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| Jeff Rowland Capri preamp Rgs92, I am not familiar with the Edge NL12.1. Having said that, as the Capri has very low output impedance of 80Ohm balanced and 40Ohms single ended, there is a very good chance that synergy will be good. Guido | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? Elberoth2, I tried the current reissue. I am not terribly inclined in delving in superannuated and proportionally priced NOS at this time. | |
| Pass Labs XP-10 & XP-20 preamps I am very familiar with JRDG Capri, but have not heard the Pass XP-10 or XP-20. . . A live a/b comparison would be very interesting indeed. G. | |
| Specific needs for a new preamp... Current Rowland Capri may also match your reqs. Fully differentially balanced. Output impedance of 80Ohms balanced. Remote control. Cost approx $2500 new in black livery. Optional phono stage card costs $350. I have commented abundantly on this pr... | |
| Subwoofer for VA Haydn Rel has been acquired by Sumiko, the North American distributor of Vienna Acoustics. Since then, Rel subs have been particularly well matched/voiced with VA speakers. | |
| Vienna baby grand Thank you Realhifi. . . I trust my dealer. . . provided he/she agrees with my ears. Regretably, I have this nasty habit of trusting my own ears first. . . odd habit, really. Or to use the old Reagan adage. . . "trust. . . but verify!"Last time I a... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? "Assumptions are often incorrect in this hobby. Experimentation is what helps us progress."That's correct. . . and that's why I gave Tungsol 6550 a valiant try for several weeks. . . then went back to 6550C for good. G. | |
| Jeff Rowland Capri preamp Capri and Concerto internals are extremely different--Capri being a brand new design based on TI Burr Brown OPA1632. However, not having had the opportunity of a direct a/b audition, I am not in a position of offering my own comparative findings. ... | |
| Review: Playback Designs MPS-5 CD Player Thank you Mike, I agree with you. I may consider a hard drive music server system in the future for pure convenience. As for its preported audio superiority. . . it is a perfectly good theory. . . and therefore can, at least in principle, be prove... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? Gentlemen, rather than waxing poetic in terms of 'better' and best', it may be useful to describe what makes us prefer a particular 6550 or 6H30 iteration over an other one. As for Tungsol 6550 on Ref 3, I much prefer the SED 6550C supplied by Arc... | |
| Review: Playback Designs MPS-5 CD Player Mapman, makes little difference. . . data cachhing does not typically perform bitwise synchronization. . . wordwise if you are lucky, probably coarser than that. The only problem I see in using hard drive servers is many seem to be operating on a ... | |
| speakers for classical music Fear not Mapman, I sport several of those sillybones myself! G. | |
| speakers for classical music Hi Atma, jokes aside, I'd be very interested in listening to the recording. . . to late now to use it for my current review project. . . want to finish on Friday. | |
| speakers for classical music Hi Atma, now that you mention a hint of Karl Orff. . . I remember listening to Cantos General on the radio. . . quantitatively, a most impressive work. | |
| Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2008 I wouldn't miss it for The World! Guido |