jond
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| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? @danoroo Yes this is typical tube amps never measure as well as SS amps, however they often sound better. I would caution you to not buy gear solely based on specs. | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? @danoroo As Charles has stated those Sophia amps will have no trouble at all driving your speakers at 98db sensitivity they were designed to be driven by tubes. And you will find 22 tube watts to sound much more powerful than you might expect. I a... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? @danoroo Are you running Paradigm Persona B's? If so are you sure you really need 100 tube watts? They list at 92db sensitivity and 8 ohms. Looking at used moderately powered tube amps in your price range listed here this jumped out at me:https:/... | |
| @inna Tell me your speakers and I'll tell you who you are Audio Note AN-J/lx. | |
| Technics SL10 alive again Great outcome and congrats on your industriousness and ingenuity! And enjoy your "new" table! | |
| Value of Tannoy SGM 10B Super Gold Monitors Hopefully user islandmandan will chime in he is a Tannoy user and enthusiast. | |
| Viva Solistino Amp No comment on Viva sound quality but I saw one in person for the first time at Cap Audio Fest. A preamp I think, it wasn't being used but dear lord was it gorgeous! Dark purple faceplate and yellow chassis, I stood over it drooling for a few minut... | |
| Charley Hansen (Ayre) Passed Away That is such sad news what a talented and passionate designer! May he RIP and best wishes to his family and his family at Ayre. | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC @lowrider57 did the seller every get back to you on that AN 2.1 Sig? | |
| Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems Just realized I made a slight error in my initial post to this thread my amp uses a 5U4GB rectifier not a 5AR4. Sorry about that! | |
| Why does my system now have shrill top end. Also if the LED lights in the kitchen are on a dimmer switch that's a big culprit of AC line noise. | |
| Genalex GL GZ-34 Rectifier...Did I just get a bad one? Five months seems I believe the OP is talking about a current production Genalex since he mentions the tube being cryoed. As others have stated sometimes a tube is just bad old or new. A rectifier generally should last a fairly long time. I had a NOS Philco 5ar4 g... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC @lowrider57 AN dacs of that vintage don’t have USB inputs, mine doesn’t I use coax. You could of course get a usb/spdif converter. As far as questions I wouldn’t stress too much about caps my DAC is Circa 1995 and still going strong. It’s a pretty... | |
| Seeking Advice on NOS DAC https://www.audiogon.com/listings/da-converters-dac-see-photo-2017-11-13-digitalI have an AN DAC-3 Signature I would highly recommend this 2.1 Signature for the sound for which you seem to be looking. | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! I would give Vu at Deja Vu Audio the $20K and ask him to build me a pair of custom horn speakers with vintage drivers. |