hammy
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| Trade- off, power SS vs tube magic. I owned a Plinius SS amp before I switched to tubes (Rogue Audio). I was very happy with the sound of the Plinius amp and preamp. They just were not as reliable as I would like. Every two years I would have to travel to the repair shop. Hopefu... | |
| Best Speaker wire with Rogue Audio amp and preamp for $2K or less? Sorry, it's a ST-100. It's only a few years old...so whatever the 100 watt tube amp is. (It's really a 60 watt amp in the mode I have it set to, but the Silverlines are efficient.)I will try out some used cables, and see what makes the system ha... | |
| Best Speaker wire with Rogue Audio amp and preamp for $2K or less? "What sound characteristics are you looking for?"That is a really good question. It is THE question. I want a warm midrange. I don't want a bright treble. The Rogue Audio equipment is revealing but not overly warm, especially for tubes. I hav... | |
| Best Speaker wire with Rogue Audio amp and preamp for $2K or less? PS- I am using Siltech G3 RCA interconnects. | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help I have not been impressed with most McIntosh equipment, especially the solid state, but I have heard the 275 Mk. VI is a good amp. I have heard it demoed and it did sound good. I prefer Audio Research, but that is usually more expensive. As far... | |
| Oppo 205 for TV viewing? The Absolute Sound raved about it on many fronts, including picture quality. Audio was excellent at that price-level. Even the headphone amp is improved from earlier models. Google Oppo 205 reviews, and read The Absolute Sound and Stereophile ... | |
| Marantz av8802a volume issue I am sorry that happened to you- that can definitely damage ears and speakers. The speakers are less important. I would recommend playing music with piano and vocals and listen to each speaker. You should be able to tell if it has any blown com... | |
| Turntables... Thorens v Denon I haven't tried the GT750. I did own a Denon DP60L, which was an upper-line model. It had a large Rosewood base and was gorgeous! I also had a Rega 2, from the 1980's. I compared the two tables with an a/ b test, and the Rega trounced the Denon... | |
| Review: Plinius SA-102 power amp I bought Siltech cables based on a Wes's review and F.Y.I it is a good combination. I'm using G3's with a SA-100mkII. Still happy! | |
| What is the Best Phono Pre-Amp Under $750? New issue of Stereophile Recommended components gives "Bob's Devices Cinemag" (uses 2 Cinemag 3440 step-ups) a class B rating for $400.Bested step-up in reviewers Shindo Masseto pre-amp.The Soundsmith MCP2 ($700) was also class B. F-117 Nighthawk ... | |
| An audio transformation - R2R If you can listen to master tapes you are one step closer to the music. I too have a lot of trouble with digital formats. It's not that there is anything wrong with digital, but we are saddled with 1980 computer technology for CD's, and instead of... | |
| Starting out- a Beatles question Get Revolver! Better on vinyl, but I have both because I don't like cleaning records. I don't like cleaning anything! | |
| Where is the next generation of direct drive? Direct drive is bad for music, but great for reliability. Companies spend huge amounts of money on motors for belt drive turntables, but they can never be perfect, at least not in this life. The belt separates the platter from that vibration creat... | |
| What is Musicality? Musicality is a subjective term that describes natural sounding music. You can't break it down into a technical description because the whole point is to describe the sum total of technical specs. Musicality means the system sounds right. The tone... | |
| Are you too old to be an audiophile? Farjamed,\I'm glad you brought this up. Hearing is not necessarily age related. It's the mileage that matters. One scientists compared 80 year olds in Africa to 18 year ols in America. The old Africans, who did not employ modern technology, had be... |