hilde45
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| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? When i listened to tubes on good recordings, I liked the way they sounded. That was compared to solid state A/B and D class. I have not however tried the Pass Labs Class A. I'd like to do that. | |
| Has anyone heard the new PS Audio Strata, Integrated Amp/DAC/streamer? It's a huge swiss army knife. Good price point. But with a streamer, DAC, bluetooth, etc. inside, I would be a little concerned that it might be outdated too quickly. Maybe they figured that piece out. It's one thing to buy that cute little Sprout... | |
| If I have good local shops available, should I restrict my purchasing? There sure is. Big worries don't eliminate smaller worries, though. The fact that people are commenting here proves that they see something is at stake. Anyone who thinks this is a trivial issue is free to ignore it. | |
| If I have good local shops available, should I restrict my purchasing? @tvad I’m not sure there will be a one-size solution to the dilemma. I’m ok with that. The point of such dilemmas is to elicit additional ideas and sub-principles which can help. When you say that you would pay $3500 to the dealer IF that $3500 re... | |
| If I have good local shops available, should I restrict my purchasing? @tvad Attending audio show goes around the dilemma, for sure. It solves the problem of "how can I hear things outside the context of my local shop" but it doesn’t choose within a dilemma I posed. Regarding the idea of mentioning the online price t... | |
| If I have good local shops available, should I restrict my purchasing? @thosb I like that story, and clearly the owner is creating a relationship with you. That’s good for his long strategy, as long as folks like you -- once they acquire the means -- are going to come back and spend a bit more with that store.For me,... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @tvad If I might wax philosophical for a moment about what’s happened for me, here: this has been a great lesson in "slow technology," a drawing back from that impulse to go 0-100 mph right away. Part of that is impelled, I suspect, by how we buy ... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @tvad Thanks. I joined an audio club this morning and visits to folks houses in Colorado will be possible now. I will eat shipping as part of the process. Going to bake that into the spreadsheet. I contacted Tekton — no facility in Utah to tour. J... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @tvad I sure will. I'm already a fair way down the road to a short list of very good amps suggested by folks here, I've auditioned things people have mentioned, bought literature to read, and after some painful lessons about the speakers I first f... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @decooney Great point. My two spaces are not all the flexible for placement. The nice thing about bookshelves -- and the reason I went with Salk WOW1's for a trial, is the flexibility which comes from small size and front-ports. That's what's prob... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Thanks, @tvad That is quite an attractive option. I don't think a flight to Ogden is in my plans yet, but then again, I think Tekton is within driving. I could compare those two companies' stuff...and catch the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @jaudio1 Thanks, will take a look.@tvad Zu is a good option. I'll take a look and maybe they'll come my way. Good price points. I was curious about Omega, also, but I wrote them and there is no home trial. You buy it, it's yours. Done. https://ome... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Just to add -- thanks for continuing to question my initial speaker choices and offering new ideas. Since nothing has been purchased yet, there are still listening opportunities. At least 1 person has suggested upping my speaker budget, knowing th... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? I did a lot of speaker listening and narrowed it down, but I didn't comprehend the implications of sensitivity because I had yet to experience how much I liked tubes. That's the reason this has gotten so complicated. | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Thanks Ihcho and 93cobraI'm looking now at that Rhumba 1.3.It is kind of a bummer when they tell you how much better the Extreme is! Just when I'm thinking, "This is the right price point for me" they go ahead and tell you all the ways things coul... |