jmcgrogan2
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| Allnic 1201 and Herron VTPH-2 Well I own a VPI Prime and an Allnic H1201, both are very nice pieces.However, I have not heard a Herron VTPH-2 , so I cannot offer you the difference in characteristics of these units.I doubt there are many folks at all who have heard both of t... | |
| $10k DAC in a 3k system? I guess I always assumed that the source is the most important part of the chain, as that is where the signal comes from. @dla123 , there are those who feel that the source is the most important link in a stereo system chain, as you do. Others,... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. He has also changed the ad to reflect that they are only available for one day........ Interesting sales strategy. Let's see how that works out for him in a buyer's market. | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Yes, the 100.5 work very effectively in single ended mode.I am surprised to hear that the 160.5’s would operate differently, as the specs are identical (aside from the power), and I assume the circuitry is identical as well.I see the seller has ma... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. @nightfall , I see a pair of Pass Labs XA-160.5’s just listed for $7,495.Maybe more weight and heat than you wanted, but that’s a pretty good price, IMHO. I have no relation with the seller.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/solid-state-pass-labs-x... | |
| balanced audio vk P12 phono I think the move to transformer coupling is a good move, especially for BAT, since much of their gear has had problems with capacitors.I would be tempted to try a VK-P12. Maybe they are hopping on the Allnic bandwagon, as Allnic has been transform... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. Mark at Reno is a great guy to work with. I bought my XA-100.5's from him.I have noticed that Reno's used inventory has been "drying up" though.I've been looking because I have thoughts of moving up to a XA-60.8/100.8.Haven't seen much used stock ... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. I tend to agree with George, I'm not sure that a tube amp would work well with the Sonus Faber Olympica III's, they are not an easy load.Any VAC amp that can put out 100 wpc and use KT-150 tubes though MAY be able to do it.I was actually using a ... | |
| Best Tube Amp For Sonus Faber? Or Pass XA-100.5? $6-7,500 Budget, Purchasing Used. There is a VAC Phi 300.1 for sale on Audiogon right now for $8,150. You could probably get him down to $7,500 or better. That's 150 wpc of tube bliss.I have to admit though, as someone who has moved on from a 85 wpc tube amp to a pair of Pass Labs... | |
| Tube Phono with Tube Integrated Amp? Check me out on the specs for the Chinook and the H1201 to be sure in fact that both do offer at least one high level input. I use a Manley Steelhead, which does have that feature. Neither the Allnic H1201 nor the Manley Chinook offer any high le... | |
| Tube Phono with Tube Integrated Amp? There is no real downside to owning too many pieces of tube equipment, unless you consider tube maintenance/experimentation to be a bad thing.Probably those that have said that a tubed phono preamp is better paired with a SS amp feel that way due ... | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? @atmasphere do you work for Atma-Sphere or is it a naming coincidence? LOL! @jszei, meet Ralph Karsten of Atma-Sphere. He has been a very valuable asset on these forums for many, many years now.Ralph doesn't just work for Atma-Sphere, he IS ... | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? Do you think an external phono stage will diminish the sound quality by requiring additional interfaces and set of cables? No. I have found quite the opposite to be true. A separate phono stage, with it's larger, isolated power supply, and gain/... | |
| Buying a power cord from France, import duty and taxes? And if I go through Paypal, then I should be protected if anything goes wrong, right? Assuming you use a credit card (CC), yes, the CC bank will protect you. PayPal themselves offer little to no help other than the ability to use a CC. Yes, the ... | |
| Any interest in Nesterovic speakers Check out Hifishark: https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=NesterovicLook under Sold/Expired Listings tab.It looks like they are a rare bird, but one pair has shown up on Audiogon before. |