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| Getting back in the game OK, I have a question. Does your budget include the TT or are you only considering the streamer and amplification with that budget? Either way you well need amplification and this relates to allocation of budget towards digital vs. vinyl. I woul... | |
| Have You Tried One Schiit Aegir with LRS I believe that using a stereo amp having the needed power for a set of speakers having a low impedance is a better option than using using two stereo amps in bridge mode to obtain an increase in power for the same speakers. While bridging may bene... | |
| Getting back in the game In that small of room I would put my money into a 2 channel system. If the B&W speakers are working well in that room for youI would purchase a DAC with optical (forTV), coax and USB (possibly AES or I2S) connections, an integrated amplifier ... | |
| Great Small Room Speakers for $3-5k I support your plan. Make the comparisons over an extended period. Play each for a long listening session with in a day and also each over several days. | |
| The Forgotten Three aforementioned that I have owned or became very familiar with which are gone but not forgotten: B&K electronics Sonograph TT Spica speakers | |
| Looking for a low priced preamp (used) Audio by Van Alstine preamps are reasonably priced. Aric Audio makes several tube preamps at several price points. All reasonable. | |
| recommendation of amps +1 charles1dad. I also have the Fritz Carbon 7SE speaker. I use it with two amplifiers a Pass XA25 (rated 25wpc class A) and also a Aric Audio Transcend push//pull tube amplifier (rated 20-40wpc depending on output tube and mode used) in a room s... | |
| Looking for suggestions I would look into upgrading the receiver and streaming source prior to replacing your speakers. Switching to Qobuz would make for an improvement. Check out the threads on streamers under digital herein. Just a thought, have you tried using yo... | |
| Tube or solid state For anyone looking to get into tube amplification I would suggest that they start with a tube preamp. Look for one that has a low output impedance so can be matched with either SS or tube amp. Choice of amplifier is highly driven by the speaker in... | |
| Preamp Recommendation for First Watt F4 I also am happy with Aric Audio. I own a pre and an amp from him. | |
| A Cool Opportunity to Help Yes, a great story. Giving is indeed a gift. | |
| Tube Preamp for Pass XA25 under $3,000 Well I am glad to hear that the Backert is providing what you wished for. I am curious as to what voltage is provided by your DAC. Regarding the Aric Special I own one of Aric's early versions.. It was replaced by Aric with the Super. One main di... | |
| Tube Preamp for Pass XA25 under $3,000 I agree with mlsstl. While the Harbeth P3esr is a wonderful speaker for much of the music you listen to, not so much for bass heavy funk and rock. Also, as an owner of the XA25, I believe a preamp that provides 12dB gain or somewhat more is a g... | |
| When CDs first came onto the market in 1982 ....... To me CD playback was more user friendly than vinyl, however with a well set up budget however high end TT vinyl sounded better. I still own the Sonograph SG3 with Sumiko tonearm TT that I used back at that time. Now I am totally digital. Playin... | |
| Pass Labs Int 25 vs Int 60 It comes down to the load the driven speaker represents. If you want class A sound one must stay in class A. Though the XA25 or Int25 can produce greater than the stated 25 watts when needed, the amp is no longer biased in class A. Thus some of ... |