kalan
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| Tube pre-amps with Home Theater bypass... I owned a Cary SLP-98 P pre-amp for about two years. Mine was not the Upscale Audio F1, direct coupled version, but I will answer any questions I can. I do not believe there as a HT/Cinema bypass on this pre-amp. | |
| Best preamp is no preamp: always true? Dovetail asked Bigkidz (in this thread, I think) what the discussion with First Sound entailed about volume pots or attenuators, etc. While I have no way of knowing what Bigkidz and Emmanuel Go (First Sound) might have spoken about, the First Soun... | |
| Which would be better in my system? Well, the output impedance of the First Sound pre-amps is in the 1200-Ohm range. There should be no problem driving the Halo JC-1. Will you use long interconnect between the pre' and pwr amps?I can heartily recommend the First Sound 4.0 with Param... | |
| Transistor Research Labs ST-225 Integrated amp Well Jes45, I guess I should be embarrassed now; I do like the numbers on my volume controls. I also actually look at the shifter knob the first time a drive a car (to orient myself to the gears) before I drive it. (Of course, once underway, no ne... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Speaker Lab 6.0Camber 4.5Chapman T7Coincident Super Eclipse ICoincident Super Eclipse III | |
| Transistor Research Labs ST-225 Integrated amp I'm with Tvad on the unmarked attenuators issue. The numbers on the face plate of First Sound pre-amps (also dual stepped attenuators) do not detract from its looks IMHO, and they DO help orient one's volume settings---especially for returning to ... | |
| Preamp design approach - Power Supply location I have experience in my system with both internal (cj 16LS, ARC Ref 2, Hovland HP-100, Lamm LL2) and external power supply pre-amps (A.I. Modulus 3A, Cary SLP-98P, and First Sound 4.0 w Paramount Plus upgrade). While it is difficult to say what ea... | |
| Need help with priorities Arbuk, I spoke to one of the designers at Edge Electronics about the RCA vs. XLR situation in relationship to their gear in particular. In the Edge circuits, the unbalanced/RCA topology actually is quieter than their XLR prototype counterparts---e... | |
| Need help with priorities I would personally not sweat the XLR-Balanced/RCA-Unbalanced issue too much. Plenty of truly fine components use RCA-Unbalanced connections and topology.I would recommend the Cary SLI-80 integrated amp to you. It's tubed (including the DC conversi... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? How much is enough? How revealing, how transparent, how deep into the sound stage can one go and feel satisfied? How deep should the bass go, and how extended should the ultra-sonic, high frequencies go? I know a guy with a stunning system (Avid, ... | |
| Small circulating fan to cool amps Wouldn't attaching any cooling fan to the uprights of an audio rack (or any other part of the rack) introduce vibration into the rack? | |
| Mapleshade Samson racks? Do any Samson owners have trouble with the shelves warping because of heat from components? I was wondering if tube amps on the bottom shelves may damage the shelves above them, for example. | |
| First Sound line stages vs. The competition Your need to audition before you buy is understandable. I lived with a Lamm LL2 for about a week and found it to have an output-to-input mismatch with my amplifiers (Cary SLAM-100 monos). The Lamm over-drove the Carys' sensitive (.75 V) input. I b... | |
| Sibilance -- that last little bit... Focusedfx, Does this sibilance seem to be equally strong through both channels? If it appears more in one channel, I would attack the anti-skate issue. I had a WT Classic 'arm for a couple of years and found it to be difficult to work with for ant... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Well, Artg, we will await your report on the CAT's new home in your system. Please update us. |