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| Pre amp and Power amp advice needed w/o knowing the sensitivity level its dif to suggest a tube amp. just listened toa YT upload of Tannoy's, its not my style of soundWhats important is IF you like the Tannoy, not what I like in a speaker. I will suggest intergrated tube as best... | |
| Jadis Defy can't sing with super high Fidelity PART 2 Here is my latest YT upload,, sorry for the carrpy mic system, which does no justice to the wonderous neutrality and dynamics of the SEAS Thor speakers.Voice is nearly life like (will be superior once added a new preamp + new xovers)The thing i... | |
| Best CD player under $2000 As a DAC/TransHere is my latest YT upload,, showing off the SEAS Thor speakers,,but also one gets to hear the Cayin CD17, with mod = SPARKSOLAB Descrete opamps + Mundorf Silver caps.The one thing holding back jmy system is a more open preamp = th... | |
| What speakers use SEAS or SEAS-sourced drivers? Good to see a few faithful SEAS ffans here...I've considered addinga 2nd speaker the SB Acoustics,,but after some listens to YT uploads of SB's..I've decided to just stay with my SEAS Thors. after some 20 yrs, performs flawless.I just do not thi... | |
| Best CD player under $2000 cayin CD17 Mark 2, @ $1500 includes ship, I have Mark 1 performs flawless past 17 years. Built like a tank, sings like a angel, can be heard on my YT uploads. | |
| Jadis ja-200 vs ja500 Update: Bought old Jadis JP80 and connected it to the JA30. WOW! Right now I feel no need for a bigger Jadis amp. Amazing resolution, depth, bass, dynamics, emotion. So it seems like the problem was in the preamp, not the amps. Thanks for all r... | |
| Power Cords, Too thin Just completed my DIY power cord, using real 100% copper terminals like $20 fora set (male/female) from china,, But you have to mod the termianls to get them to work,,,anyway, I will show all this is a upcomming vid ,,alotttt of things happening... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? Oh yeah you will find all kinds of opinions such as , *SS brand X sounds really close toa tube amp,,** and such ideas,. There has never been, nor ever will be a a ss amp having tube qualities, That goes for hybrids as well, a hybrid is a ss amp... | |
| Are CD players goig the way of the 8 track,and the cassette? Considering the economy is in permanent melt down mode, my guess is yes,, but thats a ways off. I have my classical cd collection complete and have recently upgraded my tube cd player. Perhaps will one day add the Prima Luna tube player as well. ... | |
| Jadis ja-200 vs ja500 well my Defy7 is out of commision at the moment,,I did some things the Defy is not at all happy about and so shut down,, Returned the new SVETLANA 6550's w/o hearing them, as i took my tech guy here in New Orleans advice , which he suggested in l... | |
| Jadis ja-200 vs ja500 Big fan of Jadis here, , Owned the JOR with EIkt90's, a tube which prsented music witha live stage presentation,,but the EI's had this screetchy high presence = disortion,, wish i had rolled the 1 AU and 2 AX's to Teles , That lil amp had much ... | |
| Mundorf Silver Caps I happen to like faithful true to real life audio replication. My answer is to use neutral everything I can which in the case of capacitors would be those that measure well and perform their electrical duty without flavoring WEll this should b... | |
| Mundorf Silver Caps @ oldhvyyeah, so i installed the M EVO oil silvergold caps for budget and space issues, as the supremes are nearly 2x's the size of their little brothers,,these were installed in the preamp,,i did note a nice sonic resolution,, Then i modded the ... | |
| Are tubes really “warm”? Hello mozartfan, Apparently, you seem to have an absolute inclination and preference toward absolute thinking in this audio hobby. I've learned through personal experience that claims of audio absolutes are of little merit, are rarely relia... | |
| Are tubes really “warm”? You can take top 3 ss amp designs in the world, hook em up to highly colored (crappy/high distortion/high fatigure, muddy/murky/not warm, but HOT as hell), and you'll end up with a pile of _____Now take 3 top tube designs in the world , with same... |