joekapahulu
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| good headphone amp/preamp? Thanks for all the input. Got some things to chew on here...and I need to get it right and think about how it will get the most use. Have bought too much stuff in the last year searching for improvements and its sucking up space and money.This iss... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? I think many people like to crap on Mcintosh because it is a larger company owned by a conglomerate not necessarily because they have ever heard the equipment setup correctly. Mcintosh has a history and heritage and is a business adn to some that ... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV-1 I have been using a friends PV4 and 6 and both are quite good and have convinced me of tubes on the front end. They are older technology but well maintained. It is a bit warm but the midrange is great and it sounds right. I would agree for a good ... | |
| any comments on the YS Audio Experience A2 or A2SE I have one of their more basic tube pres from about 6 years ago and love it. I got it for a good price as kind of a test because I had never heard tubes and it was a cheap way in. Loved it and still use it in a 2nd system. I t has added warmth to ... | |
| Tubelike SS Power amp Tvad, What part of CA...SFO or Napa might be a deal. LA probably not:-) | |
| Tubelike SS Power amp Stumbed over my old post and thought I might actually respond/update. At the time I wrote this I had never owned a tube amp. I had only heard 2 both very high end and beyond my means. I eventually mated a YS Audio pre and also a CJ PV6 (kept rotat... | |
| AntiCables v. Morrow? Bought AC for speakers and Morrow MA1 interconnects. Installed the ICs first. Breakin has been hairy as sound has been all over the place from initially sounding good to becoming brittle and biting then smoothing out some. Have to wait to see how ... | |
| You're selling that? But you just got it My wife has heard the super high end equipment I lust for...Mcintosh, Wilson,Maggies,Revel etc while visiting the inlaws in DE...Overture is just down the street. Her take though is "just buy it, spend it once and youre done....you never have to s... | |
| Grant Green's version of 'Round About Midnight Check out Grant Greens Best of and Idle Moments as well. Both quite good for GG depending whether you want to go shallow or deep into his stuff.Burrell is awesome on pretty much anything he hsa done from solo, trio stuff to the great Ellingtonia s... | |
| Exposure 2010Sv NAD 375BEE Worth comparing?? FWIW Stereophile named the Exposure as a Class A unit. NAD wasnt even close. NAD will deliver much more power but nowhere near the clarity. If you want a HP capability better to simply buy a HP amp. You can get a decent one for $300...Creek, Music... | |
| CJ preamps? Thanks for all the input. I dont need a tt for this system. I had never heard a tube pre b4 and liked the sound of it although I understand that the sound of the early models in this series sound different than the later ones. Not sure if I would ... | |
| Rega Mira 3 or Exposure 2010s???? Noone has answered the question regarding the differences btwn these 2 integrateds? I am curious myslef as I am looking at the same ones to use either as a preamp in the ST then later as an integrated in a second system. Music would be everything ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I dont think walls are the issue here. They are 20 inches from the front wall and 4-5 feet from the side wall. The room is pretty bright as there are windows to the side and behind me nearly floor to ceiling. I also get more highs when I use the e... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I have them setup per the "manual" with the tweeters oriented to the listener and the boxes more than 1/2 in front of the rack to the side of each speaker. I havent tried orienting them out. That could be interesting. The placement ahead of the ra... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? 3 months into ownership have just upgraded the amp to an ATI 1502 @150 wrms per channel fed by an SAE preamp with Parametric eq. Definittely an improvement from the MAC 5100 and the old SAE amp which sounded pretty good anyway. Straight thru the O... |