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| Really Inexpensive Systems That Sounded Great? I have a Fosi tube amp with some B&W LM -1’s plugged into my computer In my office. I upgraded the tubes, stream music all day. People can’t believe how good it sounds. Yea not bad for $250. | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? I’m running a Manley Shrimp with a McIntosh MC-352 and the sound is wide and open. To my ears sounded better than my Mac SS pre. I have alway enjoyed a tubed pre and SS amps. I also run it through a Primaluna Dialogue HP tube amp. Those amps are ... | |
| How many people here generally buy used? I have bought and sold quite a bit of used gear over the years. It has allowed me to put together what I think, is one hell of a high end system that if I were to walk in to a store I probably wouldn’t be able to afford new. It also allows you to ... | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help I Have been a Mac user for over 20 years I have rotated different gear thru my system, and paired assorted gear with the McIntosh gear. Sometimes it sounds great, and sometimes not so great. In the past year have been living with some Manley tube ... | |
| Help me understand John Coltrane .... seriously. With Coltrane... You either get it or you don’t his music moves you, takes you to a different place, I’ll leave you confused. Sit in the dark listen to love supreme and you’ll get it | |
| Cary Audio SLI-80HS vs Primaluna Dialogue HP or Evo Integrated Amps I have been a long time McIntosh user. I have had the Cary sli 80 F1, and loved it. Also easy to bias. I purchased a Primaluna Prologue One to see what the hype was about. I was shocked to say the least, I rolled tubes and the sound always changed... | |
| What preamp are you using with Primaluna Dialogue Premium HP amp? I'm running mine with a Manley Shrimp, and a Manley Chinook phono pre. Has a great wide soundstage, although separately all the components I am using do in their own right. Took a little bit of tube rolling to tailor to my ears. Vinyl and CD soun... | |
| What class of amplifier has the most high definition sound ? You can listen to an amp that that tested off the charts in the lab, has the greatest reviews, in your setting sounds sub par. I think end of the day, it’s the pairing, room, setting, and the hearing and how one process the sound and the music. I’... | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... Back in the day Capitol, Columbia, Verve, Blue Note, were all using McIntosh tube gear for playback and mix downs in the studios. Some of the remasters that are using lathes to cut new lacquers are using Mac amps with the set up. I’m not saying th... | |
| High End is Dead? I am in my mid 40's I have been into this since I was a kid and saw my neighbors dad's system. About ten years ago I was able to put together my dream system. And continue to upgrade as I can. When friends come over they don't get it. "That's wort... | |
| Tube power vs Solid state power, how much is enoug I was running 2 McIntosh MC-162's in mono (320wpc) and decided to try tubes. I bought a pair of Antique Sound Labs wave 8 monos here on Agon and holy cow!!! I was running them through B&W 604 s3's by the way, the little 8 watt tube amps (to me... | |
| Calling B&W speaker users with tube power amp I'm running a pair of B&W 604s3's with a AES/Cary superamp, and a Mcintosh pre. I cut my teeth with a pair of ASL wave 8 mono's and they sounded great. So much so I sold my Mac MC162's running mono at 320wpc. The superamp is 15wpc and I've rol... | |
| receiver or amp You definetly need an outboard amp. I bought a Rotel RSX-965 surround receiver in "99" and have tried Dennon, Yamaha,Anthem. I added a Rotel RMB-1075 5- channel amp to my reciever, and the sound was much better. I to am running B&W's all aroun... | |
| Whats the deal with these antique sound labs av-8s I bought a set of these and ran them with all MIT cables, and a McIntosh c41 preamp through B&W 604s3's and they sounded incredible! I disconnected my two McIntosh MC162's running mono and ran these instead "WOW" Mine have the auric caps and s... |