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| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @avanti1960The Cary SLP-05 is a smooth dynamic performer with a huge soundstage. It tends to be "phatter" and bassier, I really love the sound.... avanti1960, Which 6SN7s are you running in your SLP-05 when you hear the "phatter" and "bassier" sou... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) @smodtactical There is a bit of an underground group of Pass amp owners who've found a synergy running Cary Audio SLP-98 and SLP-05 preamps fwiw. During a brief speaker building chat, Nelson confirmed for me he has many customers doing this succe... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? The nice thing about QS Silver 88s is you can run a variety of output tubes in them. With my QS Mono 120s I’m limited to KT150s or KT120s, higher plate voltages. With really good tubes and upgraded coupling caps, the 88s can hold their own against... | |
| Morrow Audio related to Audiogon? Why so many emails? Good cables sell themselves and rarely discounted. | |
| Townshend Maximum Supertweeters Fifteen (15) tweeters in each Tekton Moab speaker, and yet still hearing a difference from an add-on super tweeter to enhance the sound. Interesting. | |
| The Music Room TMR does okay. I’ve bought a few things from them and sold some things to them. Most everything went okay and I got fair prices. They take on some risk buying used gear, hoping to test it as many ways as possible, storing it, listing it, spend tim... | |
| Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed? @b_limo Im keeping the salks thankfully. I think I would have been disappointed with the finish and drivers on the tektons. I more than likely would have liked the sound but...Good for you and smart move. Maybe its time for some worthy mono tub... | |
| Does Steely Dan sound bright to you? Landslide by Fleetwood Mac in the very last Remastered version sounds nothing like the prior three versions from prior decades; Early version, 2004 version, 2017 remaster, 2018 remastered version. The 2018 remaster at times sounds like a totally d... | |
| Does Steely Dan sound bright to you? @hilde45 CHECK THIS. Which master version are you really listening to while streaming the Steely Dan "Aja" track? Audiophilestyle wrote an article about this, and "seven" different digital masterings. Try the CD remaster and compare to your stream... | |
| Does Steely Dan sound bright to you? @hilde45I listened to both tracks you noted; Gaucho and Aja on [HD] using your same streaming service provider checking for HD and UltraHD versions. My system is neutral and smooth, and those particular tracks are a tad lean and somewhat bright ... | |
| Cary Audio Not sold out and without specifics its a rumor. | |
| Where is Cary Audio? @luxmancl38, "was getting into Home Theater. The processor was a disaster". Very true. Same occurred with B&K Components following the integrated HT trend at that time, and it put them out of business. Could not recover. The industry and platf... | |
| Quality of Cables When Bi-Amping @roddyboy proof is in the pudding. Try two pairs of the suggested 12 gauge cables and bi-amp with them. Listen for a few weeks. Then swap back in your better CGR cables on the high-end or low-end amp, and compare first hand. Results can vary on... | |
| Cary Audio @rdh62, Cary has primarily gone to direct sales, so I would guess they are getting bashed by some disgruntled former dealers.Exactly what I was wondering about, and always "leary", pun intended, of some forum people who dive in and make inflammato... | |
| Cary Audio @geleary123 I just went to Cary Direct, Shopping Cart, shows the SLP-05 in stock. https://carydirect.com/shop-now/preamplifiers/slp-05.htmlDid you answer the question @dill asked above, who told you that? |