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| SET Shootout China VS The USA @mozartfan ” Again its my opinion the 2A3 PP is superior to the EL, KT series PP amp.” +1 Totally agree! I also prefer the 2A3 over a 300B in a pure SET amp. | |
| More expensive = better? If the extra money is mostly spent on thick faceplates and a sculptured chassis and marketing, probably not. Money spent on design, engineering, quality parts is money well spent. Lack of equipment synergy might make a more expensive component sou... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition @gochurchgo I have a couple of Transformer based passives, they are not all created equal. I just had one custom made for me that is minimal in design and function. I also have stepped attenuation based on ladder resistors. My amp has low gain,... | |
| SET Shootout China VS The USA I had a pair of Cary PP 2A3 monos back in the mid 90’s that were great sounding and fairly energetic.. Too bad the reliability/quality wasn’t a priority with them. I found Cary had some real gems in their product lineup.. but I had problems wit... | |
| When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you? @christian Good morning.. I heard these at a show a couple of years earlier. When I sold my Vonschweikert speakers and moved to a smaller room, I wanted something efficient and smaller that fit the room and worked with lower powered amps. I als... | |
| Selling off Tubes for Solid State, A Cooler Love Story? I had a pair of VK75SE monos in a big room and it put out lots of heat. Same for the 845 amp I used to own.. The Pass XA25 get fairly warm to touch but Doesn’t heat up the room.. Same for my FW SIT3 amp. | |
| Michael Nesmith R.I.P. I remember listening to and watching them back in the late 60’s. | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition Music First Audio baby reference V2 SE passive TVC. | |
| When choosing new Speakers, what matters most to you? Fitting the speakers to the room is most important. I had a wonderful pair of Vonschweikert VR7’s that worked beautifully in my dedicated large listening room.. When we downsized and I lost my dedicated room to the now smaller Den, the VR7’s had... | |
| Fist Watt F6 vs Pass Labs XA 25 @tubebuffer how sensitive are your speakers? And their configuration? | |
| Fist Watt F6 vs Pass Labs XA 25 @keithr The XA25 is quite different compared to the other Pass amps. Those who never heard it sometimes generalize the sound. It’s quite different in that it only uses 1 pair of puck sized output transistors per channel vs the more typical 14 pa... | |
| Weakest digital link: DAC - Streamer - Server? It all matters.. I think many overlook the output section of the DAC. This is critical just like a preamp or an amplifier.. going overboard on routers, Ethernet cables will not be as effective as having a quality D to A section with a good PS. | |
| Good or Best Surge Protector @erik_squires I agree.. Whole house is good for appliances and such, but for delicate computer, stereo gear.. A Brickwall surge protected used with whole house breaker protection is your best bet. I use this setup here in NC | |
| McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ? I thought McIntosh used output transformers on their SS amps to purposely give them that rounded tube like sound. Not for me, but Which is best is up to the listener. Carver SS amps of yore used to provide outputs or a switch for tube like sound. ... | |
| Fist Watt F6 vs Pass Labs XA 25 I owned the XA25 and now the SIT3. I had these both side by side for 6 months before I decided to keep the SIT3. The XA25 has more drive and is quite neutral sounding.. A bit flat compared to the SIT3, but a better match if your speakers are not... |