marco1
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| Best preamp under 1500$ freya+ , cary slp03 ? It is pretty amazing especially for the money. But like everything else in our hobby you normally get what you pay for and $1,000 is just not enough for a really good preamp, tube or SS, balanced or not. | |
| Best amplifier for low to moderate listening levels I drove Quads with CJ Premier 12xs with great success for many years. Not the same setup as you but very similar. Pr12’s use EL34’s and have 60 watts per side just like your amp. So I don’t believe the problem is your amp. It should be driving ... | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? Well you can look at the picture of the Ferrari on you wall or you can buy one (assuming you can afford it). No mystery to me what I'd do. I've upgraded, downgraded and moved sideways (both directions) in my long audio journey. Its what we do. ... | |
| Pre-amp with solid state/passive AND tube modes (Like Schiit Freya+) I owned the first version of the LS 25. I also tried the original Freya just to see what all the fuss was about but didn't hang onto it for too long. While the newer versions of each i'm sure sound a little different from what I had, the sonic im... | |
| What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today? Well Juan you tried. I guess its time to start a new thread. | |
| Need help in DC/Northern VA - Tonearm board modification Surprised he has not responded. I don't know the gentleman but everything I have heard about him has been very positive. Did you try Bill Thalmann at Music Technologies in Springfield. Not sure if they work on turntables but worth a try. | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Linear Tube Audio 40 Reference Amps Something you might be interested in that I saw on the CJ website regarding P120’s: 1. All versions are superb, the deciding factor lies in the user's personal preference of output tubes. 2. The EL34 sound is magical, it has that enveloping so... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Linear Tube Audio 40 Reference Amps If you’re looking for the “old” warmer CJ sound you’re probably better off with the non SE Classic 120 with EL 34’s. LTA’s won’t get you there. | |
| Need help in DC/Northern VA - Tonearm board modification Have you tried Dr. Vinyl? Not DC but not that far from you either. | |
| Add External DAC or Upgrade to a New Streamer / DAC? The combination of the N200 and Terminator II 12th is killer. I run that combination with the exception that my Terminator is the prior edition. SQ is as good or better than my recently departed analog rig which cost more. | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update As I read through this thread I think the biggest takeaway is that ymmv. My question is why have there been so many different versions of the updates in such a short time period? They just announced still another one for the Ares II/Enya. If Dena... | |
| Atma-Sphere MP3 or something else? Vcaps only. NOS tubes. RCA 12AU7's from the 60's really made a difference. Older Russian 6ns7 (can't remember who's) not so much so. | |
| Atma-Sphere MP3 or something else? I purchased a demo MP3.3 last summer. Line level only. The unit is dead quite. If you're getting noise, chances are it's a tube. No experience with Primaluna but I have owned several preamps, both tube and SS, both less and more expensive than ... | |
| 6DJ8 vs. 6922? Look for 7dj8's as well. Should be interchangable in almost all cases. Much cheaper and sound just as good. I ran 7dj8 Telefunkens in my preamps for years. Just wonderful. | |
| Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update @ lollipopguild. This is something that has also been confusing to me. Your Pontus 12th that you recently purchased already has an update? Did your Pontus come from the factory with v1.0 and then you updated to v1.4? Or was there some thing in ... |