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| Need help from tube guys to select a tube preamp Hi Jb3,I was wondering what it was about the tube preamp testimonials that made you decide to take the plunge. I think the reasoning behind your decision will help us in making suggestions.That being said, I've been using a nice preamp the BC21 fr... | |
| Why do Japanese-pressed CDs sound better? Sorlowski, thanks man! I happened to be considering a few of the ones you own. | |
| Why do Japanese-pressed CDs sound better? Sorlowski, I just went to the Top Music website. Impressive.I didn't know Hovland and Unison Research issued their own CDs. Which CDs did you purchase from them? Neat stuff. | |
| Why do Japanese-pressed CDs sound better? I feel the same way about the Japanese pressings.But I've heard people say the standard seems to be higher in that part of the Pacific rim whether it be Chinese or Australian pressings as well.I even noticed some of the great sounding JVC XRCD2s m... | |
| New system too bright.Will different cables help ? In your case, I feel switching out the DH Labs for something like Acoustic Zen will make a significant improvement. I used Silversonic T14 for some time and felt it was quite lean and revealed the nasties present in my various systems. The AZ line... | |
| Meridian 508.24 or BAT VK 5i? Excellent advice from the above respondents. Plus, the BAT will allow you to tune the sound further when you start tube rolling. | |
| Single input Line-Stage Pre-amp Hey Marco!I own the Luminous Audio AXIOM passive pre, and for $125 it is very good, but seems "flat" in the soundstage compared to tube preamps if you know what I mean. It has very good dynamics and frequency response though.I am in the process of... | |
| What after Aleph 3, need more juice? I had the opportunity to borrow a friend's Aleph 3 last spring to compare to my BAT VK3i and found they share many of the same positive qualities.Some of the differences I noticed were that the Aleph 3 did acoustic guitars better than the BAT crea... | |
| Tube Preamp with "pass through" for HT option? I just received a BAT VK3i that has a unity gain function that allows for HT pass-thru. I haven't had the chance to utilize it thought because it is in a 2 channel only system. | |
| How can I improve Apple iTunes through my system? Awesome! A bunch of Mac users, G5ers to boot! | |
| Personal Preamp Evolution I'm sitting with four preamps in my room now.Blue Circle BC21BAT VK3iLuminous Audio AXIOMAntique Soundlabs T1 DTNo EVO here, just dinosaurs and homosapiens coexisting, and I won't say which is which. | |
| Tube preamp or tube amp to start with? I second the tube preamp route, it's both easier and more versatile.Depending on which tube amp you went with, you might end up with a boatload of tubes to roll with, but preamps usually use less of them. My Blue Circle BC21 uses only two and my B... | |
| HELP: how to compensate too laid-back source Dmitrydr, like the other poster here, I think a cable swap may be a good place to begin.I'm using Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II, Matrix II and Hologram II in my system and enjoy the sound very much. The Silver Ref II and Matrix Ref II do sound ... | |
| Phonostage question ... Great advice Kurt! I wish I followed it more often myself, heheh. | |
| Open-Minded or Gullible? Marco,option + 2 = option + r = ®I love Macs too! After all Macs are the reason I can afford to be in this hobby. |