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| Best preamp in the $1k-$1500 range? I would consider the EAT E-Glo Petit hybrid tube phono. Excellent at blocking RF interference. Also has multiple loading options. Excellent phono. In your price range. | |
| Best blue ray player on market? Reavon from France is coming out in April. The front looks like the Oppo 203. The basic 100 model will be about $1000 and the top of the line the 200 will run about $2000. Should be interesting. | |
| Are spendor speakers competitive in sound quality to KEF, B&W, ProAC, Audio Physic Spendor has a new US distributor. Bluebird is out and Sound Organization is now handling the account. They also distribute Fyne, ProAc, Rega, and Chord. They are located in Texas. | |
| Incoming ... New Preamp I can relate with your story. 2016 I was diagnosed w/Stage 4 cancer. After 2 operations the second lasting 5 1/2 hours and receiving 2 infusions a month for over a year. I was declared cancer free. I still go every 3 months for a checkup. During t... | |
| Luxman tonality As the old saying goes: Lies, damned lies and statistics. | |
| Luxman tonality My CL38U SE a tube preamp is neutral sound wise. No roll off on the top end. Excellent dynamics. The sound is similar to the 590AXII. | |
| Luxman tonality He’s rather odd. He really doesn’t listen to music. Mostly test tones. Plus he has a group of friends that back him up. I spend most of my money on music. I don’t know about you but personally I think AVR’s and AVR processors suck on music. That’s... | |
| Luxman tonality Funny you mentioned euphonic sound. I had an argument about that. The expert told me that euphonic sound is nothing but adding audio crud to your system. With tubes you're basically dumbing down your system. I guess my Luxman tubed preamp is a big... | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k I've had the RME ADI-2 for about 3 years. Excellent w/lots of features. Built in Germany. | |
| Tube pre w/ HT bypass? The RP-7 has HT-passthrough. | |
| Anybody use a stereo amp with their ht? And .. I have a Krell Showcase surround processor and a Luxman CL38U SE tube preamp. I use the RCA connections in my Bryston amp for my Luxman and the balanced connections in my Krell. I just use the switch on the amp to power either setup. No HT passthr... | |
| Bladelius Ymer power amp - any experiences..??? He also after leaving Threshold/Forte designed for Classe and Primare audio. These Thresholds are one of a kind. The balanced circuits were taken out and each amp has 20 bipolar transistors in parallel. They run hot and do suck up a lot of electri... | |
| Bladelius Ymer power amp - any experiences..??? They for some reason never penetrated the US market. Michael Bladelius was hired by Nelson Pass when he was running Threshold. One of Michaels designs was the Forte 4A 50 wpc Class A amp.I owned one, a big regret that I sold it. He also worked wit... | |
| Tube Pre amp with tone control suggestions US Audio Mart has a Luxman CL 38U SE for sale. Around $3700. Excellent price. Right in your range. | |
| Tube Pre amp with tone control suggestions I also own the Luxman CL-38U SE for a couple of years. I second the phono stage. It has 4 SUT's 2 for MC high and 2 for MC low. It handles a Dynavector Karat 17 DX. The late Art Dudley gave it a Stereophile Class A rating. |