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| LTA micro zotl preamp A little bump here; I’m seriously considering the Linear Tube Audio MZ3 headphone amplifier (which is supposed to be very close in sound to their preamplifier, but $750 less expensive). Do we have new people (to this thread) with thoughts on eithe... | |
| Two NAD 2200 bridged amps w/6 ohm speakers - OK? Fabulous, thanks for your responses. I'll try it in stereo mode and think maybe about getting either better monoblocks or a Superior (expensive) stereo amp.Al makes a great point: if you aren't going to play it too loud, why bridge at all.Thanks a... | |
| My Sister wants an i-pod Thanks! You guys offered some great advice for this mid-40's, out-of-the-loop audiophile:--------------------------------------------------------I don't expect them to be high end, but when I travel, they are a mustyour sister will probably be ver... | |
| Amp suggestions for audiophile virgin Buy used, buy an integrated amp, consider a hybrid like the Jolida (because I love the tube sound, you may not). Musical Fidelity has a newish product that is supposed to be "the bomb" - the X-150 integrated amplifier. I think it has been recently... | |
| In need of assistance: integrated amp selection I am on a tube kick as of late, just listened to a (used) Conrad-Johnson MV-55 tube amplifier yesterday and it was the best of anything the guy had in his store.Very similar to that is Conrad-Johnson's CAV-50, integrated amp. At the least, I would... | |
| Newbi seeking advise - why tubed pre-amp? "it sounds a lot better" That is why! For many of us, the only reason to not use tubes is if we have large, inefficient, power hungry speakers. Even then, if we have lots of money, we still buy tubed products! Of course, on a budget, the hybrid in... | |
| Totally confused about phasing Since you (apparently) reversed the wires at one of the speakers at random, you might now have both +'s hooked to the minus sides, and vice versa.Now try switching the connections at both speakers, your imaging should remain the same but you shoul... | |
| My first tube integrated amp max $500 new/used What kind of amp do you have now? If it is any good, you might be better off adding a tube pre-amp - allowing you to have the nice sound of tubes and still retain some power. You could always upgrade to a better (tube, or not) amp later.If you get... | |
| Can tube amps play loudly? "I’d like to be able to narrow down my speaker choices before I start shopping seriously, because I don’t want to waste my time or a dealer’s."If you had to go out tomorrow and purchase a system, you could do worse than the modified Cayin's you me... | |
| Can tube amps play loudly? You only mentioned amps - but the higher end integrateds have become very good and you'll save the cost of one extra set of interconnects too. For beginners that actually have an ear for good music, some of these integrateds are too good to pass u... | |
| Best lines in a song Here are some of my favorites. (Ill probably think of more later!)Fed up:Stop this world; let me off.Theres just too many pigs in the same trough.Theres too many buzzards sittin on the fence.Stop this world; its not makin sense.Diana K... | |
| Limited budget-spend more money on amp or preamp? The easy (old) answer is spend your money on a great pre-amp and a good amp.Now, there are so many other options. All given above by other posters. With the advent of low-cost passive pre-amps, you can spend most of your money on a great amp. Unle... | |
| Martin-Logan as alternative to Magnepan 1.6's "The only real issue I would see is if the wall behind the speaker is uneven, or opens into another room..."That's my problem, there is a cased opening behind where I sit. It is about 6' wide, starts about 2' on my right (and behind me) and extend... | |
| Martin-Logan as alternative to Magnepan 1.6's I was saying, as I clicked the wrong button, I expect there are committed fans of each speaker manufacturer, and I know I love the magneplaner sound with tube electronics - it's just that I don't think I'll ever get the Maggies set up to sound the... | |
| I need a good quality CD player - with changer "I would try the Rotel sans dac till full break-in these are suprisingly decent changers."Excellent advice. How long is break-in, a couple hundred hours? Plus, waiting and becoming familiar with the new system would then give one (me!) a much bett... |