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| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Paul,Well - I bought a line-1 and compared it with my Statement D1 - and it sounded no better, and IMHO a little worse. It was definitely harsher on the top end. To be honest, I don't know if it was the line-1, the modded JD100 I swapped in at the... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Kal,Wow, great! Thanks for that information!I just bought a line-1 here, but it hasn't arrived yet. I'm hoping it's what I am looking for; I've read that they are very neutral; I hope it's not so transparent that my numerous poorly recorded CD's d... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass No, not really; I've just heard good things from tubes lately, and really been interested. I supposed I could pick up an adcom gfp-750 and run it in passive w/ HT bypass engaged; that wouldn't add any sonic signature. And it seems to be highly rat... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Kal,Thanks for the reply! I think I need to get my hands on a few and try them out. So far, the CJ PV14l, anthem pre2l, cary slp2002, and the SF line 1-2 all sound good. I need to do a little research on them and see what the processor loops do on... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Well; I seem to have ran up against another problem. Will most of these preamps mentioned alter the sound even in bypass mode? I don't want a timbral shift when listening to my HT; but in another discussion, it was mentioned that most preamps will... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Ok - so far:Rogue Magnum 66 - 0 votesThe audio research sp-16l - 2 votes - too expensiveSonic Frontiers Line 1-3 - 2 votes (3 is too expensive, and 2 looks to be also???)belles 21A - 1 voteAnthem Pre 2L? - 1 voteCary SLP2002 - 1 vote - too expensi... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Ok; so far we have:Rogue Magnum 66 - 0 votesThe audio research sp-16l - 2 votesSonic Frontiers Line 1-3 - 2 votesbelles 21A - 1 voteAnthem Pre 2L? - no votesLooks like the Rogue and Anthem aren't too well known?The SF line 3 is too much, as is the... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Anyone have experience with the Anthem Pre 2L? It looks to be priced similar to the Rogue Magnum 66 ($5-700 used).Kevin - is ARC an acronym for audio research? | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass I don't know too much about the belles; can you tell me a little more? It's SS and tube? Have you heard it against any of the other units above?I looked at the mccormack; it's definitely SS. Good looking unit though!Sonic; can you tell me a little... | |
| Good tube preamp w/ HT bypass Forgot to mention; I'd like it to have a remote.I also had sonic frontiers L1, mccormack rld-1 (is this solid state?), and arc ls1 to me...Thanks again! | |
| What 5ch or 3/2 to match Aragon 8008bb? SLV,thanks for the response! I was very curious how the Acurus matched up with the Aragon; I don't think the grain would be that noticeable in the rear surrounds, as they carry so little information...How much heat do the 2 generate for you? Do yo... | |
| What 5ch or 3/2 to match Aragon 8008bb? Well, I decided to buy one of both; I got an 8008bb, and i've got the sherbourn sitting here waiting to be installed. I'll post my impressions later, when I've had time to listen to both.Thanks for all the advice! | |
| How to integrate a sub with 2-channel mains? Thanks for all the replies! Abrahavt - how would I use the ICBM? just use it for the sub?Radiob - do you use the x-30 for the sub only, and run the mains full range? I'd like to avoid any unnecessary processing on the mains if possible.Aroc - your... | |
| What 5ch or 3/2 to match Aragon 8008bb? So, If i'm reading it right; using a 8008bb + an 8008x3 or x5 will use more AC current than just the sherbourn 7/2100? Thanks again. | |
| What 5ch or 3/2 to match Aragon 8008bb? PRpixel;Aaaah, i see; I didn't understand it reading the first time! ;-)You think the amps are that close? If the sherbourn is 95% of the Aragon, it's a better deal than I thought it was!Camino, thanks for the reply! You brought up something I had... |