hilde45
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| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @atmasphere One parameter is budget. Is this Atma or Ear in the neighborhood of $3k? | |
| Is Parasound on to something? Or, How important is crossover management in preamps? Ok, well I’m confused, then. Consider:Fact: Parasound offers something that changes the crossover point for the speaker design. They argue (and some here agree) that’s overall beneficial for sound because it reduces burden placed on speakers and a... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Interesting about the Schiit. I was very interested in them, and am cooling off a bit. I’ve now read a number of comparisons btw, for example, their DAC and other DAC’s (eg Denafrips), their tube and other tube pres, their power and other power. T... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Thanks -- both of those are really appealing. | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? I was looking hard at the Vincent 237, but that was about $1k less. This is very, very tempting. I need to read reviews, get feedback. I'd certainly be very proud to show it off. | |
| Amplifiers weight While your question was poked fun at by some, this exact question came up for a friend and I yesterday. Why? Because weight is touted as a "pro" for some amps and we didn't know why. Your question elicited some good reasons. | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @dodgealum Good to consider. I expect to talk myself into more extravagant purchases down the road, but for now, my intended listening space (and the amount of time I have to listen) are modest. I'm trying to take it slow.@decooney I'll go look... | |
| Is Parasound on to something? Or, How important is crossover management in preamps? @cal3713 Good points. The only other reason they might have put the feature in, besides the one you state, is that customers demanded it, despite the effect on sound quality. What I'd like to find out from them, is whether they believe they've pul... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Thanks all. These are good suggestions. @scothurwitz The Don Sachs suggestion does keep coming up. (Also: Quicksilver, Ultraverve, Had)@dodgealum I cannot see a price on the Herron VTSP-3A page. | |
| Is Parasound on to something? Or, How important is crossover management in preamps? Here's the take from PS Audio sales. I asked them why their stuff didn't have what Parasound did. The reply: "We believe handling the crossover is actually detrimental to the sound quality. When a speaker designer finalizes a design for a speaker... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? That’s great, @oddiofyl . I will go look for those -- very simple unit. I suppose that keeps costs low and noise out. (Was looking at Parasound and what a difference in the feature set. I suppose one just goes a different direction with these sort... | |
| $3000 stand mounted speakers? You might look at Salk. | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? @decooney Thanks for paying attention to my question. Some answers to yours:DEALER VISITS: Yes, I’m sharing the specs of my speakers with dealers I visit. So far, I’ve just visited one regarding amplifiers — there, the suggested purchase was Paras... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Thanks, @wig. | |
| Low-sensitivity speakers — What's special about them? That aspect @phusis "a live sound imprinting" is significant. Thanks for putting it that way. Another, good metric to judge speakers by; very useful. |