jafox
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| What is Audio Researches best preamp period Bbaxley2: What are you specifically looking for here that is lacking in the LS3? Anyone's "best" is always a subjective rating.I too don't put much weight on a sweeping generality about all the products of a company. Wc65mustang: Why not share wit... | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps Bombaywalla: I recently got a batch of Tele 12AX7's and with the help of a tube tester, I was able to match (by output signal strength) several pairs for my Aesthetix gear. I still have several of these left. If your short on a budget but would li... | |
| Tube Comparisons on VTL 7.5 I too was unaware you could simply swap 12AU7's and 12AX7's but I have not tried this in my Aesthetix Callisto and Io components....I stay with 12AX7's.Over the last few months, I have tried many 12AX7s from Telefunken, Mullard and Amperex over th... | |
| Need advice on my Parasound JC 1 Hmmm, I thought SS amps were supposed to be maintenance free. Now I don't feel so alone with constantly tweaking the bias pots on the CAT amps. 8-) | |
| Whose sorry now? Sellers remorse from selling amp. The ARC VT130 was the only amp I sold that I quickly had major regrets. I have not heard another amp that has that level of musicality for under $4k on the used market. I have since moved onto Wolcott and CAT mono amps, which have a number of refi... | |
| What do you think of my 25 laws of audio There's too much focus here on big and power and not the real magic in the music that so few audio systems out there are able to portray. Interesting as I too only see a hint of validity to #9 and perhaps in #24 but "wonder" rather than "convince"... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective Yr44: I was at KaDeWe in 2002 and that was quite an experience to walk around and see virtually all of the top notch products from around the world. But after 5 or 6 floors and a great lunch, it was time to go. If only I had known they did high-en... | |
| Reference DACS: An overall perspective I have the Manley Ref DAC from the late 90's and this fits right in category 2. Only wish it had a little more low-end extension. But for now, it is a keeper. | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps Art, I have been waiting to hear back from you and JD as I thought you were going to bring over a bundle of power cords. Fortunately I got my system up and running again last night after tracking down a bad tube in the Io. Still I have a noise iss... | |
| Lamm LP2 and WE417A tubes Wow! $500 for just a pair of EL34 and 6 12ax7's for the PS? Something is very wrong with that. I just put in a pair of EI EL34's and 6 EI 12ax7's for a combined $98 in the Io and it sounds mighty good. I must try the same with the Callisto which h... | |
| Lamm LP2 and WE417A tubes Herman: I too have an older Io with one PS and still it is wonderful. It was quite a step up from the very nice BAT VK-P10 in the ways of portraying a more open and realistic 3-dimensional presentation. But with Albert Porters' posts here on sugge... | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps One thing I forgot to mention in my novel above was that I first heard the JL-2 with the Blowtorch line stage. This pairing had far far more resolution and dynamic contrasts than I will ever have with the Aesthetix. I suspect for you ultra transpa... | |
| Lamm LP2 and WE417A tubes Wow, interesting indeed.I have not heard the LP2 but there has been so much praise by virtually everyone here who has either owned this or heard it that I would love to hear it vs. my Io. But maybe the Io would stir up less emotion (of the non mus... | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps Strapper: Thanks for the details. Bombay: Yes, I like to whine a lot. | |
| CAT Preamps vs Amps Ok ok, Ill chime in. Aolivieros last statement was just too tempting to resist. Theres been so much written in this thread that I want to address. So Ill stir up the pot here a bit which I do regularly anyway. 8-)I have owned the JL-3 Signatur... |