f917025
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| Budget Tube Amp (newbie) i recommend a tube preamp with a solid state power amp. | |
| Who needs a Preamp?? generally a shorter signal path is better as long as you have the essentials for proper sound reproduction and a good preamp is one of them .it's critical for depth imaging and soundstage and helps you adjust the sound to your taste. the wrong pr... | |
| Bryston or Aragon aragon because magic wins over accuracy | |
| Help with hookup ide hook a different amp (even an integrated if you don't have another power amp)to the speakers or different speakers to the amp to see which is not performing. my guess is either the connection between the power amp and speakers or the power amp... | |
| Is it safe to buy from Audiogon sellers? bought only a few items .all arrived on time and preformed great so i'm happy here so far. ebay is not that bad either if you are careful enough.it's all people in the end if somebody really wants to be a crook he can do it here or on ebay but i t... | |
| General question about tube preamps and gain it's safe to swap to lower gain preamp tubes but you should be careful when you go the other way not to raise the gain too much,usually within the common types of the 12a 7 family(12au7 12ay7 12at7 12ax7) it's ok to go one step upso if the stock ... | |
| General question about tube preamps and gain jj 12at7 :as the first gain stage or preamp tube the nature of the 12at7 type tube is is a bit bright with a 60-70% gain factor.the nature of jj tubes is even with nice mids and not bright. a bit colourless and dull compared to nos greatest hits... | |
| Dreaming of a DIY 8W Class A amp designed by Nelson Pass? this is the first discussion i see from erik without negativity. give him a break guys maybe he is tired of arguing.ide love to buy a used assembled kit .in the world of guitar amps there are good examples of kits by mojotone that you can buy asse... | |
| Broken hearted...magnepan and vandersteen it's very difficult and arbitrary to even find something you really like.so i see no point in listening to even more expensive speakers .the trio ct looks really nice in ebony if it's too pricey try a second hand pair of quatros or older vanders... | |
| Tubes or not tubes! but only nos...when i buy tube gear i think about what's the best nos tubes i can afford for it. i also try to get components with tube types that i know and like (12ax7 12au7 6v6 el34 for example) .ive recently added the ifi itube(tube bu... | |
| Warm up time for amps change the amp it's too harsh unless it's really hot than it's smoother.24/7 should be good enough to sound good from the first minute but after an hour all amps will sound better.try to choose one that sounds good enough once it's on .the rest is... | |
| sellers trying to sell used product for 10-20% off of list price iv'e been trying to buy second hand nighthawks for a few monthsmost sellers asking 200-300 for a used pair when they are 250 new with free shipping.so i gave up and bought an open box item with warranty for 200 . i like the audiogon board since i ... | |
| Am I the only one who doesn’t love Harbeth P3esr? there is a company that does break in for guitar amp speakersit takes them 40 hours of playing specific frequencies and testing. break in is critical for speakers .after 100 hours you can make a judgment.the schiit loki (180$) or ifi itube2 (350$)... | |
| The imperfect amp: Pass or Ayre? looks like buyer's remorsetoo bad mate. many amp brands out there that will suit your taste better try using your ears they will never fool you. that pseudo scientific approach is what got you to this state of confusion.i can imagine that now you ... | |
| Matching Gear matter to you? you have no idea what will sound better to you, the only way is to try and pick the best combination no short cuts. overall you won't go wrong either way but the same brand's set could sound better and than you lose nothing except some money. my ... |