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| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Al, I revisited the Sterophile measurements on the sp16. It shows pretty flat and extended frequency response into 100Kohm output impedance, which is what the BC amp input impedance is. Hard to find any fault with that, for sure. When I get some t... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification Digital has come a long way in last 15 years or so and good digital these days can be hard to distinguish from analog. The best of each tend to sound similar to me. If I had to choose, in theory, I would prefer the best possible analog source to t... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Dodge, sp16 is not noisy at all when tubes are good. SLight hiss in phono with ear to speaker maybe with very low noise tube in phono tube slot 1. More with noisier tubes. ARC sells special lower noise tube for that 1 slot only for a premium. I ha... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Tim,That is consistent with what I read and would expect with BC pre-3 and others. Hard to go wrong there I think.The latest BEnchmark DAC intrigues me also. From what I read, it might hang well with the BC as a pre-amp as well. THat's why I'm ver... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Al, yes I know what you are saying about bandwidth of the Class D amps. Newer Class Ds appear to be pushing the barrier significantly and I have an eye on that perhaps for the future.When I mention bandwidth, what I am really looking for is better... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Nothing in Jazz beats Ellington at his best over the years, IMHO. The amount of talent that came under his wings as well is hard to fathom! | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification Any combo can be really good or less so. The devil is all in the details. Getting a good match first between amp and speakers matters most perhaps. Then there is the quality of the source. There is usually a lot more involved to get a turntable se... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Thanks Cz. Will take a look.Anyone who has heard sp16 and can compare the sound to any specific SS pre-amp, I'm interested in what you might have heard.. | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 I have heard some Krell integrateds in recent years that did a lot of what I am looking for very well and that is another option I forgot to mention that I have considered. Krell pre-amp that is , not integrated.Not certain but I think frequency b... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Jm, Not absolutely sure yet that I can either, but having sampled the tube pre-amp waters now for a few years, I will be in a much better position to decide.I'm largely just testing the waters....not needing to change at all really, but interested... | |
| SS Pre-amps that can beat an Audio Research sp16 Zd,Thanks for that suggestion. I always read good things about Ayre but don't think I have ever heard.The ARC probably would not go anywhere too soon. Whenever I upgrade or change something in my main system, it usually frees up something good to ... | |
| SVS Ultra Monitors or Golden Ears Aon3 ? I've heard the Aon3. Very distinctive and nice all around for the $$$s. Passive radiator in side design helps extend bass and delivers a more open room fulling sound compared to other comparable designs. Folded ribbon tweeter might be somewhat dir... | |
| R.I.P. Lou Reed I have always had a soft spot for Lou, and not sure why, in that I really do not know that much about him or his music, beyond the obvious. Maybe for the reason related by Airegin. Definitely a guy who influenced many and that retained a special p... | |
| Tubes vs Solid State - Imaging, Soundstaging, 3D "I am sure its possible to develop test/measurement techniques that *do* correlate with human hearing rules, but right now the industry has had no will to do so and has not for the last 45 years so don't hold your breath."I'm not.I suppose the sta... | |
| New to Audiogon. selling my whole system " I do know that once you get into the DBS line of AQ, it's HUGE for a quiet noise floor."Well, yeah, I'll confirm that my noise floor in my room where it matters the most is pretty much dead quiet. AQ cv6 with DBS (two 12' runs picked up for ~$30... |