mesch
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| BEL 1001 MK5 driving Joseph Audio Pulsars @bobheinatz Yes, I plan on keeping mine for a few more years. This after considering replacing it and deciding that I have no idea what amp I would replace it with. Was thinking a Pass XA25. Also was considering returning to an integrated amplifi... | |
| Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k Yes, the Atmasphere UV-1 should have been mentioned. Just under $2000 retail. A 6sn7 based unit. Great company to work with. | |
| Devores and Omegas - input please @prof Great description of the Devores. Never could have said it so well. Very much what I heard. | |
| Sharing a subwoofer with 2CH and HTs rigs! Using the SYS, my thinking is that you could run a pair of RCAs to input 1 from one amp and to input 2 from the other. Then run a pair of RCAs to the sub from the SYS output (or a y splitter to a single RCA if the sub has single input). Being ver... | |
| Devores and Omegas - input please Yes, I would love to hear a pair of Daedalus Muse speakers. Do to budget I would have to find a used pair for purchase. Highly unlikely.I have heard the O/93s which I thought sounded great driven by an Line Magnetic 845 integrated. | |
| Acoustic panels on ceiling +1 twoleftears With 2 2x4' panels I would think centering them half way between front plane of speakers and one's head position while sitting in listening chair would cover the reflection point sufficiently. | |
| Anyone Have M2Tech Gear? Looking for opinions Sorry to hear that. Good to know the US distributer was honest. Makes one wonder about M2Tech QA. | |
| DAC for carousel cd player? I agree that a new inexpensive DAC would make for an improvement. Might look for a used one having the characters soix recommends. MHDT DACs have this, having a a tube output buffer. Known to be very smooth sounding DACs. | |
| Pathos amplifiers comparison Yes, I owned a Pathos Classic One MKII and would say that to get the dynamics one would enjoy, it would be best paired to a more efficient speaker. A very smooth sounding amplifier when rightly paired. | |
| Looking for a tube Preamp new or used for under $2000... I understand the concern about output impedance with tube preamps. According to Aric my Special preamp has an output impedance of 200 ohms across the audio frequency band. Must say the VTA-SP14 would interest me if I was looking for a new sub $200... | |
| BEL 1001 MK5 driving Joseph Audio Pulsars @macdonj I believe the price would reflect age. My amp was made in 2007. Retailed at ~$4000 then. If I were to sell mine I would likely ask $1200. One BEL 1001 recently sold on AG for $1125, I am not clear on which MK it was.@jjss49 I have not d... | |
| First Watt SIT-3 preamp pairing advice Check out Aric Audio. Aric builds a a couple great 6sn7 tube preamps. Variable gain output up to 20 dB. Call him and discuss your needs. | |
| should I bother putting a DAC inbetween MacBook Pro and AudioEngine A5+?? Take it in steps. 1) How does one output from thunderbolt port. Any Apple outlet should solve this. Maybe Thunderbolt to USB converter.2) Purchase DAC. 3) Improve signal with via streaming Qobuz. If using USB you might look for a used Modi 2. It i... | |
| What would you do? The sound enhancer would be placed between the DAC and Integrated amp. It is used for bass adjustment and soundstage expansion. It is not an equalizer as such. Like @smrex13, many on this forum have found it to do what you seem to be looking for. ... | |
| should I bother putting a DAC inbetween MacBook Pro and AudioEngine A5+?? A DAC would be an improvement. Schitt Modi is a great option. Need not spend more. Not sure about thunderbolt connection however. |