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| Optimizing the Prima Luna Premium Integrated amp I can't stop buying tubes even though I will certainly not live long enough to use them all. So I decided to call myself a tube "collector", this gives me license to keep a hoard of those things. I can't even imagine what I must have spent. I try ... | |
| Cables advice for ARC + Mark Levinson + Wilson For some nice richness and a bit of warmth, put a TOTL Cardas cable between your pre and power amp. I had a dryish sound as you do and stumbled upon a pair of used Golden Refs, the results were not subtle and I love them. | |
| Optimizing the Prima Luna Premium Integrated amp Wolf thanks for the tip about a good 7025. I tried a NOS/OS 7025 many years ago. I think it was RCA, that one trial and a confirmatory message from a friend who tried another NOS/OS 7025, turned me against them. If it's a Chinese tube it shouldn't... | |
| Anyone Heard The New Mid-Monos? I wonder if you can switch to PP or UL for full power I guess would be 80W. That is a lot of power in tube amp world. | |
| Going monoblock? I agree with Marakanetz. It would be best IMHO to buy true monoblocks. Dedicated monos are designed around one input and one output. There is no forcing the amp into doing a job it is really not designed for. (even if capable) I have heard that br... | |
| Adventures in Mono I don't know anything about the "folding Down" process but of the 3 versions I liked the third the most as it provided the most texture to the sound. It is some kind of DSP I take it. | |
| Amp for Yamaha Soavo 2 Have you browsed the Amps for sale section? I am almost certain that you will suffer "Sticker Shock" with very few for less than $300 that aren't project pieces. If you can DIY you might be able to pick up a piece which may only need minor repairs... | |
| Looking for 10 inch 16 ohm woofers for Beveridge You can still ask Rick Beveridge as I understand things. He has inherited the company and is available for help.Otherwise there are speaker replacement and DIY speacialty retailers like Madisound that may have the driver you want. | |
| SS Amps for C4 Signature II's Sounds like you've answered your own question well. I am a little confused about which speakers you are using. You should be as spec ific as posible I think you are talking about Dynaudio speakers, are you? | |
| Optimizing the Prima Luna Premium Integrated amp NOS power tubes are frought with difficulties. They havent been produced, in the case of EL-34s, since the late 70s at best. Finding good ones is tough but I was able to buy some Philips XF3s I believe as a quad that did look new in box. The price... | |
| Can "Dark"Sounding Speakers Be "Brightened"UP??? Some of what other posters have said have got me thinking that you may just have a very warm midrange speaker that nothing can alter to the point where you will be satisfied.OTOH I have a specific cable suugestion to try which are the all high pur... | |
| big screen - two channel system enough for dialog? I am just speculating but with that kind of separation and the nature of cinema dialog, a center channel will serve you well, as might a subwoofer. I am a dedicated 2 channel person for music and don't own a home theater system, but in your case f... | |
| toning down the ps audio perfect wave dac Get a component you like the sound of tube buffers are usually intended for impedence matching. Improving resolution sounds like more of what you don't want. just my 2 cents. | |
| Recommended speakers for Bryston B135 Are the PSBs full range, I don't know them. If they aren't get a floor stander that delivers to about 32 cylcles or get a sub if you are a bass freak. | |
| best tubes for Aesthetix Calypso Don't buy NOS tubes there are a million reasons not , but the best is that it leaves more for me. I do in fact use NOS or old stock tubes but ir is very hard predicticting how they will sound in you system not to mention the less than great tubes ... |