hoytis
Responses from hoytis
| Any opinions on NAD quality? Not sure about quality these days, but NADs of the past still outperform many components of today. For the money, one of the best bang for the buck. The NAD 106 preamp is still one my favorites. | |
| Recommendation for phono stage I have a well tempered TT as well. Running a Dynavector XX-2 MKII cart into a Gold Note PH-10. Love it. Lots of load options on the fly. No complaints at all. | |
| KEF 104/2 Amp Pairing - Rotel RA-1570 vs. Harman Kardon HK 3490 - Seeking Advice Yes, the Rotel can handle 4 ohm speakers, but only one pair of speakers at a time. If using both A/B then all the speakers need to be 8 ohms. The Rotel puts out 100 watts at 8 ohms. It's only going to be more (probably 150-200W) at 4 ohms. You're... | |
| Looking at Phono Preamps @spslim Ah...I hear ya. Makes sense. | |
| Preamplifier options - seeking help to determine which one Regarding CA-03, I'm assuming the attenuator version doesn't add any gain, so it's cleaner sounding with better signal-to-noise ratio. If you tend to listen mostly at low volume then this version would be great. But if you like to pump it up at ti... | |
| Looking at Phono Preamps I'm curious what it is you think you're not getting from the 310LP. An excellent stage, no? | |
| Removable headshells The SA-250 effective mass is 18g, yes? Looking at an online resonance calculator, I would think if you added weight you'd be out of that sweet spot for resonant frequency. | |
| Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with? I have a tube line stage feeding a Mark Levinson 27.5 (100 watts, 50K input impedance) and it sounds sublime. I imagine the pre keeps the edge off. Best of both worlds. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Haven't rolled tubes yet. Haven't felt the need yet. But never say never. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Cheers! I've been really happy with mine. What it lacks in load options makes up in fidelity. I just think they nailed it – in my system anyway. Hope it works out for ya. | |
| Downsizing from tower to bookshelf I would add ProAc Tablette 10 to your list. I find them exceptional. They would love your amp. I've also been intrigued by MoFi's new Sourcepoint speakers lately. I've heard good things. | |
| Phono stage for second system Another vote for GN PH-10. So versatile with on-the-fly loading. Sounds incredible. I've also really enjoyed the Softone Model4 tube stage. | |
| Phono Stage advice for Mono listening I run two decks, one has a detachable head shell so it's easy to throw on the mono cart from time to time to spin my old jazz pressings. That said, I love the the Gold Note PH-10. Sounds incredible to my ears. Two inputs. You can switch loads on t... | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp This is great stuff. Thanks everyone. And actually, I'm bumping the budget to about $4K. | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp Thanks for the additional comments y'all. This is good stuff. |