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Peachtree 220 vs. W4S vs. CIaudio
New 200's meaning CI Audio D200 mk II's 
Ears. The ultimate handicap.
I know it's a silly pointless post. I blame my iPad being in the bathroom next to the magazine rack. But with all the thousands of crazy tweaks and deep thinking I read on A'gon what could one more thought hurt. 
Ears. The ultimate handicap.
Hahahaha! Man I have no idea. But my guess would be a klipsh horn, with some 3 watt SET. 
Peachtree 220 vs. W4S vs. CIaudio
By 200's I means the D200 mk ii from ciaudio 
Ears. The ultimate handicap.
Oh I absolutely agree. This was more of a pondering thought kinda thing than an absolute. 
What is the best sounding DAC at $2000-$4000?
The new NAD M51 DAC. I have it, it sounds wonderful to me, can act as a preamp and has a variety of inputs. Has sigle ended as well as ballaced outputs. Sterophile did a review of it recently, if that interests you. Costs $2000. 
Need tube 101 info
Wise words my friend, wise words. 
Peachtree 220 vs. W4S vs. CIaudio
I auditioned the new 200's and the are very clean, very quiet and quite powerful and produce almost no heat. I have a very resolving system and the sound for me was a bit clinical. HOWEVER, I believe that a tube preamp would be a nice melding of s... 
Need tube 101 info
Good news so far! Got the EH tubes in, I flicked on the unit - quit and no ringing or crackling. Also yhe hiss that is there requires my ears up to the speaker to hear and is thesame level on both speakers. But my wife is watching tv so I'll have ... 
Taming edge from remastered CDs?
Can someone explain why a copy of a bad disc makes it sound better? This seems backwards. 
Need tube 101 info
Thanks Djohnson,I just got off the phone with BAT. Not sure who I talked to but he sounded Russian - I think. Very nice guy. He thinks is a tube problem and that I should try that first and if my problem persists then I can call back and we go fro... 
Need tube 101 info
Thanks for everybody's help. I will call BAT tomorrow. The preamp looks well looked after. No scratches and no dust on the inside. I know that doesn't tell the whole story, but it's a nice thing to know. The crackling sound is faint and did switch... 
Need tube 101 info
Rosco,That is one of my questions in my original post. I would like to know what and why on my specific piece. 
Need tube 101 info
Thank you for your time and information. I have been to tubestore.com and tubedepot.com. I did a lot of reading and ordered the OEM package of Electro-harmonix - evidently the Sovtek's are not made anymore. This set will be my "base" from which to... 
Need tube 101 info
Btw I have no audio stores where I live - nowheres near, unless you count Best Buy. Somehow I don't think they will understand.