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| Mid-fi integrated tube amp advice NO pass on that amp & read audiothesis last paragraph...Stereophile says your speakers drop well below 4 ohms and have 2 large phase changes...I also don't care for KT88 sound..Look for EL34 like the Yaqins that have a Triode Mode..25 wpc.of E... | |
| What's it worth? Figure value at 60% of retail but honestly you'll probably end up selling at about 40-50% of new retail cost... As for shipping you might try finding a small shipping crate(real wooden crate) or I imagine if you offer a great price you'll probably... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 - Next level up Easiest way is a simple Bluetooth receiver plugged into a spare set of RCA input on pre-amp...Stream from the Bluetooth in your phone...You can get a decent sounding unit from Amazon for $30.00.... | |
| McIntosh MA6300 headphone output Sorry didn't know you were in Eu...First about power.I'm the guy running 83db.Dynaudios with 15wpc.tubes so IMO as long as the transformers can handle heavy phase swings and high impedance(300/600 ohms)a single watt should drive anything to decent... | |
| Martin Logan Floorstanding Motion Speakers: 20 or 40? I spent a couple days listening to all the motion series and I also live in an apartment...I felt the most musical was the 35XT...The 40's bass would be unruly in a smallish apartment and neither the 20's or 40's imaged as well as the 35XT(bigger ... | |
| McIntosh MA6300 headphone output ^^^.The 800S has an sensitivity of 102 db so it's not hard to drive,it's the 300ohm impedance that stresses amps.The MAC "High Drive"refers to it's being designed for high impedance cans like the 800S...Direct coupled(transformerless)tube amps lov... | |
| headphones for tube system Looks like your preamp has analogue outputs(hi & low?)...If your using rca interconnects you could go with balanced I/C between amp & pre and use pre out to a headphone amp.Some expensive headphone amps have balanced inputs should you care... | |
| McIntosh MA6300 headphone output For what you will spend on the 6300 I would seek out a gently used MHA-100..You should be able to get one right around the same price..I have demo'd with several different cans and it is the best SS ever. | |
| Apartment Dweller's Paradise - The Ideal 2 ch. system? Today another killer little apartment amp arrived fresh from full factory rebuild..The iFi Audio Retro Stereo 50 is,like the Quad AV-One an EL84 Class A PP all in 1 control amp...In the right size room with the right speakers these tiny titans pro... | |
| SYNERGY –is it all about the setup ^..IMO room acoustics.When I talk about set up it simply comes down to paying attention to cables not running along each other and isolating equipment from vibration or resonance.Nothing however in set up will cure echo or boomy bass.As for equipm... | |
| The marantz sound? ALWAYS loved Marantz.No longer use them but have fond memories of Marantz,Harmon Kardon & McIntosh going back 45 years... | |
| The ups and downs of tube vs. SS... Tubes all the way!Todays tube amps especially have done away with sloppy bass and have staging and imaging that I've never heard in a SS system... | |
| Old or new gear NEW all the way!Depending on your speakers,room size and listening habits I can HIGHLY recommend the little Quad VA-One!Heirloom quality build,really looks and feels like it will last several lifetimes!No Biasing,easy to own.Perfect for small/medi... | |
| Hifiman HE560 No the 560’s are like the 400i,easy to drive..The HE6 was the power pig...You guys running HiFiMan should hear them with tubes... | |
| Hifiman HE560 OP which model did you start with..The original 400,400s(closed back)or 400i? |