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Joule-electra LA-150 Mk 2 dead
" Any idea what would have made those two pre-amp tubes burn out silently? No pop or bang was ever heard-one day the phono chain was playing fine-next day zippo"I can only join Marakanetz opinion that the answer lies in well thought design of the ... 
Which Preamp - Modwright or Joule-Electra?
With all my due respect to great work Dan Wright does - these two line stages are in two different classes.This is (very biased) opinion of the owner of LA-300 Platinum and I auditioned many, many preamps and even owned REX by BAT (also great prea... 
Joule Electra VZN 100 Need help
" think "reboot" was the answer"I believe this is what Jud wrote to you when you suggested to restore old wiring...Its not in his habbit to write long e-mails.You love you amp ? Enjoy it and thanks designer.Next time before you will wish to "impro... 
Help Finding Balanced Tube Preamp with HT Bypass..
Joule-Electra LA-300ME. Note that while its gain stage is fully balanced , it uses single ended, RCA inputs and outputsIt has special bypass where you do not loose sound quality of regular playback in 2-channelRafael 
Class A amps or Class D??: Which sounds better??
" Think about price/performance curves"Atmasphere, if your comment was addressed to me ...I was just teasing with every so often "THE class D amplifier of the DAY" attitude.If I would change my current amps, I would install central air (if possibl... 
Class A amps or Class D??: Which sounds better??
Hi 2chnleben:"The new class D: read about it here... "I have read it and I understand that NCore is new amplifier on the market (excellent!) but how it is "new class.."? What is so different in itsdesign which make it "new class D" ?Shell I sell n... 
Class D amps
Hifial, unless you post your e-mail, we cannot reach you now (thanks to new Audiogon rules). My e-mail is RafaelDob@aol.com Thank you in advanceRafael 
Class D amps
To Fiddler: Thank you very much for the info. I am confused a bit as I don't know to what atttribute sound improvments you described:a) NCore itselfb) Balanced ConfigurationI heard similarly descrubing i.e warmth, details, bass tightness abd richn... 
Class D amps
To Fiddler:What is your experience with NCore so far?Anybody else have experience with these modules?ThanksRafael 
a pre-amp around $4000 for my system
With "very" ss Bryston power amplifier, IMO, the best match would be lush Joule-Electra LA-150 Mk2 or "SE". You can call them direct to ask if they have demo or slightly used unit for your price point. You will be able to see what your Maggies are... 
Preamp for Atma-sphere s30
Merlin always presented with Joule-Electra pre/power amplifier. Surely S30 is great power amp too but I would use Joule-Electra preamp... 
Bel Canto ref 500m vs NuForce 9se v3
Did you consider Spectron Musician III amplifier? Its both and warm and authoritative and in different class then both Bel Canto and NuForce, IMO, of course. They have now promotion here at Audiogon and you can get one for $3.5k or with optional V... 
D class amps with Soundlab speakers
"I find that class D works a lot better if they aren't being pushed hard."For most class D amp its true. However, Mark Levinson has huge power supplies. Jeff Rowland has very large, Daniel Weiss amps are very powerful too and my Spectron has 3500 ... 
D class amps with Soundlab speakers
"Its not a power issue though- 150 watts is plenty of power if the amplifier can make the power. Its a matter of impedance "Yep, its better to be rich and healthy then poor and sick.The problem is that some, just some don't know how to reach there... 
D class amps with Soundlab speakers
Hi: I heard the combo of Soundlab (model U1?) with two Spectron monoblocks with all upgardes and Joule-Electra Marienne-Electra full tube preamp. It was pure heaven. To begin with you got bass !!!! real bass. Did I say you get bass? Then the rest:...