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| Towers vs stand mounts with dedicated stereo subs? ErikI am generally not a fan of them either based on my listens to Paradigm and Focal and I initially called him about the Carbon Mk II but after a couple of hours of discussion on two separate occasions he encouraged me to give it a try. This pa... | |
| Towers vs stand mounts with dedicated stereo subs? MikeIf your considering Fritz just call him he loves to talk and has multiple units already built that he might deal on and even let you listen to them for 30 days. I've got a pair of Carrera Be's in for audition and they are very promising. He ... | |
| TEAC NT-505 - How good is it? The only option currently would be to add the Amazon Music app to your tablet and use Airplay which would limit you to 16/44. | |
| Legacy vs Revel Those two are pretty far apart as to power requirements. You may have to go up to the 350.8 if you go with the Revel's. | |
| ROGUE SP-5 OR MODWRIGHT LS-100 No not "bright" but 12AU7’s are just not as "warm" as 6SN7’s as a general rule but there are both types of both so pick the one you like and then adjust the tubes based on your budget. But based on just using the "stock" tubes provided the general... | |
| ROGUE SP-5 OR MODWRIGHT LS-100 The 6SN7 based LS-100 based on my experience owning both it and the 12AU7 based BHK will be "warmer" sounding. The closest you will get to that with the Rogue will be with very expensive NOS Mullard tubes or some Matsushita's. So it depends on the... | |
| 4 ohm (or 6) Bookshelf speakers. Pass Labs 30.8 I've never owned a Pass amp but have a couple of friends that have owned many of their models and they both think that the 30.5 and 30.8 are the best all around sounding amps in the line if their power works for you. One of the reasons I recommen... | |
| 4 ohm (or 6) Bookshelf speakers. Pass Labs 30.8 It stays in class A at it's published rating. Somewhere above those ratings it goes into A/B and continues to 130 and 195 wpc at 1% distortion. Best thing you can do short of actually testing the amp with speakers is to read all the reviews of t... | |
| 4 ohm (or 6) Bookshelf speakers. Pass Labs 30.8 Stereophile measured the 30,5 at 130 at 8 ohms and 195 wpc at 4 ohms and the .8 should be the same or similar so no lack of power reserves. The listed specs are for Class A only at .01 THD | |
| 4 ohm (or 6) Bookshelf speakers. Pass Labs 30.8 Buchardt S-400 and you can try it for 30 days and they pay the shipping both ways. Surprisingly good speakers for the money Also that Pass amp is a lot more powerful than it's spec's suggest. In reality it will put out well over 100 wpc. https:/... | |
| Tube integrated http://www.vac-amps.com/productPages/Sigma170i.html | |
| Which network streamer (without dac) Call Underwood HiFi and the G1 won't be that much more expensive. It and the Lumin U1 Mini are your best bets for what you are looking for. | |
| PS Audio Directstream DAC Jr is discontinued - would you buy it now? If he's buying it used the other person has already taken the hit plus Paul has said they will continue to support it with service and software updates. | |
| Need Integrated Amp with Moving Coil Input Call Paul Manos at the Audio Shoppe in Boston and see if he still has the demo Audia Flight FL Three S with the phono stage installed. Fully adjustable loading from dip switches on the rear panel. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9g738-audia... | |
| Salk Audio Sound There are always multiple Salk speakers for sale used on Audio Circle as owners move up the line. Probably your best bet to find out if they are for you as the original owner is going to take the hit and you could sell them for little loss if no... |