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| PS Audio PS1000 to power a large tube amp? I tried to run my front-end and a CJMV60 and the PS1000 was unable to do it and in fact would blow the fuses in my gear if I exceeded roughly 400 watts usage. Jeff | |
| CAT SL1 + JL2 or JL3 compared to Lamm L2 + ML2.1 Davidri,Just to confuse things a little. I wanted more bottom end and faster pace for my guarneris and I've tried a half dozen amps and still have three. What brought my system to a whole new level was not the amp, but was the CAT Ultimate 2 pream... | |
| Eliminate system hum FWIW, I tried the PS Audio Humbuster without success. | |
| What is the easiest speaker kit, for a Novice? You might look at the Audio Note Kits. I've not heard the speaker, but I built the dac 2.0 signature kit and, to me, it is fabulous and bettered my modified Wadia 301 by a large margin. The speaker kit does not look too complex and you can order t... | |
| best preamp ever - cost is no object I've test driven many preamps and so far I like the CAT Ultimate 2 the best. | |
| What tube amp to drive Guarneri's? After giving it a little more thought, I realized that I have wondered if a high quality - high power "transformer" based tube amp would kick up the bass response in the Guarneris. In my own experience, I've found many (what are the exceptions?) h... | |
| What tube amp to drive Guarneri's? Hi,I have a pair of Guarneris and I love tubes and here is my experience in order of most favorable to least favorable. I own or have owned the following amps with the Guarneris.FavoritesBerning + CAT Ultimate 2 (Berning needs the CAT - the CAT is... | |
| Can you swap Brand A for Brand B? Paul, Thanks for the excellent article.I wonder if the author has tested any Black Gates since he published his paper. | |
| Can you swap Brand A for Brand B? Thanks. Is there any book that would provide some guidance at my level of interest? I don't really want to become an ee, but if there is a good source on defining components and identifying which have more or less impact on sonics, I'd enjoy givin... | |
| Please help with speaker choices Dear Maria,I have heard the Cremona on several occasions and I don't think it is up to the quality of your other components.I own the Guarneris and although I can assure you that with your system the midrange and treble will be wonderful, you shou... | |
| New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option Just curious. Isn't the common warp in albums causing more variation in pitch than the differences between direct drive and belt drive?I have a Cardas sweep record with what appears to be an average warp and the pitch variations are very clear as ... | |
| New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option Just curious. How much force does the o-ring apply laterally against the platter? 1/10 gram? 1 gram? Other?What keeps the o-ring from moving away from the platter over time? The weight of the motor? Other?As the o-ring wears due to friction, would... | |
| Phono Amps Glory,To address that issue I bought and built a KandK phono stage kit with black gates and it sounds wonderful to me. But, it requires some labor. Sells for about $1,800. Jeff | |
| VTL ST-85 vs. VTL ST-150 or rather EL34 vs 6550 JC, I think so many dealers do a disservice to their customers by not offering them choices such as VTL. It has led me really to distrust dealers. I've had so much bad advice from dealers. I'm afraid everytime somebody on agon says check with your... | |
| Soldering 101 for Audiophiles Dear CWLondon,I recently built my first kit, a KandK Phono Preamp, and I indeed Googled "Solder" and after hours of research here is a summary of my findings.Like everything else in the world, nobody agrees on how to solder. I might summarize my f... |