marakanetz
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| What are your favorite audio links? Ebay is certainly better place to practice HTML tags:-) | |
| Laser Life? WOW! 7 years of 24/7 use...Did you listen to it all the time...?? | |
| How to indentify new Svetlana KT88? Gentlemen, There is actually no difference whether "S" or "C" is displayed. "C" is just the same "S" only on Russian.I believe that "C" is probably for NOS that was not sold at that time outside of USSR. | |
| How do I reduce the overall gain in my preamp ? KF, I believe you meant poweramp and not speakers.If poweramp is sencitive and source component(s) with high output why not going for passive preamp and sell the line-stage? | |
| Tube Preamps under $10k with deep bass extension Rayhall, you're intriguing indeed! This is actually where I want to stand. How is built quality of AI and are there any upgrade paths? | |
| Tube Preamps under $10k with deep bass extension i can see here the very wide meaning of phrase "under $10k" here especially for AI $1500 new?there is also minimalistic AE3 that has the same level of performance at more less than half price AI but with smaller volume range and certainly gain(jus... | |
| Amps that will accept wide variety of tubes? Research Quicksilver Audio ones. Don't go for minis the large ones are much better. | |
| Tube amp / SS pre or SS amp / Tube pre? If you want to mix and want the tube sound you should drive your speakers with tubes and that's where they're most heard.You should also pick the appropriate SS pre- preferably MOSFET or JFET that indentically to the tubes amplify voltage instead ... | |
| How do I reduce the overall gain in my preamp ? If it is adjustable than you can reduce it.You can also reduce the gain with varing anode DC feed with potentiometer or in SS case where there are few possibilities of implementing the amplification stages but in any case you should use the output... | |
| VTL, ARC and the 6550C Definitely go with large VTLs 185. I have small VTL MB100 monos and they lack a built quality(I've done actually a huge DIY upgrade on them recently)Built quality of Audio Research for tube equipment is unbeatable though imo. | |
| Review: Plinius 8200 Amplifier Is there large price difference if you buy Plinius in NZ? | |
| Phono Stage Pre Amp Nameci, Can you e-mail me the information about DIY upgrade path to SE? | |
| Question about tube friendly speakers... I believe that in your case you should select the speaker with no less than 6 Ohm minimal impedace(usually rated for lowest freequencies) | |
| Phono Stage Pre Amp I have to also specifially point out that just by looking under the tube cover of both PH3 and EAR834P phono preamps you can see a huge difference in built quality between these two components (DIY members will understand me) certainly in the favo... | |
| Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players When for the entire his time Thelonious Monk was under-appreciated??? |