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| Do classical CDs made from early analog tapes sound better on your system than new CDs? OP, you got no ears at all, it would seem. | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? Perhaps someone should start a thread regarding horn speakers. This " love it or hate it " impression has to be explored, I think.Personally, I don't like in your face sound nor do I like laid back sound, horns or not. | |
| Do classical CDs made from early analog tapes sound better on your system than new CDs? It is a profoundly stupid idea to convert into digital what was recorded in analog. Not surprisingly all of those cds, both original and remasters sound like junk. The degree varies but it is the same junk.Digital recording on the other hand can s... | |
| How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ? Different tubes with different sound signature. Different coloration ? | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? Question is do horns, generally speaking, produce life-like dynamics or exaggerated 'life-unlike' dynamics ?As I understand, 15" woofer is difficult to make fast, maybe couple of 10" - 12" would be better ?I would not expect any $3k speakers with ... | |
| How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ? Isn't it unfortunate that even premium Western manufacturers are dependent on Chinese and Russian tubes ? To put it another way, if it were not for them we might not see VAC and other equipment except for some very expensive pieces with NOS tubes.... | |
| Questions : Selling here for the first time The best method of shipping is FedEx Overnight. Second best is USPS Express and USPS Priority. Never ship ground anything, they may be able to find a way to break even unbreakable items. Why take more risk than needed? Any shipping is risky.What a... | |
| Upgrading form Pass integrated amplifier to a better one Denon1, yes, I will always keep a cd player as well for exactly the reasons that you said but also for sound quality and some rare discs.I understand, you didn't buy Gryphon dac option, extra $6k is no fun, and I don't know how it competes with ou... | |
| How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ? Yes, very good points. I can see that I will have nothing to worry about when it comes to NOS tubes for the phono and preamp. Where you get the tubes is very important. As for the power amps, well, it is going to cost but should be worth it.Thank ... | |
| Upgrading form Pass integrated amplifier to a better one Great. Yeah, give it couple of hundred hours to fully burn in. When you recover from your expenses you might consider experimenting with cables. This is a very high performance level, and everything matters even more.Tube integrateds aside, there ... | |
| How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ? Well, real audiophiles are not many people, they go the extra mile.But money is tight these days, anything audio I buy - I have to cut the expenses somewhere else. Still, $300 bottle of French wine once a year is something that I can do. | |
| How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ? Glen, this is certainly a good point, I am not sure how to figure it out when it comes to power amps. I would not be concerned much about phono stage and line preamps. Of course, another obvious point is how many tubes you need for a power amp. Tu... | |
| What Are You Powering Your Focal Utopias With? Kevin of VAC has Grand Utopia as his reference speakers.Well, Focal is French. How about Jadis to power them ? Just a thought. | |
| What Are You Powering Your Focal Utopias With? I heard that VAC and Allnic work very well with them. I bet, Ypsilon would be interesting to try, never heard of this pairing. For solid state amplification I would first try Gryphon, but I always say that regardless of speakers. | |
| How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ? I wonder where they at Tube World and Vintage Tube Services get the tubes, they probably do have to chase them around the globe.Buying a few sets in advance might be difficult and expensive but good idea if you plan to keep what you have for a lon... |