hilde45
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| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? Rogue RP-5 for $1450 is a great deal -- but for me, it's not a 6SN7 tube but four 12AU7/ECC82. Different sound. Perhaps OP will like though. Well made, good company, great price and resale potential. | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? IMHO: I've never heard a Schiit preamp that competes with the most of the options suggested to you. I'd skip Schiit for a tube preamp. | |
| Amp suggestion for Merlin TSM speakers OP, the key (if I may) is in what I said: Impedance: 8 ohms nominal, 6.5 ohms minimum, 14 ohms at crossover point Sensitivity: 87 dB, 1W/1m (2.83V) Again: with a 6.5 ohm minimum impedance, they should NOT be hard for a wide variety of amps to dr... | |
| Amp suggestion for Merlin TSM speakers They sound like great speakers. It seems there was a discussion about solid state and this amp in 2011: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/solid-state-amp-for-merlin-tsm-s?sort_order=asc As for power, if this review is correct, they should b... | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? @nightfall and others -- sorry FOUR 6SN7 tubes rather than SIX. My bad. I still prefer having a preamp with one. Why? Cost: they range in price but maybe $30 bucks and up (times four). I'd rather spend money on having a variety of 6SN7 tubes to ... | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? @nightfall Honestly, the DeHavilland UltraVerve III is at the top of my wish list. However, as you know, these only rarely pop up for sale, and the vast majority seem to be units without remote control. I'd like to push back very politely ab... | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? I would second (from reading and friends' experiences): Cary audio SLP-98 with 6SN7 tubes (many say these tubes sound great) VTL older 2.5 (I own one built in 2013 it's a tank Modwright SWL 9.0 or LS100 I also would really look hard at Aric Aud... | |
| Bluesound Node 2i with Denafrips Ares ii +1 @audphile1 | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? I have researched this a lot. If you can keep an eye out for a DeHavilland UltraVerve III on the used sites, snap it up. They come up and they are really exceptional. | |
| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? Stop with the all caps. FFS, enough with the all caps. | |
| Looking for a simple system My two cents: I've owned an Atoll integrated (IN200SE) and it paired really nicely with the Fritz Carbon 7 Mk. 2 SE. It had good power and just a bit of extra energy in the mids and highs, so the Fritz's speakers warmth and soft dome tweeter were ... | |
| what is more popular silver or black face plates Silver, since day one, in the '70's. Evidence? | |
| I find myself "tuning out" anymore.....is the magic fading? The pendulum of suffering: when you get what you’re after, you’re bored. When you don’t get it, you’re frustrated. Either way, you lose. This is basic Schopenhauer, but it applies to the hobby of audio. It's clear -- you're tired of chasing goals... | |
| Things we cannot be bothered by anymore Endless debates about gear when control of key variables have not been accounted for. Take, for example, the room. Food critics would never debate the quality of food if they were unsure whether or not food was doused in ketchup... But many audi... | |
| Subs? Two subs are always better than one. They extend the soundstage. This may be true, but for me it is subordinate to them helping with room modes. Two is good, three is great, four is...marginally better. Helpful: https://blog.teufelaudio.com/w... |