hilde45
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| New remastering of Steely Dan's Katy Lied review by Fremer Without judging any of the musical content, I find a number of SD recordings really shy of the audiophile mark. KL -- It's decent sounding but there is a fuzzy quality to the highs and the vocals are too recessed. It is better on this mix but sti... | |
| The Power Plant Regenerator debate drags on Every neighborhood has crappy power. (I work for a very large utility)... there is no "if" you have crappy power, you do. If this is true -- and I’d like to know HOW the average consumer can measure what matters at the outlet into which they wa... | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? +1 Erhard. I have always been interested. I think he's close to retiring so you might be in touch about how long to get a unit and follow up if any service is needed. | |
| An Audio Conversation with ChatGPT @atmasphere Since we're on the topic, do you think there is any perceptible sonic difference between a "pure" class A amp and another amp which is running in class A but will soon move into class B? Suppose, for the sake of argument, they are ne... | |
| OK Audiogon, help me out please Fritz carbon 7s. | |
| The Power Plant Regenerator debate drags on I’d be curious to try it if I could get a solid assessment of my power. Presently, things are really quiet on my line, but as the saying goes, "You don’t know what you don’t know." Paul at PS Audio takes ASR seriously. He doesn't agree with them,... | |
| 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. |