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| Desire to try tubes Don Sachs has started to build his first integrated, the Valhala. Looks like another great design and is under your budget. | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- Linear Tube Audio makes an excellent sounding amp that runs cool. Tube life is said to be 20 years or more.Also Carver has its Crimson 275 that runs its tubes at about 1/3 the current of other amps. You can actually put your hand on the power tu... | |
| Maggies to Tekton? I had 1.7i's and I like the effect of a dipole speaker. I can't handle the sound of boxed speakers any longer. Since you already are used to the sound of a dipole, you may consider the Spatial Audio line up. I went to a pair of X5's earlier thi... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice As long as this is going to be your first I have a couple of recommendations. The Carver Crimson 275 is rated at 75 watts per. It will run on 6550's, kt66, kt88, (supplied), and kt120's. And the amp runs on a circuit that just allows the tubes ... | |
| What tube amp for Harbeth 40.1 I have the LTA reference 40 amp paired with a Don Sachs pre. Stunning combo.The entire LTA line is excellent. Especially for the money. Beats the snot out of the Prima Luna. | |
| Looking to improve my system Consider lowering the noise floor and power conditioning. I've become a huge fan of High Fidelity Cables stuff. Huge air, depth, clarity, soundstage, and reduction of noise. Stunning results. | |
| $5k Pair Full Range Speaker Shootout - Help me pick The Spatial Audio M series Sapphires are making a name for themselves in your price range. High sensitivity and they love tubes. | |
| Need preamp recommendation Don Sachs all in preamp is a giant killer. And it has you under budget, and you get brand new built for you. The LTA stuff is all good too. | |
| Are MULLARD NOS EL34s and LTA ZOTL40 REF worth the price of admission? I bought the LTA Reference 40 earlier this year. It came with the NOS Mullards. It is the finest amp I've heard. A true giant killer. It is just stunning. As for the tubes there isn't a current production tube that can compare with the NOS Mu... | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k Don Sachs all in pre. Or you can get an LTA integrated or separates and have plenty of cash to spare. I have the Don Sachs paired with the LTA ZOTL 10 and its stunning. | |
| Magnepan, Ohm, Spatial or ?? I owned maggie 1.7i's and went to Spatial X5's. That AMT driver in the X series is phenomenal. And Maggies are a pain to drive. I will tell you this....I haven't owned a box speaker in 30 years. | |
| A warm DAC? Musical Paradise MP D2 mk3. User can roll both tubes and caps. And you can use both 12 or 6 volt signal tubes and 5 or 6.3 volt rectifier tubes. Capacitors are not soldered, just get installed with thumbscrews. Options include TOTL Crystek clo... | |
| Non Analytical Sounding DAC Upgrade- Budget $1,500 or less The newest Musical Paradise unit is a giant killer. I have it with some NOS tubes and the Crystek clocks. Fabulous lush sound and it has user changeable caps and will accept 12 and 6 volt signal tubes. | |
| Most Musical 6NS7 tube for a Preamp? In the past I wouldn't give you a nickel for any Chinese tube but the recent new Dawning Series tubes out of Shuguang are excellent. I recently bought a Don Sachs all in preamp and he suggested them and they are lush sounding. WE6SN7 PLUS. | |
| Is there such a thing as too much power? Theres a lot more to an amp than watts. I just recently purchased a Linear Tube Audio ZOTL 10 Mk2 and paired it with a Don Sachs pre. I was a bit leary about 12 watts, but it is an amazing sounding piece and seems to have all kinds of headroom. ... |