kurt_tank
Responses from kurt_tank
| Lamm M1.2 Reference: Tube Recommendation It is my opinion, (and that of others, who share my point of view) that you should get as powerful an amp as you can.In your case, the (220 wpc) M2.2 is what I would recommend. Given the relatively lowish sensitivity (88.5) and impedance (6 ohm av... | |
| Lamm M1.2 Reference: Tube Recommendation Well, I assume that you would be interested in what ANY lamm hybrid owner has used. (i.e. including myself, who has a Lamm M2.1, rather than the M1.2)I use the Amperex Orange Globe 6DJ8s - steel pins. It is a pretty good tube. A bit more musical i... | |
| Preamp Eats tubes.. It could be that your preamp does stress the tubes, so that only truly rugged tubes, like the Sovteks, can handle it. It may be that your preamp, is similar to the Audible Illusions preamp that is mentioned by Joe, of Joe's tube lore fame.The foll... | |
| Different CD Player I don't think it would be much of an upgrade, if at all.The Cary is pretty good, IMHO.I think going up to an Audio Aero Capitole II would be an upgrade, as would a few other players, especially some of the modded Denons or the modded Resolution Au... | |
| Good tube pre amp for a mostly digital system Sorry, I abbreviated Compact Disk Player (cdp).(I forget that sometimes I am writing to people who don't live, eat and breathe Audiogon, and/or Audio Asylum, and may not know all the little shorthand we use.)I apologize! | |
| Good tube pre amp for a mostly digital system IMHO, you could accomplish the same thing by getting rid of the DAC and the Transport, and getting a good tubed CDP, such as the Audio Aero Capitole II, and running it direct into the amp. (Since you are not running any other sources, why spend th... | |
| Acapella vs. Avantgarde When I was at CES last month, I got to hear both the Avantgarde's as well as the High version of the Violons. The Avantgardes sounded good, but was not really my cup of tea. (I have never much liked the horns, either their sound or their looks). U... | |
| Balanced in phono stages preamp? My Ayre K-1xe preamp has built-in balanced phono boards, and they are amazingly quiet. (I use a basis Vector M3 that I had AJ terminate with XLRs.) I am very happy with the results! | |
| Are the Grammy's becoming irrelevant? Beemer, You are so very wrong.Ask the Kurds if there were Weapons of Mass Destruction!Thousands upon thousands died when Chemical Ali used them on them. Or perhaps they merely dreamed that there were thousands of dead lying in the streets?! (I ass... | |
| New Ayre MX-4 stereo power amp and new integrated Thanks for the information, Charles!Keep up the good work, and I hope your injuries have completely healed.Best of health to you! | |
| New Ayre MX-4 stereo power amp and new integrated Hey Vinylmonkey,A question for you:Once the KXR preamp is in production, will the K-1xe still be produced as well?(Given that the K-1xe, is a different unit, being a full function preamp rather than a line stage, I would hope so.)Or are you envisi... | |
| New Ayre MX-4 stereo power amp and new integrated Regarding the new preamp:I spoke with the guys from Ayre at CES and the new preamp is not really a replacement for the K-1xe, as it really is their new reference line stage, which will match their new reference monoblocks. It will not have the cap... | |
| Lamm ML1 and CJ ACT2 It appears you are leaning towards a tube preamp.Depending on your needs, I would recommend either a used ARC Ref. 2, Mk. II, (they run around $4K, or so), or if you have the cash, a used Ref. 3, although these are very tough to find used (used ar... | |
| Interconnect - Does short length hinder sound? This was recently discussed just a month or so ago.Here is the link to that discussion.You might find it useful.Optimal Interconnect discussion | |
| VTL MB450 Monoblock Amps -Opinions I will state up front that I was not an owner of these.However, I was the friend of a fellow audiophile who did own them for a couple of years, and I got to hear them, a lot.As far as tube amps go, this is about as good as it gets, until you get u... |