hilde45
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| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @pprocter Did you see I’m looking for a solid state preamp? Is the kit you’re recommending both tube and solid state, because it looks like a tube preamp kit. @tony1954 Yes, it’s almost as if I’m a woman talking to men. "Did she say something?"... | |
| Advice or experience with shipping speakers using freight companies Possibly of interest | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Thanks to those who've posted additional, useful information. | |
| New Synergistic Master Fuse @jasonbourne52 Mark Twain said "It is easier to con someone than it is to convince them that they have been conned." You're quoting Twain because he's right, right? Given that, why are you bothering to try to convince people that they're con... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @yogiboy Thanks. That may be a viable route after all my searching/thinking. @ditusa Appreciate it! Yes, at $1k Schiit might be it. Now it’s head to head against Van Alstine. Hmmm. Schiit Freya+ vs. Van Alstine RB -- quite the contest. @audphile... | |
| Experience with Townshend Seismic Podiums on Concrete Floor (they're great) @wyoboy First, thank you so much for your kind comments. Much appreciated. I would keep my eye on what @brownsfan writes, as he has more succinctly analyzed the physics involved than anyone else. Today I will be experiment with adding weight/mass... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @barts That's a very wise suggestion. That would put me around $2k. Not shabby. | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Just in case anyone has an opinion, I am seeing a Conrad Johnson PF2L PreAmplifier, used for around the price of the Schiit Freya S. Any thoughts on that matchup? | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @yyzsantabarbara Many here are liking the Benchmark. But at $2799 it's not in contention. I appreciate your comments about the Topping. Those comments are more on point. If I were to consider the Benchmark at close to $3k, then the whole conversa... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Van Alstine seems to be a good candidate which is above the cheaper stuff (Schiit, Topping) but still way below the others -- Benchmark, SPL, etc. Any opinions on the van alstine RB vs. SLR model preamps? | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Re: Topping. It seems decent. I liked the comment from Stereophile: " Internally, the Pre90 is the very model of a modern analog preamp. It is fully balanced. It increments gain in 0.5dB steps via relays that switch among resistor arrays. Its ac... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? I appreciate replies, but I'm not looking for $2k or $3k or $4k. I'm taking notes of everything mentioned, but in my OP, I discuss looking at Schiit stuff and other inexpensive options. Also: Some clarifications: I have two excellent tubed pream... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? @jl35 So Freya S you like -- and Pass is your reference? High praise! Topping, Van Alstine, Odyssey -- great! $2k for a preamp is inexpensive to some here. I like having that price point to consider, but I'm still most curious about what's $1k o... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? Thanks for the replies. @petg60 I'm inquiring about things much LESS than 4k euros. This is a lower priced preamp thread. I prefer tube preamplifiers. This is something with a different sound and/or when I do not want to think about tube life or ... | |
| Are you getting the bass you deserve? I'm getting plenty of bass, but have not gotten nearly enough tilapia or salmon. Got a solution for that, OP? |