hickamore
Responses from hickamore
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? Sorry about open-ended "optimal." I should have said "example."And yes, on this prescription a different amp would be needed.Such as . . .?Thanks. | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? Active speakers not an option in my main system. Nor tube preamps in my secondary system. But I do get the idea, also why it could work for those otherwise situated. Very interesting about Space Tech. Need to read up on that, thanks. | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? atmasphereGiven that very helpful clarification, what would be your optimal components for a balanced line electronic chain (source - preamp - amp)? | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? Sounding better all the time. Thx! | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? rickytickytwo thanks for the info. Others have said that Tung-Sol are no longer supplied but agree with you, rolling to better tubes is easy and beneficial. So that is the plan for when I return from long travels. | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? dsper, thanks for sharing. I gather that PL may not be the quite the workhorse as Rogue, and that tube rolling is needed to get the desired qualities. At least this should be easy (if costly!) with PL. I don't mind a bit of warmth in the mids and ... | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? If an ur-guru like wolf_garcia says Freya+ stands sonically with the best, durable, no tube rolling trouble, that's good enough for me. Whatever risk may remain is easily worth a $900, trade- value-retained gamble. Thinking if/when I "upgrade" fro... | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? Don't need integrated these days, but the product info is good to hold for the dreaded day when the component footprint must shrink along with its owner. Checking out the rest except ARC, which I already know, and whose company, like the few geniu... | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? branden_8091please report your findings if any. | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? millercarbon your expertise has been duly admired and appreciated in other threads. I'm just now learning that although the Rogue logo is a raven, Raven is another product entirely. Such a tasty can of worms to dig into :-) | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? Ahhh. The plot thickens and always more to consider. Thanks all. | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? Very helpful, melm, much appreciated. Especially the news that Freya+ no longer gets Tung-Sols, yet tube rolling is easy. Having heard nothing to the contrary so far, any reason not to start with Schiit and if displeased, trade up for big boys? | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? rickytickytwo, thanks. How much tube rolling have you done with the Freya Plus, and what did you think of the original stock tubes? Build quality would certainly be a key for the long haul, and I too have read that the big boys are built like farm... | |
| Class-D Audio USA have just released their new GaN amp at the CES Never trusted Class D since Bob Carver's original brute circa 1980. So now Carver is doing tubes and Class D is high fashion. Stand long enough in the same place . . . | |
| The Modern DAC killed High Resolution Music - has Stereophile proven it? Nothing to add but much to learn.Hoping for more posts on this subject. |