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| tube character with pre-amp A few words of advice:If you are serious about tube gear and tube rolling, buy a calibrated tester. You will be surprised at the number of disparities in your results versus seller claims you'll find. Another occasional disappointment are shorted ... | |
| Any tube subwoofers out there? With plate amps like the Adire ADA series, why go passive with tube amps? You have 2nd or 4th order low pass options (for sealed or ported monitors) and 2 bands of parametric EQ for each channel (if a stereo pair - which I recommend). Maximum flex... | |
| Integrated Amp Choice: budget tubes or ss? Give Bill Baker of: www.responseaudio.com a call. He has a number of nice used Ming Da and possibly Jolida integrateds on his "Specials" link. He is a dealer/modder for both brands and knows them about as well as anyone. I'm partial to the Ming Da... | |
| I'm looking for thoughts on the Tyler Acoustics... Beautiful veneer!Those Seas drivers are also the only ones I deliberately show off without a grille.I'm sure the sound will impress you, especially after break in.p.s., I'm a very happy Woodmere owner. | |
| Whats a good inexpensive passive pre EVS Ultimate Attenuators.I own them and find them a huge bang for the buck. I personally prefer having dual volume controls as I can easily center the soundstage if I shift listening positions.I also own a Django TVC passive silver wired with S&am... | |
| Response Audio Reference modified Ming Da MC-7R I do not know all the particulars on the mods. Call Bill and he probably can detail things for you.I do know there is no kit form. Bill completely rewires the chassis in addition to component part replacements. Some components are put into differe... | |
| Buget system idea? Ming Da MC-88 tube integrated (true active preamp stage, not a cheap passive volume pot, UL 50w/triode35w/ch): $800 used @ www.responseaudio.com ("specials" link). I own Ming Da preamp and monblock amps and have dealt with Bill Baker of Response f... | |
| Speaker Design Nice to see George Short given mention.I had him hand wire custom crossover networks for a DIY project using his top line parts. The improvement has been nothing less than phenomenal. Brought the point home to me that crossover assembly and parts ... | |
| What type of preamp I believe source first for your system. I own a Pioneer DV-565A universal player with Trichord Clock 4 and "Never-Connected" digital power supply mods. I wanted to install an LC Audio ZapFilter 2 (a complete and very high quality analog stage) but... | |
| My Receiver Did What?? Nice to hear this, Douglas. I am moving soon into a home with a dedicated listening room and will add HT for the first time. I plan to buy a Denon receiver and now have some hope that it will provide good music in non-critical listening situations... | |
| ASL hurricane vs rogue 150 vs conradjohnson 140 Contact Bill Baker at: www.responseaudio.comHis "Extreme" Hurricanes are very likely what you're after. The new V-caps are extraordinary (I have them in a Response Audio-modded preamp). The "Extreme" mods are a total makeover and all reliability i... | |
| Help me choose an amp Used Adcom 5802, if the Thiels are power-hungry. Nothing like the older "500" series and very musical. Can be had for a lot less than $1200. | |
| Virgo II owners: What amp to buy? Think about my Coda-Continuum Unison 3 Ultra ss integrated, selling on 'Gon for a nice price. Smoothest ss I've heard in my home. Plenty of current delivery for bass. Lightly used in a now-dismantled "third" system. | |
| Upgrading from Adcom GFA 5802 Contact John Hillig at: www.musicalconcepts.comHe offers a series of reasonably-priced mods to your amp. I did "mini-platinum" mods to an Adcom amp about five years ago and was most satisfied. Throw $800 to $1200 into a Nelson Pass designed amp fo... | |
| Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick? In the right system, EVS "Ultimate Attenuators". |