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| Why does Amps/Preamps forum have most threads? While the preamp is important, I find the amp-speaker duo the most important link which has to be right. If this is wrong nothing upstream can save it. Jallen | |
| Power cords recommendations I second the Flavor 4. A lot of cable for the money. Jallen | |
| What is the best sounding amp for Maggies 3.7? I think your Classe is fine, the ARC VTM 200 is a bit lean in my experience. I would look to a Ref 5 ARC MKII, and find that a good improvement. Also, try a Bryston 14BSST2 or 28BSST2. I have had both 1.6 and 3.6 and the Brystons are very good. Th... | |
| Top Ten Speakers of All Time? Tubegroover and Wildoats,I too strongly recommend the Nestorovic 5ASMkIV which I will never sell. The complete speaker. Midrange to die for, potent bass and silky extended highs. And at 91dB sensitivity my 70wpc tube amp drives them perfectly.Add ... | |
| New tubes or new preamp? I have had that preamp and the sound is dated even with vintage tubes Good for the money but not a Ref 3 or 5. Sell and replace it if you want a bigger step forward. Tube rolling is way overrated. Tubes only do so much. Jallen | |
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| Tube amp down, need guidance from the experienced Replace both KT88 tubes and hopefully the fuse stopped further damage. You can take off the bottom cover and look for further damage. Call Mcintosh and get their opinion. With tubes many possibilities exist, not all good ones. Hopefully you were u... | |
| Speaker cables: $3000 or $380. What do you get?? The more you spend, the less you get. The question is how much is enough? Only your ears and objectivity will know that Jallen | |
| Question For VPI Super Scoutmaster Owners The Classic III is so much better, just get one and be done. They are just explosive, big grand, and vinyl at its affordable best. A great achievement in music. I have had just about every reasonable priced VPI, the II, III, IV, Aries, Scoutmaster... | |
| When an amp puts out 90 watts.... I have heard from an amp designer that he has abandoned the Zobel because the Zobel network can knock down power output into the higher frequencies and diminish extension. If the speaker efficency is near 96 plus, less of an issue. Have you experi... | |
| Why does an audiophile grade power cord matter? From a purely scientific perspective, the in wall 12 or 14ga. Romex is using pvc as a dielectric and is not shielded and the geometry does not reject all EMI and RFI. If you investigate the dielectric properties of cable, the best is air, but oxid... | |
| Neutral or warm? Which do you prefer? Neutral for evaluations and vinyl and warm for long term listening and digital. Jallen | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? Eico HF 89 very heavily modded. One for the long haul complete with V-Caps and all parts from left and right channel matched to 3 decimal places and all mil spec parts. Hearing the Kharma 3.2FE play was simply stunning. Jallen | |
| MARANTZ AV8003 Networking Preamplifier If you get a 7005, rumour has it that the Japanese version is superior to the Chinese. They outsourced to China during the radiation issues. All 8003 were Japanese construction from my understanding. Jallen | |
| Has any one heard Kimber over audio quest? I still have a pair of AQ Midnight HL and they are at least the better part of 20 yrs. mature and no rotting here. Perhaps the good CA weather. Jallen |