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| Phonostage recommendations under $3K Luxman E1 if you can find one on the used market. I have one in one of my systems and the sound matches the "relaxed, slightly warm" in the OP | |
| Bryston Amp Experience Needed Congratulations. I have Bryston 4BSST and a 30 year old 4B-still in regular use. Provided you like the sound, you've got a lifetime piece of equipment. | |
| Classe CAM 350 monoblock vs Classe CAM-400 or Bryston 4B3 Have A Bryston 4B that I bought used 27 years ago, driving peripheral speakers. never a problem. Have a newer 4B SST driving Vandersteen 3A sigs. I messed up a binding post on the 4B SST and Bryston fixed it under warranty with great communication... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations Great thread so far...Ive had numerous Klipsch models and the Forte II driven by low class A power Pass ACA DIY monos sound great in my second system after installing Crites crossovers. These look really interesting and may be in my future for my ... | |
| Phonostage Recommendations for my PS Audio + Thiel setup Luxman E1 used, if you can find one. I love mine. | |
| klipsch heresy 1 versus zu omen mk2 Have heard great things about Zu but you already have some nice speakers. I’ve done the Crites upgrades to KG2.5 (crossover kit and titanium tweeter) KG4 (crossover kit and titanium) , and Forte II (replacement crossover and titanium but later put... | |
| Preamp shopping for pass ACA monoblocks d2girls, Have you built the Akitika PR101? I built the first amp and was very happy with it, Ive been thinking of giving the preamp a try. Akitika GT-101 review | |
| Klipsch Forte IIs, which amp? Pass ACA monos with my Forte II's. Plenty of volume in my listening room. | |
| Preamp shopping for pass ACA monoblocks I built the Bottlehead Smash and use it with my Pass ACA monos. Nice match. Their 300B preamp is said to be even better. | |
| HELP!!! I need a “GOOD-CHEAP” preamp solution??? New: agree (personal experience) with Van Alstine productsUsed: DeHavilland Ultraverve can sometimes be found around your price limit-this one is in my system now, very happy | |
| Recommendations on stuff to look at for upgrading a 300B SET amp I've read abut the Elekit amp and am thinking of it or the Bottlehead Kaiju as a next kit option. How was the build experience? I've built several kits and have had good experiences with all including a Bottlehead Smash preamp. 99dB sounds like pr... | |
| Replacement for DeHavilland Ultraverve Nitewulf, thats right. One day I'll try an Ayre in another system. Hanging onto the Ultraverve though | |
| Replacement for DeHavilland Ultraverve Nitewulf, just curious does the Ayre have mono? | |
| Replacement for DeHavilland Ultraverve Followup-I sent an email to DeHavilland about a mono switch. They asked for a couple of days to try to put a mono switch on one of their shop preamps and emailed back that it was feasible. I sent my Ultraverve to them and it got back quickly with ... | |
| Replacement for DeHavilland Ultraverve Thanks, good suggestions. I’ve checked out the Herron but haven’t thought of asking DeHavilland about a modification. |