jbhiller
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| Stay away from the nad I would think NAD/Lenbrook would be helpful. I called them to talk about parts for my PSB speakers and they were fantastic. I also called tech support for my Bluesound Node 2 and they had a real live Canadian person on the telephone to help troubl... | |
| Speaker Output for Subwoofer--Sounds Better Thank you for the source. It looks like it's a preference thing and maybe system dependent. | |
| Best combo Great thread. I'm hoping to hear more from other folks on the subject. I was about to make an identical thread post. I searched and found this one. Here's what I am thinking. I was thinking of selling/trading in my Primaluna Dialogue HP Premium In... | |
| Blue sound Node 2 vs Lumin D1 I have the Bluesound Node 2 as well. I’ll try to give quick bullet conclusions. ProsSizeConnectivity optionsWireless stability (rarely a problem, and I mean rarely)Customer support. You can a live human on the phone--first call--in Canada. They so... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp @johnss , I think you may have noted something like cap rolling before with respect to PL amps. Can you tell us more about that? I'm very interested. I though PL used good French caps. | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp @skyhawk51,I'm certainly no expert but it's my understanding that some consider point-to-point wiring advantageous (over printed circuit boards) due to the heat created by tubes. The reasoning is, I think, that the tubes create signficant heat th... | |
| Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please I forgot to mention that I find the Creek Evolution 100A (and P) Class G circuits are interesting as they give you the first 20 or so watts in Class A and then the switching amp section kicks in. I would really like to do a shootout of under $280... | |
| Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please This is a very interesting thread. I read the whole thing and thought that I should chime in. I have the classic Summer Amp/Winter Amp dilemma, which I am solving now. My system is driven by a Primaluna Dialogue HP Integrated. I love, love, lov... | |
| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp I love my Primaluna Dialogue HP integrated. My analysis was it was a great value for the price, really well built, and designed for ease of use. Having it for 7 months, all those things are still true. There re is little to fault with it. I don'... | |
| Step up integrated for PSB Syncrony 2 What's your budget? I have the Creek 100a and paired it with PSB Imagine T2s and enjoyed it much. I moved to tubes but still bring up the Creek on occasion. The class G amp was powerful and controlled. I really like it and will avoid selling if I... | |
| What would be an upgrade over the NAD M51 Direct Digital D/A Converter? You know you're right. It may be tough to beat this DAC without dropping a fortune. I may just need to realize that my analog front end is just better and my digital is very listenable just not going to be as good. | |
| What would be an upgrade over the NAD M51 Direct Digital D/A Converter? These are great suggestions! Thank you. I'm off to start research based on your help. | |
| General Initial Impressions--Genalex Gold Lion KT88 Reissue @samzx12 , yes, I agree with what you said, especially about the presentation being a touch edgy. I think this is true because with the EL34s I could run more preamp tubes with them that provide a bigger top end--i.e. Ciftes, RCAs, etc. To toler... | |
| General Initial Impressions--Genalex Gold Lion KT88 Reissue As an update, I'm now about 6 weeks in with the GL KT88s. If I had to guess I'd say I'm north of 120 hours with them. Again, I liked them pretty well out of the box. I got bored/curious and popped in the EL34s for a weekend in this stretch. It... | |
| Lesson in Tube Rolling:: My confirmed need for "air on top" via 12au7 ECC82 5814a tubes The Ciftes are unreal. That said (and sorry to complicate things) I can't to more than 2-4 of my 6 in the preamp stage. They aren't bright yet they seem too much if I put too many in. Sorry I cannot be more illustrative. I love their feel in reas... |