kalan
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| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? Sutts, I have also heard that among Gaincard fans, the 25-watt version was usually favored over the 50-watt S version. Since the S version could not come close to powering the Coincident Super Eclipse I's (at the time) properly, I figured the stan... | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? Tvad, I also lived with the DI-150 GamuT integrated for about four weeks. While it is good, as you mentioned, the First Sound pre-amp feeding the GamuT M200 monos as a combo comes much closer to the holographic presentation of tubes. While it may ... | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? Jtgofish: Yes, the hot-running valve gear does become a problem in warm weather. I have always felt, until just recently, that running valves was worth the hassles (tube replacement costs, heat, can't leave them on 24/7, etc) because the sonic goo... | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? I actually used the 47 Labs Gaincard S (higher output version with double power supplies) for about two weeks with the original Coincident Super Eclipses a few years ago. The 47 Labs US rep (can't remember his name) said that even though he believ... | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? Sutts, Yes the Super E III's do tend to mate with a lot of different amps. You are lucky to live so close to "Izzy's" there in Toronto. I visited Toronto two or three years ago and phoned Israel Blume to get a tour of the Coincident factory. No go... | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? What are chip amps? Could some one please explain/clarify. | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? I wonder if some of Sutts' "haze" impression of the GamuT D200 could have been mitigated by adjusting the internal dip switches that govern gain (and input sensitivity).Matching with the pre-amp and speakers contributes a lot to the over all perfo... | |
| Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD So....TBoooe, did you listen to both players in the same system, back to back? If you listened to them in different systems, way too many other variables are involved. | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? Sutts: Yes, I took a chance on answering a thread that had not had activity for a year. Interesting topic, though. You asked, "...what preamp; interconnects; and speaker cables though??"Pre-amp = First Sound 4.0/Paramout Plus upgradeInterconnects ... | |
| Preamp between EMM CDSD & DCC2 & Gamut amps I run the D-200 stereo amp right now but will be getting the M200 monos in two days (hopefully). I have had the ARC Ref *2* pre' in my system and currently use the First Sound 4.0/Paramount Plus pre-amp. The First Sound and the GamuT combo is just... | |
| SS amp mosfet 'haze' - ever experienced this? I have found the GamuT D-200 III to require at least 250 hours of playing time to sound truly open and transparent. It also likes to be turned on and left on. Other folks have mentioned the break in factor and also the role power cords can play wi... | |
| Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD The only concern I would have about the Cary 306 SACD unit at this point would be reliability, as it runs quite hot--apparently. Doesn't greater heat increase the chances of damage where delicate SS circuits are involved? | |
| Intregrated Amp for Thiel 2.4 s I have also found the GamuT D200 Mk III to be a great amp. As a 20-year tube system person, the Gamut D200 is the only SS amp I have tried over the years that maintains a similar sense of harmonic completeness with no typical SS down sides. (Tried... | |
| Cayin A 88-T integrated:The new King of the Hill? Tvad, The Gamut DI-150 is expensive for an integrated amp, no doubt about it. I guess when you figure that the quality is fairly high and does away with the need for one power cord and one pair of interconnects, it can compete with separates in th... | |
| Comparing MA-6900 to the DK Design VS-1 MkII. . . Audioaril, I mentioned that something could have been wrong with my sample because my experience with the DK amp was so contrary to the positive reviews and with Larry Staples' and Daniel K's take on the amp that both Daniel and Larry concluded th... |