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maplegrovemusic

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Tube preamp reliability vs SS?
With the type of music you have mentioned in posts here and at Audiocircle i would skip the tube gear and focus on solid state . But of course your curiosity should be tested with tubes as well . 
Newbie needs recommendation for ripping & storage solution with Bryston BDP-1
Along with answers you receive here , I would also check out Audiocircle's website . There is a dedicated forum with Bryston employees answering any technical questions you may have .And numerous Bryston owners chiming in . 
Have you ever spoken with a designer or audio engineer
Love the taters' posts . Mind evocative posts . Keep them up ! 
Trying to get a fair value of MIT cables
25% of what the new retail was 
Sanders sound systems preamplifier
Sounds like the Sanders pre is not a good fit in your system for what you want . You want bass ? Try a Bryston pre . Killer bass , Great soundstage . Immediacy - musicians in your room sound .  
Help with "popping" Quad 2805
Plug them in and keep playing them . It may go away . Was told that by a electrostat dealer . 
Odyssey Audio: Sent amp for service 4 months ago, no amp / no contact back
Go to the Audiocircle websit and pose the question there . You will get 15 responses in the first hour . 
Are class A tube amps similar to class A solid state ...
I took Ralphs (Atmasphere's) advice and ordered the Zeroformer from Paul Speltz. Hope this helps in whatever tube amp i decide to get . I assume it will help with lower power tube amps . 
Yamaha A-S500 85WPC Easily Driving ATC SCM11 v2
Excellent ! Funny how all this works ? I am curious how you feel the atc's do with your music preferences ? Do you find a greater amount of different music sounding better with the atc's versus other speakers you have had in the past ? Have read t... 
Tannoy vs. ATC
I just attempted to buy a pair of ATC scm 40's two days ago here on agon . Unfortunately they had sold while the listing was active and i missed by only a couple hours . They were floor standers though . Do they also make a bookshelf scm 40 ? If y... 
Adding two JL Audio F110's to my 2 channel system
Check out this as a possible place to put the subshttp://www.avsforum.com/bob-katz-on-audio/ 
DAC to preamp technical question
Thanks for the follow up guys . One last question . I plan on picking up the a BAT 60/75 tube amp . It is the companion amp to the vk5i . When that is put in i assume volume control will increase ? From what i have understood it is the more the re... 
DAC to preamp technical question
I am a little confused with the determination of the BAT pre having a serious design flaw . Should it's cd input not be able to handle a standard 2 volts ? Or am I misunderstanding what I read here ? if so what would be a good match volt wise ? Al... 
DAC to preamp technical question
Thanks for the responses fellas . A new twist in my journey . I had just purchased the BAT used from a hifi dealer in town last week . I inquired if they knew the tube life on the tubes . They did not know . So yesterday after about an hour of lis... 
What Sensitivity with Tube Components?
Also i would look for a front ported speaker if in enclosed bookshelf !