jylee
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| Need preamp recommendation I think I missed the part where you said how the Unidisc performs as a preamp. Isnt that thing pretty silent? How does it sound, anyway?Yes, my Unidisk SC which happens to be for sale right now has a variable level output and does not need a separ... | |
| Need preamp recommendation I'm not sure if anyone will tolerate buzzing sound heard in the listening chair, unless he's deaf. | |
| Need preamp recommendation My ear pressed against the tweeter was in the previous setup, while trying to compare two amps after I noticed excessive noise with the current setup. I don't normally go around and put my ear on the tweeters. :) | |
| Need preamp recommendation To clarify my requirement a little bit, my VTL preamp is also pretty quiet. I couldn't hear anything but slight hint of hiss with my ear pressed against the tweeter on my previous setup with my 93dB speaker and amp of 15dB of gain. On a typical sy... | |
| CD Player Under $1.5k With Vinyl Sound Digital has advanced quite a bit. Vast majority of digital players sound mechanical and clinical up until a couple of years ago. Most recent designs are much better. The latest Sony XA5400ES sounds rich and lush. Not a hint of clinical or lean sou... | |
| Need suggestion on VTL TL-5.5 tubes Thanks all for the suggestions. Looks like I have some shopping to do. | |
| Most beneficial change . Sorry, the link for the solid state amp measurement is here.solid state amp | |
| Most beneficial change . One of the few useful and credible measurements published on the web is Stereophile. Here is a random example of a tube amplifier and a solid state amplifier.tube ampTake a look at figure 10. It's a graph of response generated by the amp when the ... | |
| Most beneficial change . Such harmonics and overtones are captured by the microphones. The job of the amp is reproduce the captured signal as accurate as possible. It's NOT the job of the amp to reproduce additional harmonics. However, many amps, especially tube amps, add... | |
| Recommended components on Stereophile Magazine. Stereophile is not a bible. You are not supposed to religiously believe what it says.It is a very good source of information nontheless. The measurement section is priceless.Reviewing audio equipment *is* like reviewing fine wine. Everyone has dif... | |
| Anti Cables to join my system, are they enough? Tgrisham, that's correct I still keep my PS1 around. The difference is though, I don't go around telling people that PS1 sounds better than any $$$ CD players. | |
| Anti Cables to join my system, are they enough? I've bought a set a couple of years ago. They sounded like what $50 speaker cables sound like. They are now in the closet somewhere. Don't expect any miracles. You get what you pay for. | |
| Most beneficial change . I didn't audition PrimaLuna, but I had that feeling when I had CJ preamp. The sound had good extension, very smooth, excellent midrange, but it was boring and I could fall asleep while listening. I take it as different people looking for different... | |
| Has anyone bi-amped with a Cary SLP-05? Al's observation is probably right on the money, the problem looks like load impedance related than anything else. There aren't many amps that well behaves at 2 Ohms and below. You might want to audition First Watt F5, as it's supposed to handle d... | |
| Total spent on music vs equipment? Wow, it must be a heck of a collection when average CD costs $10-$15 a pop. I need a few hundreds more CDs to break even. |