markwatkiss
Responses from markwatkiss
| Should I get a new amp? Tube or Solid State. | |
| Pass, Bryston, Audio Research, or McIntosh? What you've heard about Bryston and Magnepan is not urban legend.There is just a natural synergy between the 2 products,and with a tube pre you will have a nicely balanced system. | |
| Personal Preamp Evolution. Marantz 3200,Hafler DH 101,Audio Research SP 7,Audio Research LS 15,Morrison ELAD,Cary 98L,Edge SL 1,Modwright 9.0SE,Supratek Syrah,Aesthetix Calypso,Audio Horizons TP 2.0,REF 3,Jeff Rowland Capri.My reference piece remains the Audio Horizons,poun... | |
| Life without a remote You need to start drinking wine,time it so that when you need to adjust the volume your glass also needs topping up.Works for me. | |
| ARC Ref 1, 2, 3 Preamps Well in my system I found the REF 1 to be more musical than the 2,this may be because the 1 employed tubes in the power base as opposed to solid state in the REF 2.I'm not entirely sure this is the reason ,so perhaps someone else can shine a light... | |
| Hafler DH-500 - Musical Concepts upgrades - value Upgrades are about.25 cents on the dollar when it comes time to sell.A Mac will always hold its value. | |
| ARC REF 3 or MBL 5011 - what is better buy? Just to clarify,I owned a REF 3 and a Capri which I acquired based on Guido's favourable reviews,he is a well respected audiophile.The Capri just didn't make majic in my system,nor those of several others I have since corresponded with.I am a beli... | |
| What should I change Take advantage of those manufacturers that are offering free home trials.3 come to mind.All offer top tier equipment.AUDIO HORIZONS,pre amps,DACS and cabling.MOSCODE,hybrid tube/ss ampsNUFORCE,Class D amps,pre amps | |
| Dolan amps and preamps I'm also curious,the only reference I've seen to the amps is a glowing review at stereomojo.Canadian also eh! | |
| Preamp recommendations up to $2000 Audio Horizons TP 2.0 or 2.1Lamm LL2Supratek Chenin.All used of course and yes if you could stretch that budget another $500 you'll be well rewarded. | |
| Best Power amps in $7000 range Suggest you do some research,you don't need to spend 7K to satisfy your needs.You're just making some fool rich.Amplification is not the most important link in the chain,it begins at the source and works its way down. | |
| Someone school me on this stuff Correction, did work on Wall Street. | |
| Preamps with HT pass through? Jeff Rowland Capri.Beautiful piece of work. | |
| warming up the system All gear takes time,tubes more than ss.I'm a tube guy and I usually turn the switch about an hour or 2 before settling in.Kinda like decanting that treasured red wine.New equipment all depends,JRDG Capri owners suggest 500 to 700 hours of burn in ... | |
| Tube Pre-amp with SS AMP or stay all SS? Rule of thumb,not true.Tube power amp and ss pre amp can be equally synergistic.Irregardless of your persuasion you should have tubes somewhere in your system. |