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| Help me spend $100,000 on a new system As a general idea, I would first replace the amp and cables. If you like your speakers enough to keep them for a long time. If not, then you will have to build the whole new system. Not necessarily $100k system, especially if you buy some of the c... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? And that's another advantage of tube electronics. Can you do transistor rolling ? | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? phd, I don't think tube equipment should be left on all the time to sound best and I didn't read anyone say it here. I do remember someone said some years ago that a particular Lamm preamp had to be left on for a few days to sound its best. Switc... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Personally, I will never have a reference system but will always have a good sound with tube equipment and analogue source wherever possible. The core of any music is in the midrange, and if you don't get it right more or less - forget about the r... | |
| buying (NOS) tubes online A word of caution about his musical preferences. First, he states that Telefunken is his overall favourite brand. Then, in his opinion, some military grade Brimar sound as good as any Mullard. No. Not in my VAC. I still decided to keep them just i... | |
| buying (NOS) tubes online You just have to talk to Brent, either through emails or over the phone before paying. His website might say it is in stock but in fact it may be out of stock. And possibly the other way around. He usually replies to emails within one day, or even... | |
| buying (NOS) tubes online I didn't delete it, it's Audiogon police. And I do like Brent, that was a joke. Just bought a pair of vintage 12AX7 Mullards from him. | |
| power cable Yeah, usually the power amp, though it can depend on the cord and on the equipment. For me it is Purist Audio Dominus Ferox, either power amp or integrated, either SS or tube. I have Top Gun from Custom Power Cord Company on the sources. The Domin... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? By the way, I heard that some do prefer vintage air-cooled Porsche. Besides being traditional it is much less safe and more difficult to drive fast than later Porsche. And that's why some prefer it. You do something stupid and you are gone. You re... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Some of the musicians I listen to I heard live and as such can compare. Anything introduces some coloration. For me negative coloration is the worst, that's what SS does brilliantly. Besides, not all tube amps are created equal, and not all tubes ... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? And tubes will continue to rule, no matter what some people think or want. With few exceptions, like large scale music in a big room with particular speakers. I will also note that I don't trust most people's objectivity or/and hearing. What I he... | |
| Focal Sopra n1 - mids are a bit recessed compared to Lumina IIs I don't see how 50 hours of burn in time can be enough for any speakers. 200-500 hours is where it often is. That's in addition to Luxman amp, as ghdprentice said. I bet, D'Agostino Momentum would be great. Sorry, had to say it. Or VAC. | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Mike, I see. Large scale music in a big room, that's when one might want top SS. Probably also particular speakers. I wonder how, say, JM Labs Grand Utopia, would do with both DartZeel and VAC. Or Classic Audio speakers. I envy your Ampex decks, a... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Mike, I finally see a serious system with a reel-to reel deck as a source, two in your case. Interesting that you preferred the DartZeel to VAC and Lamm. Maybe I would've too had I heard it. What kind of music do you mostly listen to ? | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Tony, I appreciate your affection, you follow me everywhere. When I say reference I don't mean Pass amps with some lower end Wilson speakers. Just because you have a good sound doesn't mean necessarily that it is a reference sound. There are pref... |