mlsstl
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| So I bought the Willsenton R-800i Concerning tube cost in the old days, I found a 1970 Radio Shack catalog online. 12AX7 tubes were $2.70 each and EL84s were $3.55. The higher power outputs had to be ordered, but were probably still in the same relative price range. So, yup, thi... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS "...how much improvement should I expect?" "Improvement" is probably not the right word. What you can be sure of is that a solid state amp will sound "different" than your current amp. Whether or not that will be an improvement is a matter of p... | |
| Devore O vs Audionote I auditioned the Devore O96s a few months ago and was very impressed. Very musical and wouldn’t hesitate to purchase them except for the WAF. While I like the way they look, they are just too big for my wife’s taste. She doesn’t want our living ro... | |
| Bob Carver tube amps "Lifetime warranty" refers as much to the lifespan of the company as it does the end user.... | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll I have a class A amp on my main system and a EL34 tube integrated on a second. The heat is a non-issue for me. I've owned some good quality class D amps (2 different Bel Cantos and a VTV Hypex along with some more basic units) and like the sound ... | |
| Passive subwoofer too loud. The gain/input sensitivity of amps can vary quite a bit. Could be the separate amp you are using for the sub simply has more gain than the amp being used for the speakers. As noted earlier in this thread, the Schiit SYS is a $49 passive preamp ... | |
| Combination streamer and music server…without DAC I've got no horse in this race, but audiotroy has as much right as anyone to say that he prefers one particular piece of kit over another. Almost everyone on the forum does that in one way or another. That said, he does often come across as a sh... | |
| what size magnepan Some years back, I tried the 1.6QRs in a 15 X 13 room and found they just didn't work well. I'd go with the LRS or .7s that others have suggested. Depending on use of the room, location of doors and windows, furniture choices, and WAF issues, yo... | |
| Bob Carver tube amps @silverfoxvtx1800 -- an additional note -- you didn't say which Carver amp you were looking at, nor what your budget or power needs are. However, this summper I bought an LSA VT-70 for $1,300 and it is an excellent amp. EL34 output tubes and 35 w... | |
| Bob Carver tube amps Over on Audioasylum there is thread about the Carver Crimson 275. The amp is rated as 75 watts/channel. When someone pulled the covers off the output transformers, they found an Edcor transformer rated at 15 watts. When tested by Audiosciencerevi... | |
| Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused I've said this before... audiophiles of the type who frequent discussion boards like this are hobbyists. They like playing and experimenting with equipment. If they buy a powered speaker, they've just given up one of the big components with which... | |
| Neutral Dac? @schw06 in your post above you say you got "caught up in the music" while listening to a $229 Schiit Modius. To me that would suggest that going up their product line would give you more of what you know you already like. The most you can possibl... | |
| Neutral Dac? In reference to anything audio, "uncolored" is in the eye (well, ear) of the beholder. You can pick any DAC out there and you will find those who think it's great and others who say it's garbage. You are the only person who can decide what works ... | |
| LSA VT-70 A final comment now that I've had the unit running for two months. All of the original comments still hold true; the unit is a phenomenal value at this price and has excellent performance. Even the bias settings have stayed stable this entire tim... | |
| Fiber Optic Internet T think you may have your 100 MB / 5 MB figures backwards. Downloading (i.e., receiving data) almost always has the higher speed compared to uploading (your PC sending outbound data). That was done to make people running web site servers pay for... |