jylee
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| Old B&O vs. new Rega P1 I own B&O Beogram 8000. With the original B&O cartridge the performance is ho-hum. It sounds smooth and rich, but seriously lacks detail and high frequency sparkle. I've then replaced B&O MMC 20CL with Sound Smith SMMC 20CL, and the di... | |
| Need suggestion on VTL TL-5.5 tubes I've spent last couple of months tube rolling. I just replaced the 12AX7 input tubes and left 12AT7 alone. I tried the following.JAN 5751Telefunken 12AX7 ribbed platesRCA 12AX7 Wurlitzer brandedPhilips Miniwatt 12AX7RCA tubes are remarkable. It's ... | |
| krell hts 7.1 vs proceed avp2? I wouldn't bother with +6 input. It allows multi channel analog input using six RCA cables. But the analog input is always digitized, and there is no way to defeat the digitization. After A/D and then D/A conversion, any benefit of the high resolu... | |
| Will someone help me find a match for my ML336. I'll spare you with "build your system around speakers" mantra as I'm sure others will chime in. I use VTL TL 5.5 tube preamp with excellent results. You can get one for under 2k. Your Levinson amp can drive almost any speakers so you can choose a... | |
| B and O Turntables I've replaced the stock MMC 20CL with Sound Smith SMMC 20CL, and the difference is staggering. The original cartridge sounds very warm at the expense of detail. Sound Smith cartridge sounds more open and lively. | |
| Jeff Rowland Sound I've owned Jeff Rowland Model 2 and currently own Pass Labs XA-30.5. As I remember Model 2 sounded very smooth, in fact a little too smooth for my taste. XA-30.5 does not sound as smooth, but sounds more dynamic and detailed. To my ears XA-30.5 so... | |
| HELP Amp for Revel M20? I used Classe CAP-151 and Krell 300IL with M20. They both are integrated amps, and they worked really well. Classe sound is somewhat warmer, and Krell sound is somewhat leaner, as you might expect. The bass from M20 is very good. It's better defin... | |
| Which 12AX7 tubes for EAR 834P phono stage? I'm working on my tube preamp right now which also employs 12AX9. After it's done I'll have a full arsenal of 12AX7 to try on 834P. It would be fun. I already have a set of Telefunken ribbed plates, RCA and JAN Philips 5751. I'm expecting Philips ... | |
| Need preamp recommendation Kensetsu, I have kept my VTL TL-5.5 and I'm trying different tubes right now. The noise level came down a little bit with RCA 12AX7, enough so that I don't hear it in the listening chair. I am also trying out an SS preamp that sounds awesome, but ... | |
| Class D amps,bang for your buck ones I used to have Rotel RMB-1085 and it was very good. It employs Rotel proprietary class D chipset, not the more common and more expensive ICEpower chips. Excellent value at around $1000 for five channels of clean 100W. They also have cheaper two ch... | |
| Pass Labs amp choice for CLS - What would you do? I'd also recommend XA-.5 over XA or X-.5. You may not have to get XA-100.5 to get adequate power for your speakers. For example my XA-30.5 clips at around 200W at 4 Ohm load. It's driving a pair of JM Labs Electra. You may or may not need more pow... | |
| Review: Pass Labs XA60.5 monobloks Amplifier I have XA-30.5 driving JM Labs Electra. It's a very musical sounding amp. Bass handling is just phenomenal. It excels in macro dynamics, but not a slouch in micro dynamics. But I think my previous Pass amp, First Watt F5 was better in micro dynami... | |
| Short List of the Best 20K Speakers In my case the bass response improved not by replacing speakers, but with a new set of amps! Getting a good performing amp is very important to get the most out of the speakers. I was so satisfied with the bass performance I even got rid of the Ve... | |
| CDs with heavy, fast bass and/or long drum solos I second Marcus Miller and Anthony Jackson for excellent bass performance. Or if you feel like testing the limit of the woofer, I'd highly recommend Tchaikovsky 1812. Telarc issued SACD with Erich Kunzel and Cincinatti Pops has thunderous cannon f... | |
| Mark Levinson No. 334 vs 23.5 Obviously you are the exception, not the norm. Harman International does NOT support older hardware AT ALL today. All the repairs on the old models are contracted out to one shop in Texas and another in east coast. The communication from those two... |