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| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it Tube preamp + good matching Class D amp (and speakers) is a very viable lower TCO solution to tube amps and all that goes with that.A tube output stage on a DAC is a very low TCO option if one must have a tube or two in the mix.No tubes at all may... | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it " but anything that is finely tuned will require regular maintenance. "That is true, but not all approaches are created equal in this regard. Some require more periodic tuning to maintain over time. Systems using parts that wear out or deteriorate... | |
| W4S Mamp or Bel Canton REF500 m ? REF1000 was stock Icepower in a box. Ref1000m added power supply board and input circuit board for higher input impedance to match better to tube preamps. Wyred added similar input circuit board as well only last I checked. So the differences vary... | |
| Total cost of ownership - how to reduce it If you care about TCO, keep it simple. | |
| Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp... Glad to hear its working as it should now. Time to just enjoy now hopefully. | |
| W4S Mamp or Bel Canton REF500 m ? Does the Mamp line do anything special with the power supply? That used to be the thing that distinguished the BC Ref500m and ref1000m from similar Wyred offerings.Other than that they both use similar Icepower amp boards and add their own input c... | |
| Best A'gon System Having never heard any but my own, it's hard to say other than I love a nice simple easy to maintain, well thought out system in a room with a view. I'll keep an eye open and report back. | |
| Do Pangea PC's really outperform standard PC's They do on my arc preamp and mhdt dacs. | |
| what speakers Some people might fall in love with the amp. 🔇Love is strange. | |
| Amp for Magnepan .7 My dealer likes the Maggies best with teh Rogue Pharoah Integrated. He sells both full ARC and Rogue lines.I heard that combo and it was top notch. The smaller Sphinx was similarly good but less power if you like things louder.You could sell teh R... | |
| Is your tube amp really a tube amp? My car may perform excellently and me loving it under normal circumstances, but if I ask it to tow a 3 ton load it may not work out so well.Same thing with audio. You gotta have enough muscle to get the job done or nothing else matters much. That ... | |
| Is your tube amp really a tube amp? Ideally, in teh end you want a system that can do the work asked of it effortlessly without ever breaking a sweat. The amp/speaker combo together is the part that will be asked to do most of the work.There are many good source devices for reasonab... | |
| Is your tube amp really a tube amp? If one cares about bass that is where the work is involved, both for the user who must get everything set up properly and for the gear that has to be able to handle the workload.Treble is still work for teh owner to get things set up right but not... | |
| Is your tube amp really a tube amp? By the time I get the bass sounding good to me consistently with a tube amp I may as well just forget about it and stick with Class D. At least with any speakers that I currently own that are relatively full range. | |
| Rolling Stones Tour 2015 "Mick talks the songs"That is the part that ruins it for me. Would rather hear the original studio versions on my system. |