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| Help a confused newbie build his first setup... What is going to be your source? Since you mention a DAC are you going computer based or do you have a DVD/CD player to hook to the DAC? | |
| Help me pick a phono preamp I have had the Sutherland over a year and put new batteries in it when I bought it. Still going strong. 1200 hours is what Sutherland says. | |
| Tube audio under $900? The 502s are a big improvement over the 302s IMHO. Better transformers-better bass and dynamics regardless of el34s or KT88s. But you can get point to point wiring in the Cayin or Prima Lunas and skip the circut boards for the money you are talkin... | |
| Help me pick a phono preamp I like my sutherland Ph3 just fine with tube pre and tube amp. Battery operated. No power cord. D batteries. Very quite. Many loading options. Sounds great. Made my goldring MM sound good. Makes my Ortofon Cadenza Red sound great. Got mine used he... | |
| Tube audio under $900? For int. amps, Cayin A50T or Prima Luna Prologue I or II. For a tube power amp, TAD-60 (can be used as a one source int.) | |
| Newbie here - need help regarding t-table upgrade You may want to talk with George Merrill in Memphis. He is a turntable guru and works on and upgrades Thorens. Look him up on the web at Audio Emporium. | |
| Modest Preamp Upgrade? Mechans,I am not good with audiophile jargon and can really only tell if I like something when I hear it. Usually it is in small degrees. For instance, I was running JJ KT-77s in the TAD amp and I liked them ok but compared to the EH6A7s (yes spec... | |
| Best Used Amp/Preamp/CD Combo Under $1k I still think you need to think tubes. You are asking a fair amount to come in under $1K. I did not think el34s could deliver the bass I wanted until I went to the TAD-60 amp and I was astounded by the bass. These can be found at around $800 to 90... | |
| Best Used Amp/Preamp/CD Combo Under $1k Do you have something against tubes? I had Cometes in my BR system and loved them with tubes. BTW I was running an AMC el34 amp with a CJ PV10A and a MH CD 25.2. Nice little system. I would say a nice little tube integrated with the MH player or a... | |
| Jolida 102B - enough power for Smaller Advents? I wouldn't waste my time with the small advents unless it was just for nostalgia's sake. They just do not sound as good as today's speaker designs. They are constrained and muddeled in comparison. The little Jolida would match well with a set of b... | |
| Phono Stage Question Sutherland Ph3d is a good choice. I have a 1042 on my table right now with the Ph3d. I like the combo. It has adjustable loading and is very quite being battery operated. I just played with the settings till I found the sound I liked. There are ot... | |
| Budget CDP: Cambridge 640c, Marantz CD5003, what? Music Hall is a good safe bet, I have one in my bedroom but at what you can get a Denon 3910 for used now that is what I would do. Even though SACD playback is not important to you, the 3910 is a very respectable sounding CD player and of course i... | |
| Tube Preamp w / phono needed to match SS Amp TAD 150 Signature (has SS phono stage) is very good for the money. Also the CJ PV 10A is a classic. I own both. IMHO, both add warmth and soundstage to most SS amps. TAD has a remote while the CJ does not. I believe the TAD sounds a bit cleaner wh... | |
| Tube Rolling for TAD-150 Eagleman,What do you think of the Tung Sol reissues? | |
| Looking for a great el34 based amp TAD-60 is a no brainer very good EL34 based amp. Very easy to bias. You can experiment with other output tubes as well. You can use it as a single source integrated also. Outstanding bass with EL34s. The TAD-60 is very versatile, very reasonably p... |