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| Major Questions Concerning Tube Amps..?? Yes, occasionally, distortion is higher with tube amps, but the character of the distortion is more pleasant.I know it sounds hokey, but you won't worry about the "specs" once you've heard a good tube amp.Tube amps come in all wattages, however, 5... | |
| Tube amp for JMR Trentes? I have a Rogue Tempest integrated running in Triode mode, and with ~ 30 watts output potential with 6550 tubes, I am not lacking for power. I'm sure that I could be happy with less wattage. The Tempest has been a pleasure- The guys at Rogue are TO... | |
| help me pick a phono preamp. Graham Slee Era Gold MK Vgspaudio.comI'd never heard of Graham Slee either, until I did some research. Try a search on Audioasylum, the Vinyl following is bigger over there. I found one used here on the 'goN, and it sounds incredible. Here's a rev... | |
| Best table in $1500 range I am an analog newbie for sure, but with the science behind antiskate, other manufacturers' incrementally adjustable compensation devices, and the fact that you can measure it, just "eyeballing" it by twisting a wire is sorta strange- but then aga... | |
| Best table in $1500 range Although it's been out for a while, noone seems to own one, but me. It is my first "real" table, and I bought after much research. I'm happy with my purchase, and with the music.I got a Michell Tecnodec from Gene Rubin Audio, as a demo, with Miche... | |
| Long-Term Storage of Equipment wow.Excellent work | |
| Tight-Budget Tube Integrated... Help Spoke too soon-Anthem Integrated One- $450 for sale today.THese are decent products, no? Made by Sonic Frontiers, if I'm not mistaken.Chime in, fellow Tube Lovers.THis might be a good opportunity. | |
| Tight-Budget Tube Integrated... Help I am at a loss.I, too have seen those Radii amps and licked my chops.I wish you good luck in your search for a good tubed integrated for under $500.THe only thing that I know of would be a Pair of the ASL wave 8 mono amps and a cheap Creek volume ... | |
| Long-Term Storage of Equipment Good suggestions!Thanks.Anyone Else? | |
| Audioquest upper end copper IC's sound ???? I've never tried Kimber Selects, but I've heard Diamondx2, Diamondx3, and Lapisx3 (all silver, and all discontinued) and I wouldn't call then grainy or "low resolution"(these, and the Anaconda mentioned above are silver cables)I have, currently, O... | |
| Dat to CDR? I am not a big dead-head, but I laughed my ass off at the reference to the "touch-of-grey heads." I know exactly what you mean.It's funny, it is a self-serving prophecy.Tapers as buttholes.I was at the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach, SC tapi... | |
| Dat to CDR? heheTapers.the "digi-bias" is real.Analog patch??- uh, no.The reason I stopped dragging my mics around is that you can D/L something OR in 99% of the situations, know someone (trustafarians) with a rig 10x better than yours.Plus, it's hard to shak... | |
| Cartridge for Gyro SE/ Rega RB300 &Slee Gold Era V Being completely new to "real" analog playback, I cannot suggest that I've compared carts. Audiogon member Twl has teh cart/arm "matching" knowledge you seek, however many analog-friendly dealers would be able to suggest a good match to the widely... | |
| Cartridge for Gyro SE/ Rega RB300 &Slee Gold Era V I have a Michell Tecnodec, Rega Rb 250, and a Graham Slee Era Gold MK V, not exactly whay you're using, but similar, and I enjoy my CLearaudio Aurum Beta S wood body cart.The Virtuoso Wood is supposedly better, retails for $800, but is available h... | |
| good phono amp under 1000? Graham Slee Era Gold MKVit's pretty awesome for the $$...Manufacturer website: (see reviewer comments)http://www.gspaudio.co.uk/preamps/era-gold.htmLinks to reviews:http://www.elexatelier.com/EraGoldMkV.pdf(Stereophile Class A)http://www.tnt-audio... |