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| How important is the pre-amp? I firmly believe that for 99% of applications, a true, discrete, stepped attenuator using a minimal number of resistors, great contacts, and good (not awesome) resistors is pretty darn transparent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I might have to agree. My... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? 70 years in business, Mac must be doing something right. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Heed closely the words of the poetIf you think today is the same as yesterday,, you are only fooling yourselfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90WD_ats6eE | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming I should say, after thinking about the 150, My friends vote does not count, Why?If Jadis designs a amp, specifically for the 150, you know its a great power tube.IMHO the 34 vs88 vs 120 vs150, good luck on a blind test.Even SET's sound very clo... | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming I would try the KT150 tubes. The EL34 tubes will give you a fantastic midrange but not the extreme bass or highs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Even though I've not acutallu heard a 150,,I am saying your comment is snakeoilTHe 34,88,120's sound al... | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming - at least not until you give the KT120 or KT150 tubes a shot. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My friend lent me his Allan Organ monos, with KT120's, He says it is his fav tube.Honestly I can't tell the dif from a 34,88,120, They all sound pretty muc... | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming I have an Primaluna EVO 100 intgrated with Bluesound node 2i, innuos mini Mk III. The sound is breathtaking ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Well goes to show, not all PL amps are equal, Cayin is consistently best sounding. | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming The tubes are EL34’s. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My favorite tube, as price is lower than the 88's, and as i am a cheap scape right now, after WASTING< so sooo much cash in audio past 2 years,, EL34's are IMHO the best power tubeI've heard 120,... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? who REALLY needs 200 pure true bonifide 200 watts per cahnnel??My WBers really work best with 1 watters.Defy @ saolid 100 watts, using linestange at say 9 oclock = 85 watts NOT needed.My friends 6 watt 250 tube, at 10 oclock its 85SPL = 4 watts NO... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? My friends 250/6 watt tube amp with pure colbalt out trans $3300,= same bass slam as this Mac on most speakersThis might be part of your answer to this mystery, of **Mac Bashing**https://www.audioadvice.com/shop-by-brand/mcintosh/mcintosh-ma7200... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? Why dont people,like mcintosh? Who motivates this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Same deal with Jadis around here, Don’t feel Mac is the only lab gets bad rap.SeriouslyI heardDyano ST70 moddedAllen Oran KT120 ampsEL34 designed by a loacal master250 tube de... | |
| Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago No actually 20 yrs agoI never in my WILDESTDreamsThoughtnor dreamt I would ever dump my Millennium Tweeter for a WBer.Neversometimes dreams do come true,,even IF you nevber dreamed it would happenDoes that make sense??Millennium = mightmareWBer ... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? From integral to superfluous to hindrance. It’s system dependent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Had a Chinese clone of a jadis circuit, obviously far away froma actual Jadis,a s 1 tech geek who mods these linestage told me,,,but anyway,, had 6 12... | |
| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices @mozartfan Fortunately, Tele 12au7’s aren’t the holy grail of the 12au7 family or nearly as coveted as Tele 12ax7’s. You shouldnt have to look too hard to equal or better their performance ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ahhh OK, so the Tele AX beats out mo... | |
| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices What prices are you seeing? ~~~~~~~~~~$100-$1G For a single, pairs double2G's | |
| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices Try Psvane from vivatubes. I had Psvane 12AX7's. = trash next to a Tele |