jeffjazz
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| Preamp Deal of the Century Hey Fiddler! Thanks for the caps they sound great! I bet your Supratek is sounding incredible. I will have to try the 7193 tube mod sometime. I actually think the stock EH 6sn7 tubes sound best most extended although the Tunsol Black Plates are a ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I bet the Duelunds are more linear not as warm. I emailed another Supratek owner that upgraded to Vcaps from Mundorfs and he likes the change. He GAVE me his Mundorf caps! What a saint! Gotta love him for being so generous! I have read that one re... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I did the same thing to my Chardonney, only I used motor run caps. Definitely made the preamp better. Tighter bass, cleaner, more dynamic, better soundstage. I also replaced the stock caps in the linestage with Mundorf Silver/Oil caps - big improv... | |
| Rogue Perseus Magnum vs. ModWright SWL 9.0SE Sig Not familiar with the Perseus Rogue. I had the Rogue 99 Magnum, and I now have a Modwright with cap upgrades. Two different sounds. Rogue was warm, full, more tubey sounding.I didn't care for it, and I kept my then CJ Pv11 preamp, even though the ... | |
| Best speaker for vocals Eminent technology 8b'sYou have to like the looks and have the right amp to drive them, but they sound tremendous with vocals. They are also one of the best bang for buck speakers on the market. Have heard some of the ML speakers (not the spire). ... | |
| Rogue Sixty-six or Conrad-Johnson PV-12 ? I had it with the phono stage. The phono stage was even better than the line stage, and better than Rogue's phono stage. The CJ is one of the most musical preamps in that price range. I'd go for it. I owned the CJ for 10 years before experimenting... | |
| Rogue Sixty-six or Conrad-Johnson PV-12 ? Owned the CJ pv-11 preamp which is similiar in design on the line stage. Also owned a Rogue 99magnum, which is a step up from the 66. I kept the CJ over the Rogue. Definitely not dry and harsh. Sweet and warm sounding. The Rogue was noisy and not ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Chardonney. The "low end" of Supratek. I have had more expensive preamps, and like it better. Mates great with the Pass amp because you can adjust the gain which is rare on a preamp. No impedance problems either. - Jeff | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Plutos - I tried the Promitheus TVC. Super clean, nuanced sound with a tube like warmth to it. I enjoyed it, but it did not have the dynamics and openness of active preamps. Though I'd bet it was one of the most transparent preamps available for t... | |
| Suggestions for preamp compatible with Pass X250? Suggest going for a tubed preamp, but make sure it can drive the low impedance of the Pass Amp. I have a X150 amp and have run it with a Supratek and a Modwright. The modwright gain is a little high meaning that you can turn the volume up too much... | |
| MA2275 preamp section against other $4000 preamps? I have a Modwright I am selling for $1675 that you may like. I understand the Joule preamp is similiar in design to the Modwright but more pricey. I read that on a review somewhere.I think the direction you want to go in may be a downgrade - not s... | |
| Most Rockingest Preamp south of $2k used I can definitely help on the suggestions listed above. My vote would be for you to get a Modwright SWL 9.0 (& not because I am selling mine!). I have owned many preamps. I owned a Rogue 99 Magnum. Didn't care for, noisy and not refined enough ... | |
| CDP Recommendations under $700 ESound CD-E5, I own one. I owned the Jolida. This is much better, though not warm sounding like the Jolida. One on Audiogon for $500. Built like a tank. Supposedly compares to 2K players. | |
| Help choosing coupling caps If you got the bucks for the V caps then go for it!!Otherwise the Sonic Teflon caps are suppose to be excellent.I am running a pair of Russion K40 PIO on the inputs and Mundorf Silver in Oil on outputs. I see no reason to change them. (Though I ma... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century You may want to contact Michael Samra at Audio Asylum. He did some mods on a Supratek, and seems familiar with it. It may just be a loose connection. I also did these mods to mine and my preamp sounds much better. Better than anything I have owned... |