAC Lossless only... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal Finding several references indicating Qobuz has more albums in Hi-Res Audio quality. I don't use hi-rez MQA and only need the service with the most Lossless FLAC (CD Redbook) quality files, offering the most "remastered" albums, even better.Not a ... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal @edcynQobuz has a slightly warmer, more lifelike tonal balance and slightly better imaging. Similar observations with Qobuz. Back and forth multiple times again recently between Tidal and Qobuz (FLAC 16/44.1) using my 16-bit R2R ladder DAC. Hearin... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice @dsper A positive comment in a 2009 Absolute Sound test article, fwiw: http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/tested-conrad-johnson-et2-preamp-lp66s-stereo-power-amplifi..."When it comes to imaging, the LP66S evinced plenty of tube magic. Image ... |