jmcgrogan2
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| Who's got the best user name? Searching through my old threads, I came upon 'Gumbydammit'.How could I have forgotten that one? | |
| the 4 ohm rating Mike,I didn't take it as an attack. Yes, I know speaker manufacturers make speakers with 4 ohm ratings to make their 'sensitivity' ratings look better. Yes, I know that my 90db 4 ohm speakers would be just 87 db at 8 ohms.I've never had a problem ... | |
| Anyone pay 1st price, Even if it's fair ? Poll Ncsercs, I agree with your take on lowballers. Some are downright comical though. I don't get insulted, I actually have a good laugh.As for the Paypal, I see it the other way. I, as the seller am happy to wait for the money order to arrive. I'll u... | |
| Headphone amps Danlib1,I compared it to the Antique Sound Labs MG Head DT OTL mk III (say that fast 3 times) and the Grado RA-1. I preferred it over these two with the stock tubes. The Woo sounds even better with the Mullard tubes as well. IMHO, I don't think yo... | |
| Headphone amps Here's what I've been using with my Sennheiser HD-600/Cardas cable, for the same reason too(wife and kiddies sleeping). It can also double as a preamp in a pinch.WooAudio 3Nice little OTL tube headphone amp/preamp. BTW, I have swapped in Mullard t... | |
| Were to go after a Rega Planet 2000? You might be able to find a Classe CDP-1 for under $1K. Kinda like a Rega Planet 2000 on steriods. | |
| Best Speaker Placement Rules you've used? This might be what folks are talking about when they mention Cardas speaker placement.Cardas Listening Room DesignCheers,John | |
| the 4 ohm rating sirspeedy, even a Class A biased amp? My amp seems to run hot no matter what's connected to it. I think in my case it's just a matter of whether the energy is being used for musical purposes, or dissapated as heat.Using your car analogy, my car (a... | |
| the 4 ohm rating Why do they still make tube amps? They are less powerful and more prone to 'problems' than solid state amps(in general).To me, a speakers numbers rate right up there with amplifier numbers...pretty much meaningless. It all comes down to how a spea... | |
| Review: Music Hall mmf - phono pack Preamplifier I find it looks out of place in my mega-buck rack. Doesn't look quite right sitting between $5000 and $7000 components. LOL! It seems silly running $2000 and $3000 cartridges through this little phono preamp. I do have to admit that it sounded pre... | |
| Only three manufacturers? It shows that Playboy should stick with taking photos. | |
| Help finding used SS with unity gain, $1K - $1.5K I can understand that, I too have one room for my HT/stereo rig. It can be very constraining. I only mentioned the Classe, because I've used it before and it has all the features you were looking, in your price range. Now, if your going to start p... | |
| Review: Music Hall mmf - phono pack Preamplifier Nice review, I agree with your findings. I bought this by accident. The internal phono stage in my preamp had died. I bought it as something to fill the void while I found a seperate phono stage. I was surprised at how good it sounded for the pric... | |
| Help finding used SS with unity gain, $1K - $1.5K Yes, I would say the Classe leans towards the warmer, darker side. This actually suits my tastes, but perhaps not yours. I can't think of any other preamp, off hand, that fits your other criteria of price, phono and unity gain input. I also have q... | |
| Help finding used SS with unity gain, $1K - $1.5K If you're talking about used prices, look for a Classe CP-50 or CP-60. I owned a CP-60 w/ phono a couple years ago, it was very nice. Powerful, rich, full and dynamic. The CP-60 with phono listed for $4195, and a used one would probably run a bit ... |