mmike84
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| Need help finding atypical integrated amp You might consider a Vac Avatar. They don't get that hot, and I bet you won't find it a step down in performance. The Zu's are efficient so no issues there. No Toslink but Vac may be able to add one (I know they do mods by request), or maybe you c... | |
| Which is the better player Cary 306/200 or 303/300 I'm not sure. It was a few years ago now. It was a 306/200 and as I remember it did have SACD capabilities although that was not part of my audition. Some players did have SACD capability (including the Ayre) and some did not. The other manufactur... | |
| Which is the better player Cary 306/200 or 303/300 Not really. I bought them all used, and then I resold them. Most I broke even on. On one I was able to sell it for $400 more than I paid for it. To me it was an investment in finding out information you just can't get any other way, and as long as... | |
| Best Speaker Choice for Pass Labs X250.5,XP10? You're doing it backwards. Start with speakers.I doubt you'd ever find one the Pass didn't work with though. | |
| Which is the better player Cary 306/200 or 303/300 I owned a 306/200. I did an all out assault bought 5 CD players and a/b/c/d/e/f'd them all. the clear winner was the Ayre C5xe which has since been greatly improved with the mp upgrade. Eventually though I ended up with a Modwright modified Transp... | |
| Amp match for Wadia and Harbeths I owned a Wadia player for almost 2 years. For the first year I used only the volume control and was convinced no preamp was needed. After all how can adding another piece be better than using the source itself? Then I added a nice preamp. To this... | |
| Gold Lion KT88's different types? It's pretty laughable to start your own post, and then make almost all of the posts but that's what I'm doing. I kind of feel like I'm having a conversation with myself but maybe someone else will benefit from the posts.Here's what Jim McShane at ... | |
| Whoosh sound on power off You might give it some time and see if it's just some latent tube noise that goes away as they break in. Luke Manley is one of the nicest guys around and I'm sure you could call him and get his take. | |
| Gold Lion KT88's different types? It appears there are different types and some are better than others for audiophile purposes. Here is what BNB Tubes had to say about it:Hello Mike, It does indeed apply, and you should have something toward the harder end of the scale. Meaning th... | |
| Gold Lion KT88's different types? That is exactly what I saw. However if you look at the add to cart option you have to specify which Genalex Gold Lion Quartet type you want first. The options are hard, medium, or soft. | |
| Have any VAC owners tried any KT-88's Thanks for the input. | |
| Speakes for SET amp If I'm not mistaken I think you had a Lamm before this. How would you compare the two? | |
| Speakes for SET amp Tvad I've had a similar experience. I too find the audio note speakers special in their own way. What do you use for a preamp? | |
| Boulder 1060 amplifier sound vs. Krell EVO 402 I've heard Boulder more than once, and it always sounds great. They are also very well thought of. A first hand listen is probably necessary no matter what direction you lean in. I cannot imagine how you could go wrong w/ either or Cshouse007's Ay... | |
| Speaker suggestion for Lamm ML2.1 amps The bigger Wilsons are much more efficient than WP8's or Sashas. You'll see the ML2.1's paired with Maxx's and Alexandrias often, and the reviews I have read make it clear they are one of the best matches, and best sounds that exist at any price. |