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| List Of Small Company Tube Amps Icon Audio UK...Their ST30SE is truly a world class amp combining a PASSIVE,Triode pre amp with low feedback,Class A,Single Ended KT150 power tubes & user adjustable Triode/Ultralinear operation.. | |
| Bookshelf speaker recommendations I am a big fan of Dynaudio..Started with Audience 42>Audience 52>Audience 52SE>Excite X14 & now have Excite X18's in my bedroom system..Stay AWAY from ALL the old series Dynaudio's like Audience 42/52,Excite X12 or C1.1...These were t... | |
| Receiver having audio out jack for recording analog sources I think the easiest way would be to get a new surround receiver with 2 zone operation.Instead of sending Zone 2 signal to an amplifier send it to your recording device.. Google search :Can you hook up a tape recorder to Zone 2 on a surround receiv... | |
| Pairing Bookshelf Speakers to my Yamaha A-S801 @mulchy"would you consider the aluminum/alloy ribbon voice coil in a ribbon tweeter to be a disqualifying factor? I actually quite like the sound of Monitor Audio’s platinum line rt." All that matters in the end is that you like the speakers you c... | |
| Pairing Bookshelf Speakers to my Yamaha A-S801 OP do a little research before considering ANYTHING with METAL drivers! Do a Google search for "speakers with natural organic tone"...Opinion after opinion will show you a common theme that if you want relaxed,organic & natural warmth,you wan... | |
| Hi Fi Man Headphones comparisons and owner comments Just because an amp will drive a set of can doesn't mean it will bring out the best in an expensive pair..A $200.00 stereo receiver will drive my custom updated,3 way tower speakers but I am 100% sure it will sound like crap! | |
| Is D for Dry? Class D... As long as you have high end manufacturers(that regularly post here) supporting this technology,and subconsciously influencing users,you will have rubes like the ones on A’gon making laughable statements like "buy a Fosi V3 with the best power sup... | |
| Pairing Bookshelf Speakers to my Yamaha A-S801 You didn’t mention speaker cables or stands with current speakers but with the amp you have I would spend my $ on Sonus Faber Lumina II’s on good stands with decent cables with bi wire jumpers or already bi wired... | |
| Hi Fi Man Headphones comparisons and owner comments I am a HUGE fan of the HiFiMan sound!! I started with the HE400i,then moved to the Sundara..I have to disagree with the above poster in that I found the 400i to have a less defined bass & less of an organic sounding midrange..IMO the Sundara i... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Don’t blow your budget buying used ...Look hard at the Black Ice Audio(formally Jolida)Glass FX10H...Even with upgraded tubes when ordering you’ll come in well under budget & an added bonus is a superb sounding headphone circuit...The $500.00 ... | |
| Next upgrade options Sell the amp & speakers... Get some Sonus Faber,Spendor or Harbeth speakers and a Class A amplifier... | |
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| Integrating headphone system Using 1 Line Out would I believe,mute the speakers as the power amplifier would be fed from a different output...Use the Tape Out & HPA as volume control to cans... That said,using 2 preamplifiers seems like a complicated & unbalanced sys... | |
| ???Pre Amp Service??? "if it sits in a box for more than 2 years, it's typical that it will work like a charm for two nights and then disintegrate into ashes".... Yea that's my concern about NOT having it checked before selling..Problem is,can a tech tell if everythi... | |
| ???Pre Amp Service??? Yes thanks.I actually did set it up yesterday & it's been running for about 30 hours now with no problems..I'll just have it checked anyway by a tech for future owners peace of mind.. |