mik971
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| Preamp recommendations for under $600.00 I would recommend a used Conrad Johnson also per Mofimadness. You know it will match your amp, and they sound spectacular! | |
| Emotiva USP 1 verse Rotel RC 990 995 or B&k PT 3 The Rotel 995 is an excellent pre-amp and a step or two above the others. | |
| Sadly missed manufacturers Enlightened Audio Designs. (EAD) | |
| Best EL34 reissue? They are cheap and maybe not as popular, but I have had good luck with Svetlana's. Very clean sounding tube, durable, no complaints. | |
| DA converter hook up? You would run a digital cable from the NAD to the DA converter and the analog outs from the DAC to your Acurus pre-amp. Not sure you will get a much better result, your cdp is good and the pre-amp is average... | |
| Setup advice I think you are going to hear a large improvement with the Cambridge 651P. It is an excellent unit for the money! Your amp should have plenty of power to drive the B&W's.. | |
| $1500 for a whole system, budding audiophile Personally if I started over for that dollar amount I would purchase:Musical Paradise MP-301 mkIII - $400Tekton Mini-Lores $650Emotiva XDA-2 DAC - $250That leaves about $200 to spend on your choice of budget cables... | |
| Repair-Restoration Tech for Vintage Sansui Amps?? Not sure where you are located but there is a former certified Sansui tech in Verona, WI. I don't think he deals with shipping though... | |
| Amp for klipsch KG4 If you want good "synergy" I would look at the older Nakamichi receivers. They mate extremely well with Klipsch. Just make sure it is a "stasis" design unit. | |
| Replace Amp or Preamp? Tough choice. I am familiar with the ARC unit and it is excellent. I have only heard the Conrad Johnson PV3, PV10 which are both excellent. I would stick with a tubed/tube hybrid pre if it were my choice. The Motif line of pre-amps have good feedb... | |
| Replace Amp or Preamp? I also owned the AR LS1 tube hybrid pre-amp. It is an excellent sounding unit!! It did not work in my listening area because it had a stepped volume control so I couldn't dial in the exact volume i wanted. (amp didn't match perfectly) I think you ... | |
| Replace Amp or Preamp? If your amps seem to drive your speakers well, pick up a used pre-amp on A-Gon. That way you can sell if for some reason it is not a good match and not loose much. I think it will be pretty easy and you will be thrilled with the results. Again, th... | |
| Replace Amp or Preamp? Your Pre-amp is definatley the weak link. I owned the MAC CR10 and it is average at best. I like your suggestion of the tubed pre or maybe try and find a NAD C162 which is an excellent pre-amp for the money. (maybe $350 used?) | |
| Where do the tubes go? I would start with a tubed pre-amp or a self-biasing integrated amp. You will be able to roll tubes to experiment with little technical skill. Also Wolf Garcia's suggestion of Jolida which is easy to bias. | |
| Best budget cables for tube amp I love Supra 3.4 speaker cables on the (2) tube amps I own. Can be purchased from Madisound unterminated for very cheap and replaced alot more expensive cables in my system. Very natural sounding cable to my ears.. |