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| Outstanding 300b's for Push-Pull Amp? I have never heard the Treasure 300b but I did a lot of research before purchasing the 300b tubes for my Manley Neoclassic switchable SET/Push Pull monoblocks and have been extremely happy with the Sophia Carbon plate tubes. Very dynamic and neutr... | |
| Alternatives to Cary CAD 300SEI, what are they? If you aren't absolutely tied to the idea of SET (hard to find one at the Cary's price point in a 300b SET that will have decent bass) you might consider the Leben CS-300XS. This integrated retails for $3500 USD and it sounds VERY good IMO. Which ... | |
| Alternatives to Cary CAD 300SEI, what are they? My friend has the Cary and it's a nice integrated but I think there are better alternatives. If you are able to find one on the used market, an Air Tight ATM-300 integrated. A bit more than the Cary (used vs. a new Cary) but a world class unit. | |
| Best high-efficiency speaker under 10K I have heard the Devore Gibbon 8s and they are excellent. At the lower end of your price range, I own Omega Super 8 XRS single drivers that can be had for $3500 new. These excel at vocals and small jazz and other instruments. I recently heard the ... | |
| Preamp Suggestions for my system I heard the Tron Seven Reference phono last weekend at Highwater Sound and my search is now over. The Tron, paired with Tron Telstar and driving Horning Eufrodite speakers produced the most dynamic, natural and effortless music I have ever heard. ... | |
| Preamp Suggestions for my system Thanks for the input! I am beginning to audition what I can here around NYC and I listened to the AMAZING Shindo preamps and amps today. My search may be over (albeit at a price tag slightly above what I had intended to spend)...The Monbrison full... | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp - suggestions? Thanks Cmalak. I would be using the single ended connections because the amps only have RCA inputs, but that sounds like the LS-26 would work fine. Question on the gain of the preamp. My Shrimp has 12db of gain which corresponds to turning the vol... | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp - suggestions? I'm thinking either a CJ 17LS2 or the ARC LS-26 at this point. Someone here mentioned matching the input impedence of my amps to the output impedence of the preamp? Not really sure how to determine which preamps would be suitable on that basis. I ... | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp - suggestions? Yes, Im sure room treatment would help too, but I am pretty limited in what I can/will do there as I am in a NYC rental apartment. Certainly the room layout is far from ideal. The speakers in my system are designed for tight front wall setups and ... | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp - suggestions? Yes the ARC LS-26 looks very nice and the review I read said something to the same effect (it being very close to a Ref 3 in performance). Another nice feature is that you can select gain in SE for 6,12 or 18db. Looks like low 3s is probably the g... | |
| Looking to upgrade my preamp - suggestions? Hi Teajay, I will definitely look into it. Another thing that I didn't mention in the first post is that I would prefer to stick with a major brand name (Conrad Johnson, ARC, etc) because I don't want to lose out if I decide to resell/upgrade a ye... | |
| Stingray bad for Merlin TSM's or Revel M22's??? I also have heard the Stingray in both my system and my friends system on full range single driver speakers. If it was a weak amp that certainly would have been revealed on those speakers. Great tone and nice punch for a relatively low watt tube amp. | |
| MDF Rack dampening question I just bought the Studiotech PS-3 with the optional high mass cone feet for my TV/tube system. It replaced a flimsy rack with glass shelving that was clearly not made for audio at all.The HF-4 is similar but I went with the PS-3 because of the add... | |
| Audio/TV rack recommendations? Has anyone heard the Steve Blinn racks? I like how they look and they seem well made. Maple shelves with a heavy aluminum frame on points. | |
| Audio/TV rack recommendations? Well the other room idea isnt an option because I live in an apartment. The Mapleshade racks seem to be very well built but they dont really mesh with my modern living room furniture. I could always have a maple rack custom built in say black laqu... |