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| 845 Tube Refresh bump | |
| 845 Tube Refresh I am not willing to go the Elrog route based on cost at this point. I am sure they are great but $2k is more than I want to spend. I would say my budget is up to $1k but would prefer to spend less. Thanks Verdantaudio for your response. | |
| Streamer Advice Lumin, Auralic, Innuos Others? Thank you thank you all for your responses. As luck would have it I found a good deal on a Cambridge CXN v2 so that’s where I’ll begin this journey. I’ll try to audition up the food chain when I can. | |
| WTF Audio Cables: A Review No, these cables are not cheap. In my opinion however, they represent value. I simply don't know how you would improve on these. My system is performing better with them by a significant degree. Yes, that is subjective. I know my cable experimenta... | |
| Can someone help me decide between an amp and an integrated amp? Well my man, you have opened a can of worms. Here is my two cents, in general, separates sound better given similar build quality. Different power supplies running pre and amp make a difference. I prefer dual mono amps to a single amp for better s... | |
| Who makes this Pre-amp? rx8manVery little information on the vuja de website. Also their price points are a bit beyond me. I am looking at $3K or so max. The Don Sachs or DeHavilland look to be my alternatives. | |
| Who makes this Pre-amp? I have a Mapletree 2A SE with tube rectification. That’s where I got a love of the octal tube. Just want to see if I can move up with this type of pre and add a remote. | |
| Who makes this Pre-amp? Thanks for the responses. Do either of you own one of these? DeHavilland I am familiar with though have never heard one. The Custom I was not familiar with but looks right up my alley. | |
| Belles 350A Reference Preamp Choices Bump | |
| Koetsu Rosewood - Best/safest way to clean stylus IMHO, you should stop doing what you are doing. I would recommend you use Onzow Zero Dust to "dip" your needle in. All you have to do is lower the cartridge into the Onzow and straight back up. Then brush the needle from back to front (very import... | |
| Luxman 507uXi vs. Luxman 507uXii Astelmaszek et. al,"There is a bit more to that than that. I've had both. Recently sold the 505 and replaced it with 507. The preamp section of the 507uX is better as is the output stage. How much better? Depends on the speaker. Not much of a diff... | |
| Luxman 507uXi vs. Luxman 507uXii I had noticed the 505 does not double into 4 ohms. I am running 4 ohm 86db efficient speakers so doubling into 4 ohms is an important consideration for me if I go back to SS. | |
| Luxman 507uXi vs. Luxman 507uXii @erik_squires Mike did tell me they were awfully close. It was another dealer who was told me the ii was much better. Mike said if you A/B them you would be hard pressed to tell the difference. I think I am going to sit tight for a while unless a ... | |
| Luxman 507uXi vs. Luxman 507uXii @astelmaszek Hey, ship me a quad of those for some quality control testing, lol! I have some RFTs and Siemens. I like the Siemens best but the RFTs sound pretty darn good. I’ll bet those Amperex are the bomb! Hold on a few more years and you can ... | |
| Luxman 507uXi vs. Luxman 507uXii astelmaszekThanks for your response. Exactly what I was looking for. Unfortunately I seemed to have shuffled my feet and lost my seat. Mike sold the last one yesterday. Hey, I like that tube buffer idea. I am now a tube guy and love the sound. I a... |