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| Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s Hello Perrew,The preamp was Joule-Electra LA-150 Signature and front end Marantz SACD Player ( I can't recall the model number).Lubes 3: I think I use word "glassy" as oppose to silky smooth, liquidity etc. But again, I did not audition the DNA-75... | |
| Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s I respectfully disagree with Atmashere. I owned WATT/Puppy 5 and they had impedance dip at about 2 kHz doen to 2.5 Ohms. I used old Audio Reasearch classic 60 and I was happy but when I got 225 watts Equilibre tube amp from Audio Matiere (now Audi... | |
| Aether Audio Black Box or Nuforce Magic Cube ??? " When you think that the Bybee's retail for $4500.00 a pair compared to $500.00 for Bob's Boxes, "Please, no misleading!I don;t know what tweak is better but regarding the price:1 Bybee you quoted are "Super Effect Bybee"2 Its the set of four3 Su... | |
| Advice re PC for Plinius amp Hello Steve,I owned Plinius SA-102 and I am familiar with its hum. I will confirm Stereophile writer's observation that when I installed "cheaper" and "cheaper" (thinner and thinner) power cords the hum went down.I wonder how SA-250 handles your A... | |
| Leben integrated amps and Merlin VSM Bobby from Merlin is always show his speakers with Joule-Electra amplifier (usually VZN-100 or 160) and last two seasons with LA-300ME line stage.... FWIW, that is match made in heavenAll The BestRafael | |
| Hegel Amplifiers Hello Milpai,1 - I used very successfully TVC preamp (Promethius) with my Spectron class D. When I saved money I bought 1st class tube preamp: first BAT and then I fall in love with Joule-Electra "300". Still, I use this TVC as spare/2nd system p... | |
| Hegel Amplifiers Hello Milpai.H2O is a class D amplifier and if you are looking into this category you must check Spectron which probably is the best class D amp around. Check their web site - they have promotion with free $1.5k upgarde.Good Luck in your search!Ra... | |
| Tube Pre-Amp with Solid State Amp? Tube Hassle or Is It?=================In all Joule-Electra preamps (and surely some others) you have stand-by feature which allows you to have 24/7 warm-up preamp. Just flip switch and off you go.Next, in Joule-Electra preamps you need to re-tube ... | |
| Importance Of Power Supply : Transformer Ratings Read answer here:http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/manufacture/0708/index.htmlby Simon Thacher of Spectron AudioAll The BestRafael | |
| Plinius SB-301. thoughts and opinions? Hello Levy03: I owned SA-102 and my friend had SB-301. Excellent amplifiers - you cannot go wrong here. I, myself, choose at the end Spectron monoblocks for their "tooobiness" and yet timbral accuracy rare in very powerful amplfifiers like Spectro... | |
| looking for a good bass tube preamp Used Joule-Electra preamps. Best bass around - read Harry Pearson of TAS review on their web site.Rafael | |
| Joule - Electra: Just How Hot?? "Which Verity product are you considering Rafael "- Parcifal Ovation or Amadis but Destiny !!!!!!!!!Regarding the Simon, he retired year or two ago, and its the 2nd carrer/hobby as long as he lives or capable to work. This is that he says and I ca... | |
| Joule - Electra: Just How Hot?? They are 'hot' as Paris Hilton used to say. I own LA-300ME preamp and I believe its the best in the world. Period.I auditioned Destiny and I fall in love with them. To my regret, my speakers , B&W802D have very low impedance and I coulf not ma... | |
| Suggestions for DAC isolation? If transformer in DAC behaves like one in power amp then read from Spectron Audio Web Site:"Mechanical humming from the mains transformer is caused by a varying DC component on the mains grid's AC voltage. The DC component comes from unbalanced lo... | |
| SS or Tube Preamps with Dual-Balanced outputs Joule-Electra LA-450 ME, issued a few weeks ago.Superb! |