gotog
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| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing Backert Labs Rhumba.. very well made…consistent and very low output impedance that will match well with a variety of power amps. | |
| Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with? Van Alstine DVA SET 500 | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps Quicksilver Integrated would work great with your speakers. Very well-made EL84 amp that has a warmer, liquid presentation. It would definitely sound different than the integrated amps you are currently using. | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed Musical Fidelity M5Si | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. Talk to Tony at Tonian Labs to see if he has something to meet your needs. | |
| Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp Zu DWX will most likely give you the scale and dynamics you are looking for | |
| Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp I think the Harbeth P3ESR XD is really special in a small room near-field listening application like you describe— especially with the type of music you like to listen to. | |
| Help Select an True Bookshelf Speaker ELAC Uni-Fi 2.0 UB52. Just be patient with them as they need some time to break in. | |
| My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf @aj523 will you be doing critical listening in this “gathering room” where there will be a seat for you in the sweet spot where the system sounds the best, and it doesn’t matter if any off-axis listening does not sound that great? Or do you want a... | |
| Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp @spacecadet65 how many hours do you have on the preamp? I ask because the original Matisse needed about 100 hours to sound good. There is also some evidence from owners indicating that changing the 12at7 in this particular circuit has more impact... | |
| Seeking a Warm 12AX7 Tube for Preamp Brent Jessee has Matsushita made 12ax7 that are very similar to Mullard construction for $110 matched pair. They are listed as: “12AX7 / 7025 Selected Dynascan, Allied industrial or Red Tip Low Noise Japanese made” on his website. Otherwise, Mull... | |
| Calling All Tube Gurus I find enjoyment and value in tubes made for hospital equipment. Often these have red, blue, or yellow painted tips . In most cases, these have been screened for critical use.. I find most of the red, yellow, and blue tips incredibly quiet and ver... | |
| Integrated Amp - Narrowing Down to 2 I have always liked Parasound but find their Hint6 to be a little unexciting … doesn’t do anything wrong but just does not stand out in any way.. slightly warm in its presentation and easy to match with a variety of speakers.. but when it comes to... | |
| Budget integrated amp? @akg_ca while it would be beneficial to know the speaker, the op has given us some important information to consider. He has been using a Marantz 2252B and would like to replace it with something similar - which does not exist anymore. Well, we k... | |
| Budget integrated amp? If he can do without the full functionality of the 2252B, I would suggest the Musical Fidelity M2si— which is very sparse when it comes to functionality but very well built and in my opinion one of the most refined sounding units in the price range. |