ejman
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| Inexpensive Tube Pre? Dunno your budget but another option is a Mapletree preamp. They use octal tubes (either 12snj7 or 6snj7) and sound mighty fine. | |
| Decent preamp to match my modest system? Good, I really like my Mapletree preamp. Suggest you call the good Dr. before you place your order and discuss your system and requirements. He can customize the preamp to pretty much anything you want. Might as well get it right to begin with. | |
| Decent preamp to match my modest system? Mapletree Audio | |
| Vintage Power Amp vs new age power amp I purchased Emotiva UPA 1 amps to power my Magneplanar speakers (MGI imp and MMG). These amps have the same basic layout as your XPA 3 but with a beefier power supply (far more capacitance). They are a very good amplifier and have quite a bit of p... | |
| Parasound A23 I would suggest a Conrad Johnson SS amp in the MF series might be just the ticket. The MF 2100/2200/2300 are mosfet amps and probably the warmest of the series (I own the 2300A) the 2250 and 2500 use bipolar transistors and are considered a little... | |
| a solid state amp that is recessed in the treble The older Conrad Johnson amps in the MF series might be the ticket. They are totally non fatiguing but have enough treble to present a realistic music picture | |
| Conrad Johnson 2300A help needed I have a dedicated 20A line to the same amp (great sounding amp by the way) and can barely hear a mechanical transformer hum from about 1 ft away. I think the quality of the power to the amp is a deciding factor. | |
| McIntosh Mc202 or Conrad Johnson MF2300a amp? I have the CJ MF2300 amp and really like it with my Maggies but note that its "only" capable of about 45 amps or so. If you want to have amps capable of 100 amps or so I think you'll need to go into big monoblocks such as the Parasound JC 1 or the... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 too bright, HELP Agreed, my CJ MF 2300A with a Mapletree 2A SE preamp sounds very natural and musical, never bright or fatiguing. System matching is very important as is fitting a system to one's own listening preferences. | |
| Grant Fidelity B-283 Tube Buffer: Worthwhile or No I was also interested in a tube buffer to smooth out SS sound and tried the Yaquin 1 tube buffer. I liked what I heard and the buffer convinced me to dip further into the tube world and get a Mapletree Preamp. I'm really happy with this and certai... | |
| Emotiva amplifiers review/experience? Josh358, on the question of longevity, other than electrolytic capacitors requiring replacement as they age (and I have some Marantz amps that are 40 years old that still sound fine to me even though they have not had a complete recap) the real qu... | |
| Emotiva amplifiers review/experience? I have had 2 UPA-1 monoblocks and the USP 1 preamp for a year and half now and they all work fine, in fact I use them with my vintage Original Advents in the TV room and these speakers have never sounded better. As for build quality, they do have ... |