hitsofmisses
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| Best Tube PreAmp - McIntosh vs. Audio Research vs. VAC vs. Atma-Sphere First of all, I’ll be buying them used. Secondly, I’m flexible on the budget. I initially started with $2-3k.After experiencing buyers remorse with some the selections made in the past, years of research, etc. I’ve now stretched my budget to $1... | |
| Reference Full Function Tube Preamplifier @Normie57: Did you compare & decide which preamplifier you’ll be getting? i’ve Luxman m900u SS Amplifier. Based on what I have read so far, even I’ve shortlisted Luxman CL-1000, VAC Renaissance or Signature. The Audio Research Reference 6SE &... | |
| Best Tube PreAmp - McIntosh vs. Audio Research vs. VAC vs. Atma-Sphere @soix : I never thought about burning through tubes & how expensive it could be while video watching. @atmasphere : The MP1 is among the top 4 of my list. What's the life of various tubes in MP1, number of tubes/ models, and how expensive th... | |
| Best SS Amp - Pass Labs X350.8 vs. Luxman M900u vs. Ayre VX-R Twenty Thank you Ryder & everyone who shared their experiences/ insights to guide me in this process. It's the most expensive Amplifier I never dreamt I'll ever own. I stretched my budget to my wildest dream. And I still have a bunch of toys on my li... | |
| Best SS Amp - Pass Labs X350.8 vs. Luxman M900u vs. Ayre VX-R Twenty After a lot of deliberation & a little hesitation, I ended up buying the Luxman m900u. I'll update you after I plug it in but not sure how much that will help as I haven't listened to any of the Amps discussed here. The only comparison I c... | |
| Best SS Amp - Pass Labs X350.8 vs. Luxman M900u vs. Ayre VX-R Twenty Forgot to mention, my setup will be used 70% of the time for HT & 30% for Music. I’ll be eventually adding a Tube PreAmp & another Amp for the remaining 3 channels for HT. @jjss49 : I agree with you. The 5 figure price factor limits the m... | |
| Best SS Amp - Pass Labs X350.8 vs. Luxman M900u vs. Ayre VX-R Twenty Thanks everyone for your replies. I searched for Coda, Hegel, Gryphon, etc. Most I could find was Integrated or nothing. The others, I never heard of them before. Which makes it more than likely that it’ll be a difficult to resell later on. I pref... | |
| Is dedicated PreAmp with Oppo 105 needed? I’ve shortlisted Atma-Sphere MP1 so far. Now I just need to be patient to find a good deal to come by. Another alternative would be a VAC preamp & preferably with HT Bypass. | |
| Is dedicated PreAmp with Oppo 105 needed? Tim,We’re pole apart. She does not enjoy either music or movies. In a year, she ‘might’ watch a movie or two & rarely listen to any music, even during long drives.Whereas like my parents, I love singing. When I play a song, I get involved with... | |
| Is dedicated PreAmp with Oppo 105 needed? @noble100 : Thanks for the positive words of encouragement. But they’re quite far from reality. You can just call it my survival instincts. 😂 I know I’ll be entering years long war with series of battles & skirmishes with my wife at each conve... | |
| Is dedicated PreAmp with Oppo 105 needed? @kr4 : So then the only option is to get a Stereo PreAmp with HT Passthrough.Hopefully, the fronts speakers won’t be terribly loud or will have a different sound signature. | |
| Is dedicated PreAmp with Oppo 105 needed? @junzhang10 : Don’t know much about “Sony ES TA-P9000ES 5 channel preamp” & how does it fare against modified “Krell S1200” or other Tube PreAmp. | |
| Atma-Sphere MP-3 Mk. 3.3 vs. VAC CPA-1 MK II or Avatar Super - Recommendations @atmasphere: Since I have never listened to any tube preamps & I don’t have any design/ engineering experience, I don’t have a base to compare. That’s why I‘m relying on people who has listened & compared these equipments.@almarg : I also ... | |
| Atma-Sphere MP-3 Mk. 3.3 vs. VAC CPA-1 MK II or Avatar Super - Recommendations My budget is around $3000 & I’m only considering getting a used one. I haven’t seen any Backert or Don Sachs in the used market. And for that much money, I think the used models from VAC or Atma would perform better than the new ones from the ... | |
| Atma-Sphere MP-3 Mk. 3.3 vs. VAC CPA-1 MK II or Avatar Super - Recommendations @noromance : Don’t know what is passive/ active switching but compared to VAC & Atma, Shiit look like babies. No offense, but I don’t think they’re in the same calibre. @gdnrbob: MP-1 looks impressive but I don’t think I can ever be able to af... |