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| Best Speakers for around $2000 Given your constraints, a pair of monitors with or without a subwoofer would seem to be the obvious solution. I am currently using Hyperion 585s which are decent and well within your budget. I happen to really like the sound of JM Labs which are m... | |
| Straight XLR vs XLR to RCA adapter Wolf are you OK? I did LOL about the connector cable but in truth it may be just as effective as some of the other fantastic cable "solutions/inventions." | |
| Tubes for Lamm LL2 If Jim suggested them I would give them a try. I buy from him sometimes and he always gave me good service and better tubes. | |
| Jolida 502B correct tube allocation If you don't like shiny or typical EH sound I suggest you go with all Mullard (NOS) for the small tubes or possibly the GL reissues (not cheap either). The output I am very enthusiastic about is the Gold Lion reissue KT-88s. They are well worth th... | |
| choosing the best amplification for my setup An AMR as a budget minded piece? Well I guess the AMR (integrated) or Rowland as the top with the NuForce Perraux and in the middle and the Parasound and Emotiva toward the bottom. Whichever you choose they all will drive your speakers. I would wa... | |
| Where should I go next? Where are my weak links? 10 years of use with 6 hard driving on a 300B sounds like a very good reason to change. The Tung Sol 6SL7 is fine but you can do a lot better than Westinghouse on the 6SN7. Some Sylvanias perhaps there are quite a few good ones still floating arou... | |
| Best Speakers for around $2000 Some kind of planar speakers are what you will prolly want. Nothibg will approximate your headphones however. The other issue is whether "mostly classical and jazz" speakers can play Hip Hop well in addition. Can you audition anything? It is alway... | |
| Rega P3-24 or VPI Scoutmaster Why a Scoutmaster for a first time table? A regular used Scout will do the trick especially if the seller includes a decent cartridge. My Scout came preloaded with a Dynevector 20X, more table than I can make good use of. The other thing that you ... | |
| What 6922 tube will improve bass definition? Tubemonger is great but if you want a new production 6922 I would try the Gold Lion "reissue". Jim McShane over at tube asylum is a very good dealer who stocks them. The alternative if you can find them, are indeed NOS, but man are they getting sc... | |
| Pass Labs heatsinks temperature I guess I am begging the obvious, when I say take it to a tech who can talk to pass about the bias current spec, and have him make the adjustment. I assume there is no dedicated Pass service center you can get it to easily. | |
| tube life and burn in Are you talking about the input tubes or the output tubes. The difference is significant. The amp uses 3 different input tubes per channel 12AX7 12AU7 and 6922 and the output are 6550s. In the review I read, the manufacturer recommends using the a... | |
| Best Integrated, period. To say there is a period obviously implies a couple of ideas. One that there bis an absolutely best integrated. This notion implies that there is an objective measure of best which is clearly not the case. As you see from all the responses there a... | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations - Halo P3/A21 There are some Wilson Sophia models for under $5K. These are very good speakers that will fulfill your 2 criteria. They are good enough that you could improve your electronics if you wanted to and not feel the need to change the speakers. | |
| 12ax7 vs 5751 Grayf,I have a hunch that given your current delight with the Tele 12AX7s that you might really like the Raytheon windmill getter 5751s. Since those are very rare and costly, you can almost approximate them with Raytheon mid 60s 2 mica regular get... | |
| sansui au 717 integrate amp I can't say if it is wise to plunk down up to $650 for repairs on a Sansui. That said I have seen their separates on Ebay fetch really big bucks. The AU717's Solid State sonics are quite respectable, but don't inspire me, the way my much more expe... |