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| Which amp is better suited for LP playback? Hello,You make no mention on the speakers you are or will be using. The amp to choose will depend much more on the speakers than the type of primary source in your system.System synergy is important with all components chosen, but the amp-speaker ... | |
| mixing tube and solid state amps I would not at all be concerned with the speed of the tube amp "keeping up" with the solid state amp. This is silly! A number of us seek a tube amp because it creates a 3-dimensionality, a harmonic richness and and natural decay of notes that even... | |
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| mixing tube and solid state amps Fatparrot, yes, I had an ARC amp that had input trim pots which I never used but I have to imagine that the quality here is not very good. I would really only want this on my low-frequency amp ... and ultimately it might be the high-frequency amp ... | |
| mixing tube and solid state amps Are you proposing a passive bi-amp or an active biamp? With an active biamp, it is typical for the low freq side of the active crossover to have a level control to match the two amplifiers' differences. It is highly unlikely you will find a tube a... | |
| Trade-off between soundstage vs. PRAT Yes, I would agree that timing would be fine to define all 3 of these terms. But I hear PRAT describing Linn TTs and Naim electronics frequently here and very rarely other companies.What Andy describes sounds to me more like harmonic richness, amb... | |
| Trade-off between soundstage vs. PRAT Please define the following:PaceRhythmTimingSeems like only UK products ever get credit for these attributes. | |
| Pass X600 or VTL 450 Mono's for Magnepan I have not heard of VTL amps taking out power resistors when tubes fail, but this was clearly the case with an ARC VT130 amp I had. This was quite a hassle on more than one time but this amp was a wonderful sonic match with my Maggie 3.3s ...unfor... | |
| Great tube DAC's with volume control? FYI: The Manley Ref DAC has a 23-position level control. | |
| Great tube DAC's with volume control? Hello,I have the Manley Ref DAC and just love it. The unit is beautifully assembld. So many DACs went through my system until I knew the Manley would be there for quite a long time. It is a very difficult piece to find but in the $3000-3500 range ... | |
| Review: Magnepan MG-3.6r Speaker Wow, nice review. You clearly put a lot of time and experimentation to achieve such great results.I have owned Maggie 3.3 and now 3.5 for about 5 years now and like you, I tried many amps. The ARC VT130 was an awesome sonic match but just did not ... | |
| Review: Convergent Audio JL-2 Tube amp Nice to hear how happy you are with your new amps. For so many of us who lived with solid state at the start, and then heard the magic of tubes, there is no going back no matter how much hassle they can be. It took me several years to find a tube ... | |
| autoswitching dac? Hello,I think the Genesis Digital Time Lens might work this way too. It has an input for virtually every digital signal (Glass, BNC, AES/EBU, etc) and multiple outputs too. I am thinking it checks the inputs in a certain order and then uses the fi... | |
| bat vk 3i vs arc ls2b You need to tell people what attributes/qualities/sonics you seek here. At this price, there will be compromises in many places. And what is missing with yoru current line stage? And why have you singled out these two models vs. others? "Better" f... | |
| Best 70+wattt tube amp under $2000 suggestions? Hello,Great suggestions from Steveaudio. I would throw in the ARC VT130 to consider if you see yourself going into the ARC line. Right when the VT100 II came out, I listened to this and the VT130 at a local ARC dealer and they each had their stren... |