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| Acou Zen vs Anaysis Plus vs Cardas Clear Sp. Cable The Cardas Copper may not be OCC but it is very, very good stuff. I recommend A Cardas cable with "Golden" in it's name. I kid you not, the problem is the cost. You can't buy used due to the lengths needed, but if I were you I would ask the Cable ... | |
| Fast power cables? There is no doubt that power is critical for good sound. Just look at the extensive efforts that go into designing the power supply in amplifiers. I too am skeptical and have used different power cables to see what all the fuss was about. However ... | |
| a solid state amp that is recessed in the treble I can't believe the number and diversity of the answers so far. The OP asked for smooth currently produced SS amps. Conrad Johnson amps are very smooth and so are Accuphase. I recommend one of those two. The Accuphase is more interesting to me. | |
| has anyone heard the Tannoy Kingdom Royal? There was a fairly recent review of this speaker. I can't recall if it was Positive Feedback on Line or Stereophile. | |
| Matching up speakers and amps The Acurus can probably be improved upon. You didn't give us a budjet to work with. As a generic answer I like what tubes do a lot and have them in almost every place I can. What sound are you aiming for? An older ARC piece may be affordable to yo... | |
| Newbie Advice - New Amp Setup I own a Sansui AU717, it has been extremely reliable and has plenty of power. As for sound quality I would say it is equivalent of the Nikko. I also own a Nikko power amp ( and tuner) and liked their stuff when it was first introduced here. I thin... | |
| Can any one help identify my speakers No joke these are probably not prototypes. The slotted down directed "lens" is very JBL like. The slot tweeter with the glass prism is also a JBL inovation. This is probably a DIY experiment although I must say it resembles the Aquarious line of J... | |
| Replasment for Mullard Long Plates? I thought the only real old stock 7025s are RCAs, but I am not sure. Both me and another tube rolling friend have tried the 7025, and weren't impressed with the results. Therefore Wolf, if the 7025 is definitely your tube of choice I think you sho... | |
| Granit amp stands are they killing my sound? I never suggested that the Granite slab would resonate and ring like a bell. What I meant was because it is a hard polished like glass it may reflect/feedback and cause other objects to resonate. I don't know if this is universal, but it seems qui... | |
| PHONO STAGE FOR REGA RP1 or RP3 The RP-3 appears to have an optional factory mounted Elys2 which is an MM cartridge. The RP1 requires you to have a cartridge installed on our own.I was going to suggest my usual giant killer phono stage , the Graham Slee Gram Amp 2 SE but it is M... | |
| Amp & Speaker matching The higher the impedance of the speaker the better the match with most tube amps. The "natural" output impedance of tubes is normally high and tubes don't dump current as easily as most SS amps. The answers to your specific questions are, the outp... | |
| Where I can buy MC cartridge stylus, stylus only. Which cartridge are you using? What tool does one need to replace a stylus anyway, just curious? | |
| Paul Grzybek Tube Audio Design Passing I had bought some items from him and I am sorry to learn of this. I may have inadvertantly recommended him not knowing either, very sad. | |
| Help - need advice on B&W Nautilus 802 stands See if you can buy a very large piece of butcher block or wooden plinth of some sort. May be you will require two pieces of wood for each. Then you could use spikes without the fear of damaging your floor. | |
| Single source, best pre option? Are you willing to use a tubed preamp? Could you post a budget for this?One source, stand alone preamps, are uncommon. If you can get a source with a volume attenuator that may be your best option. Since you know that you like the Ayre sound alrea... |