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| IsoTek Titan V5 I have not tried it on source components; those are on a rack ten feet from the amplifiers. The Titan, on the amp does change soundstaging—instruments and singers stand out in starker relief, something I like. The Aquarius had a bigger impact, p... | |
| IsoTek Titan V5 I have a Titan (don’t know which version) that I plug my amp into (both the speaker and headphone amp). The speaker amp is a low-powered tube amp. It’s effect is quite subtle in this application—sense of front to back soundstage layering and lat... | |
| 300B, 2A3 experiances wanted The TU-8900 is an excellent choice. I think I heard a stock version. Your plan to do subsequent upgrades if the basic amp sounds good to you is the right approach. The parts that the distributor--Victor Kung--offers and suggests are very good c... | |
| 300B, 2A3 experiances wanted I share the same preferences as cfarrow. I like the 45 too, but, as a tube for a SET amp, it can be used for only very efficient speakers. A dealer who builds his own house brand amps used to build his pushpull amps to run 2a3 tubes quite conse... | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps Spatial Audio Labs (Don Sachs) Berning Elekit | |
| Modern Covers of Classics I like the Easy Star All Star cover of the entire Dark Side of the Moon in dub reggae style: "Dub Side of the Moon." I also like the weird reggae covers and mashup/medleys of the Dred Zeppelin, particularly when they do Elvis Presley/Led Zeppelin... | |
| Do high dollar mono blocks truly improve the Sound Quality over the mid tier amps With as nice a system as you already have, it might make sense to look for alternatives that can be swapped in once in a while for a change of pace, rather than replacements. Yes, there are amplifiers that might suit your taste and system more th... | |
| Watts! How many do we need? I don't think that I would ever buy any amp based on advertisement, published specification, review or internet buzz because none of that seems to match my own personal preferences when I do get to hear the gear. I don't go crazy trying to hear e... | |
| I know this an old topic...but Tonearm for Garrard 301 :) What cartridge are you considering? The important match is between the cartridge and the arm. A local dealer does a lot of refurbishing of 301, 401 and Thorens 124 tables. He primarily used Ortofon tonearms and Koetsu cartridges. Koetsu went ou... | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers The First Watt J2 I had in my system sounded quite good--not really like a good low-powered tube amp, but good nonetheless. However, it ran fairly hot, so I don't know if would help your room situation. | |
| Modern Covers of Classics Following up on the Dylan cover theme. I suggest an old and not that well know cover of "Times they are a Changin" done by Odetta. | |
| Is It Worh Modding An Amp Most tube upgrading services involve swapping out parts, primarily capacitors, for more expensive ones. This is not necessarily an improvement if the original designer voiced the component and used appropriate parts for the sound the designer was... | |
| Modern Covers of Classics Okay, not exactly new covers, but, interesting covers anyway: Klaus Nomi: Just One Look Nouvelle Vague: Guns of Brixton Shonen Knife: Top of the World | |
| Any recent Shinjitsu owners? Yeah, Just what we need: another speaker manufacturer or a new breed of yapdog. Actually, I am interested in how those speakers sound. I wish they would display at audio shows. I guess word of mouth is enough for them. | |
| Solid State Low powered Amplifiers You are looking for low heat from the amp, not necessarily low power output. You should be looking at Class D amps. I don’t know much about them, but, I am sure there are many decent examples out there. |