mdalton
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| Tube amps under $7500 +1 @larryi My listening values are pretty much the same. I have no experience of Legacy speakers but I take the OP at his word that they are non-negotiable. That’s why I suggested the possibility of bi-amping, as one approach to solving these ... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @hickamore yeah, vu is not really a distributor, though he’s listed as such by Synthesis. He’s a dealer - from whom I bought my amp. One of the reasons Synthesis has been way below the radar screen in the U.S. is that they’ve never had an actu... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 by distributor, if you mean deja vu, pretty sure their website is not up to date. my understanding is that the Prime series - which includes the Ovation and my Ensemble integrated - has been discontinued. But @audiotroy will know better of cours... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @audiotroy You carry both Synthesis and Legacy, right? Any experience with the Roma 98dc? | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @hickamore btw, the Roma line has wood faceplate, but a silver-ish finish is available. And Synthesis does a beautiful job on their wood finishes. See picture of my Synthesis integrated under my Big Rig pictures on my systems page. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @larryi The Air Tight stuff is so beautiful, and so expensive….I love Synthesis, but I think you already noted that they are almost exclusively integrated amps. For Synthesis, the only possibility given OP budget might be the Roma 98dc mono amp... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 +1 @hickamore But now you’ve got me cross-walking two separate lists: 1) Countries with 100-120 volts /60 hz; and 2) Countries in the “Full Democracy” category of the Economist’s annual Democracy Index. Alas, as of 2023, it’s just Canada, A... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 "I look upon the pleasure which we take in a garden as one of the most innocent delights in human life. . . It gives us a great insight into the contrivance and wisdom of Nature, and suggests innumerable subjects for meditation." Marcus Tullius... | |
| Requesting opinions about 4 specific amplifiers British Audiophile loved Atoll integrated - in300 @ $4500 new. tilts warm with good bass control. For amp only, Atoll has am300 for $3900 new. Mos-fet designs, so tend to be slightly warmer. | |
| Requesting opinions about 4 specific amplifiers other ideas: replace integrated with integrated? Simaudio is wonderful stuff; Moon 641? Also, Modwright KWH 225i (hybrid). I suspect both would sound a little warmer than your Luxman. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project @dover yeah, I get that, but 11 3/4” is still 298.4mm. I was responding to the OP’s prior post to make sure he didn’t miscalculate the diameter of his platter. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project btw, 11 3/4” converts to 298.4mm, not 279.4mm… | |
| Garrard 301 - Project Just measured everything. Inside the lip, my platter measures betw 288 and 289mm (so 292, lip included, seems right). The mat I purchased from Herbie's measures about 288, and fits inside the lip perfectly. Having said that, my email records sh... | |
| Garrard 301 - Project I used 285mm, 4mm thick, recommended by Herbie’s. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 definitely not expert in this area, but four different thoughts: (1) some tube amps come with gain adjusters. (2) if two amps have same gain, no issue. (3) if different gain, you can lower gain on higher gain amp thru use of resistor on interco... |