dodgealum
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| What are the more subtle sounding tube preamps? Agree on the Herron VTSP-3a. I've owned two Modwright pres--the LS36.5 is much more neutral sounding than the LS100 which has more tube bloom and warmth. I had several ARC pres as well, of those the LS26 was the least tubey of the bunch. All said ... | |
| Any love for the Belles Aria or other recent Belles amplifier? I heard the Aria Monoblocks at Johnny R's a few weeks ago and they sounded great. If you are looking for nice sounding monos and don't want to break the bank these might be the ticket. Pass Labs for everyman without the heat! | |
| Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars A used pair of Daedalus Ulysses just came on the Audiocircle for $8k. Grab them! | |
| Best Tubed Preamp For A Warm, Rich Sound, Yet Still Detailed and Agile Not a ton of experience with preamps in your price range (which would be in the $10-15K) retail range, I agree with Al on the Herron. A fantastic linestage and the best I've had in my system by far. Super quiet, very organic and musical. To my ear... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... On the issue of turntable matching with the ART 9...just saw a $25K Artisan Fidelity Garrard 301 come on this site with an ART 9 mounted to a Schroeder arm.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-artisan-fidelity-garrard-301-statement-dual-ar... | |
| Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s) "As a lifelong musician and former recording / pro audio engineer...." In my experience musicians are very happy with poor or mediocre sound systems since they are able to produce the real thing on a regular basis. It's the recording/pro audio eng... | |
| The Band on MFSL Did some calling around and found both S/T and Rock of Ages on MFSL at Music Direct. They were running a 10% discount and I threw in MoFi Dylan "Desire" to push me above $100 to get the free shipping. That was easy! | |
| Pass xa30.5 vs First Watt F6 I would also be interested in a general comparison of these amps--same designer, very different approach (less is more vs. more is more). I'd love to see Nelson offer more First Watt monoblocks based on slightly higher powered designs like the F6 ... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... FWIW I ran the ART 9 on the standard JWM9 that came with my Scout and it sounded great. However, a recent upgrade to the 3D-10 made a tremendous difference and really helped me to get the most out of this excellent cartridge. There is a tonal puri... | |
| Specific Pre-Amp advice Dark: I enjoyed my time with both the Modwright (LS100 and 36.5) and ARC (SP16, LS26) preamps but for me the Herron had a better mix of features and sonic attributes. The sound of the Herron is very clean yet musical. Not at all colored, sterile o... | |
| Specific Pre-Amp advice I concur with those extolling the Herron VTSP-3A. I have owned several preamps from ARC and Modwright and while each had virtues the Herron is a far superior linestage. Keith is a pleasure to deal with and builds intelligently designed, reliable e... | |
| Harbeth HL Compact The HLCompact from 1987 will likely not have the Radial driver which is at the core of what makes Harbeth's such a great speaker. I would look for a later model that has this driver. I had an early pair of Compact 7's from the mid-1990s which were... | |
| Harbeth sound with high wife acceptance factor? I had C7s for many years--loved them. Wanted something larger and floorstanding that sounded as good through the mids and elsewhere if possible. I looked for two years, heard dozens of speakers. None had the Harbeth magic I was seeking until....I ... | |
| Best divorce album? Rosanne Cash "interiors"beck "sea change" | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range Second the Herron. My last stage.... |