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| Best Bang for the Buck Upgrade I am with those that suggest you treat your room. The heavy curtains covering the sliding doors would be a good start. Additionally, photos of choice can be copied onto canvas for sound absorption panels. May garner greater acceptance for their u... | |
| Question about Class A At 3X the price the Sugden A21SE had better prove an improvement over the Vincent SV-500. Actually any of the A21 series should be. I would not advise the purchase of an amplifier with intentions of using your Vincent as a pre unless you are pla... | |
| [Tube Preamp][Need Help]Could you suggest a tube preamp matched with a SS AMP? @rocray Yes, Aric make several tube preamps. They also have low (for tube) output impedance. My Special has output impedance of 200 ohms across frequency range. He makes one called the Unlimited which in basic form retails for ~$1600 I believe. I ... | |
| [Tube Preamp][Need Help]Could you suggest a tube preamp matched with a SS AMP? Must say that @decooney asks a good question and makes a good point. At the moment I am at a loss for options. The M504 is a good amp. The low input impedance does represent a load for most tube preamps however. Not sure about the Schiit pream... | |
| Question about Class A @jay73 I agree that the SET 120 would be the better purchase as you would not need the additional power. Are you talking about the integrated version or the amplifier? AVA makes both. What are your sources? If digital you would have to replace... | |
| [Tube Preamp][Need Help]Could you suggest a tube preamp matched with a SS AMP? You are welcome. | |
| Dunlavy SC IV Speaker- Any Good??? Heard them many years ago when they first came out and I was impressed. | |
| Nuforce STA200 I also have a STA-200. Don't use it often and when I do it is paired with a simple single input boxed attenuator due to it's having too much gain. Given it was discounted to $400 it can be classified as great return on investment when paired with ... | |
| My thoughts on my First Watt J2 Amplifier I enjoyed the review! I also own the STA-200 which is a great amp (at the discounted price) however as stated in the review problematic for the high gain. A candidate for a passive pre. which I use with it in a secondary system. After selling m... | |
| Question about Class A The OP is looking for a Class A integrated amplifier. Budget extends to 3K new/used. The Sudgen A21SE used is the only one that comes to mind. Others? | |
| Rogers High Fidelity Integrated amplifiers I must say when I was considering going to an integrated tube amp I had considered the 65-V2. Decided to play with a tube pre with with tube and SS amplifier. Should I return to an integrated this one would be on my short list. | |
| [Tube Preamp][Need Help]Could you suggest a tube preamp matched with a SS AMP? With a budget of 1K, the fact that your amp has low input impedance, and those speakers are not a difficult load I must also agree that an integrated amplifier makes for a good choice. As one possible, the Vincent SV-500 is a hybrid, having tube... | |
| Speakers for daughter Which of the speakers under consideration can she audition? Given the 50wpc amplifier I would consider those that are easiest to drive impedance wise. | |
| Cheap $88 Sony SS-CS5 Speakers - Awesome @reubent That ARC integrated is a nice amp. Likely gets the most from the Sony speakers. Got me to thinking about a somewhat unrelated subject regarding persons just getting into audio on a restricted budget. My advice is to purchase a quality 5... | |
| Who Offers a Highly Musical Preamp using a 6SN7 tube and a remote? @decooney Well, I own a n Aric Audio Special Pre with 6SN7 tubes. I have paired it with both the XA25 and the Aric Transcend Amplifier driving Tannoy Sterlings. Great Preamp in both cases. With the Sterlings I believe I like the tube amp best. |