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| Which is REALLY the best Conrad Johnson Preamp Can’t believe no one mentioned the Premier Ten. The Ten is the one to get IMHO. Its similar circuit as the Premier 14 but with a hand made ladder network stepped attenuator (Only one CJ ever made). I also believe there is one less resistor in the... | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? @mlsstl Yes the Aegir is a very solid and excellent amp regardless. Thank you for your suggestions! | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? @mlsstl @ditusa Here is example of a 'non-chassis mounted RCA' on this Hegel similar to what I see on the Aegir/Aegir | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? @mlsstl @ditusa so we’re on the same page here is an example of my understanding of a chassis mounted RCA. | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? @rrboogie You replaced your X250.5 with a Topping LA90? Are you an EE by chance? | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? @mlsstl @ditusa I could be mistaken but what I see is chassis mounted 'binding posts' not RCAs. The RCAs on the Aegir/Aegir look to be circuit board mounted in plastic cups which are screwed/supported by the chassis. It's not the same. | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? Yeah, the Vidar is out. I know it's high value and a fine amp but I can’t bring myself to buy a product that doesn’t have chassis mounted RCAs. Just can’t do it. It the audio line in the sand for me. | |
| Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp? Great suggestions. Would love to find a Motif MS50 been looking for one for years. A Quad 405 is fun idea too but def need to recap/refresh. I have to look at some older Ayre Acoustics stuff, nice. Schiit Vidar maybe... Spectral DMA50? nice but sc... | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? @hilde45 Did you ever complete your QS cap upgrades? Reading this thread its not clear which QS model you are working with. If you have a newer QS item I do believe the capacitors if white in color are already Film and Foils if you replace these w... | |
| Borderpatrol Dac SE I'm not sure what the disconnect is. The BP is utterly life changing for a digital front end. For the last 20 years most dacs have relatively similar shortcomings and sonic signatures due the fact of using basically the same ICs for digital filter... | |
| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? Hi JB, I'm planning the same upgrade. I recently upgraded the crossovers in a pair of Kef R300s and the results were very good. Basically, upgraded the resistors to Mills wirewounds and replaced the caps with Sonicaps with a Jantzen Alumen Z cap b... | |
| What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k? What speakers are you driving? That should be the determining factor. If your looking for nice amp IMHO you should look for a BAT VK-200 for about a $1000 or Pass Aleph 5 for about $1500 take the remaining $3500-$4k and buy some storeable food bec... |