kevziek
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| Audio research 16II or Pass X1 Before deciding, first check out the tiny power supply on the LS-16. The transformer is so small, I believe it is mounted directly on the circuit board. I own an ARC amp. But I am amazed at how cheap ARC is in what they give you in their preamps. ... | |
| People who are Irrationally Afraid of tube amps I have never heard what Eldartford claims--that because of the high voltages run in tube amps, the capacitors and other components have a shorter life span. Anyone care to comment on this? | |
| Worst remote nomination... Theta's remote for the Jade, Miles & Pearl. The buttons were so similar, you could not easily find any point of reference for easy use. Also, the writing on the buttons was almost illegible. Plus, you had to point the remote exactly right or t... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? Something nobody's mentioned is the cheap phenolic circuit boards used back then. They were really junk. | |
| Can I nominate Sean please ? A local joint to hang around, Sean? Really? Perhaps it would be interesting to the readers here to know that you couldn't even bother to respond to my email, which was my attempt to strike up an audiophile friendship with a fellow Chicagoan. With ... | |
| Best 6SN7 for the money? My experience also. The RCAs are richer sounding, with more weight. I found using them mixed with other, quicker & lighter tubes can provide a nice result. | |
| ARC: Outstanding Customer Service The chap was probably good ol' Leonard. He feels for the audiophile in need...... | |
| Svetlana KT88 is good for Power 2? Any tube can arc or go bad. When tubes are tested & burned in, the likelihood of this happening is much less. Svetlana had some problems with some of the older versions of the KT-88. Power 2 owners really like the Svet KT-88 in their amps. Any... | |
| What Do Amp Guys Think About Bele Canto Evo2's? I, too, have read the many praises of the Evo 2. However, several people, including reviewers, have found the midrange to be too recessed, and this has tempered my interest in the amp. | |
| Jeff Rowland - No Exposure? I listened to the Model 112. Hard to describe the sonics - It was clean, but lacking liveliness to the sound. Vocal overtones & vibrato were somewhat truncated. They didn't ring out the way they do on tube amps, or even other quality SS amps, ... | |
| Jeff Rowland - No Exposure? I'm hoping someone has compared the newer stuff to the older stuff and can describe the sonics. I'm especially interested in knowing what Rowland's digital approach to power supply design has done to sonics. | |
| Pass Labs X-250 and CJ Premier 17LS The Pass X series is not running to its full potential connected to a single-ended preamp, as it's "supersymmetry" design cancels distortion through the combining of each balanced half of the signal. Use a balanced preamp if you like this amp. | |
| The best DAC for the money Bel Canto DAC 2. I replaced a Theta Pro Basic IIIa with it and never looked back. It has received little press, for whatever reason. Though not HDCD, it upsamples 24/196 with the latest BB chips, & has no grain or brightness, is transparent, n... | |
| Another 6550 vs. KT88, 90, et. al.? Jkaway, sorry to hear about the JJ tube. Man, I'm getting tired of problems with tubes! | |
| Another 6550 vs. KT88, 90, et. al.? Jkaway, I've heard nothing but bad things about the Ruby KT-88's. Their EL-34's are junky, cheaply made tubes with thin glass, and the general consensus is that the Svetlana EL-34 blows it away. I find it very hard to believe the Ruby KT-88 beats ... |