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| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) None of the Tech is cheap either.. BUT Art can be expensive, AY?It's not cheap, but it's way cheaper than the big name brands top of the line components. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) A winning circuit design will sound better with cheap parts than a average circuit design with top notch parts. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) Since you mention Don, his preamp would be a contender at far below 5K.It is definitely worth the money, but I don't believe it would compete with the higher end model space tech labs stuff. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) Don SachsDon Sachs used to own one of space tech labs preamps, I believe it was the last preamp he sold after he started making his own, he only had one of the middle of the road space tech preamps. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) BIG valve preamps are gonna be 'ALL THAT" soon enough..The big valves are only part of it, he uses ac heaters, which sounds a little warmer, but not too warm, and true point to point wiring. Some manufacturers use hand wiring, but not true point t... | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) "Space-Tech Laboratory - High-End Audio" http://www.thebestamp.com/Tube_Pre-Amps/Reference_Series/Reference-3.phpThis preamp can run it 150 tubes, you can also buy a separate power supply to power it, just plugs right into the rectifier socket on... | |
| Do I NEVER shut it off…? The only piece of audio equipment that ever came close to starting a fire was a carver receiver I had in the late 1980's, it shot a big flame out the top cover, so I suppose if I would have put a magazine on top of it there might have been a fire. | |
| Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with second, they all add coloration to the sound so you are not getting true high fidelity because even the best do not have a flat response over the entire audio spectrum, especially when compared to modern day solid state amplifiers. Generally ther... | |
| Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with "Space-Tech Laboratory - High-End Audio" http://www.thebestamp.com/Hybrid_Power_Amps/SA-700.php"Space-Tech Laboratory Ltd.'s Feedback Summary - Canuck Audio Mart" https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/userfeedback.php?user_id=24170 | |
| Bi amp and bias issue You can use a passive line level crossover with attenuators with some speakers, not sure about the magnepans. | |
| Krell KSA 200s power feed The only issue I see is protecting the amp. In the US, we have to reduce the fuse size by half if you go from 120 to 240, and it could be a reason why voltage changeover is usually not user selected -- the user will forget to change the fuse.I nev... | |
| Do I NEVER shut it off…? It's a tube preamp, doesn't run hot you can touch the tubes. I've had the same tubes in it for over 3 years. | |
| Do I NEVER shut it off…? I leave my tube preamp on all the time along with my big solid state class a amp. | |
| SQ - AV processor preouts vs. stereo linestage preamp I would go with a stereo preamp for music, even though you have a decent processor. They never seem to sound as good as a decent 2 channel preamp. | |
| Do I NEVER shut it off…? That is NOT science. NOT the scientific method. ALL science must be subject to skepticism, and observed data. Just because a narrative fits a political agenda does not make it science and immune to review.Well said. The so called scientists on ... |