mrmb
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| Need Recommendations for SS amp for 2 ohm load I drive Soundlabs with CAT JL3's. Formerly had JL1's. The JL2 stereo is a more reasonable priced option. However, if found, the older JL1 monos would be a great value. Unbelievably, the JL1's are rated at a humble 100w/ch, but don't let that deter... | |
| Test tracks for new equipment Chesky's Ultimate Demonstration Disc...-Mike | |
| Happy with USB DAC? Some rambling included.. I second the Wavelength line of DACS. Replaced a Wadia 861 with a Brick Silver & am happy I did. | |
| FLAC Solution WAV to FLAC & even vice versa will be bit perfect. On very highly resolved systems, differences may be heard (I haven't experienced this), but any differences may be attributed to the PC & its resource use to convert on the fly during the ... | |
| FLAC Solution I primarily bought dbPamp to use as a converter to do FLAC to mp3. But have also used it to do WAV to MP3.If ripped to FLAC up and down conversions, are a breeze with dbA. And I recently used an add on to take album art from a .jpg file in each FL... | |
| FLAC Solution Yep, dbPoweramp & JRiver Media Center. Poweramp is not only a good ripper, but it's great as a batch codec to codec converter. | |
| Speakers to Match to CAT pre amp and CAT mono bloc My CAT JL1's & now JL3's superbly drive Soundlab M1's. Not many more difficult loads than that.If anything, CAT amplification may be better than pre. They will drive virtually anything and do so with powerful bass control, but SET like nuance ... | |
| CAT JL-3 Sig Mk2s direct from Wadia 781i? Putting a Supratek pre between my Wadia 861 & CAT JL1's was an across the board positve. I now have JL3's & will be auditioning a Doshi Alaap line stage & Aria full function. The latter has an optional remote.Given your equipment choic... | |
| Loricraft thread type I found some divergent information. On another post, one where a gent built a DIY version of the Loricraft http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=12254 he advised type "A" equaled the 30 gauge specified on SmartDevices websi... | |
| Tube amps that kick ass? I second CAT. The JL2 used will fit your price range. While I'm partial to CAT, as others have mentioned, VTL, and Atma-Sphere are other great choices. | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century I had occasion to very recently e-mail Mick. My Chenin that I purchased direct from Down Under is still purring quite nicely. My question to Mick involved some machinations that I was doing for which I was seeking his advice. As when I was prepari... | |
| anybody have a doshi pre to audition? Indeed Sonofjim, it was me that purchased the line stage, I just couldn't decide to pull the $13K trigger on the full-function without hearing the "Doshi" sound!Dan_ed, it has been good PM'ing, and thanks for the best wishes! It's nice to know tha... | |
| anybody have a doshi pre to audition? Hey guys, please let me jump in here. While Im in the Midwest, not the North East, I very recently joined the Doshi fan club after acquiring an Alaap Line Stage. My goal was to use the Alaap for auditioning purposes. It has served that purpose be... | |
| Review: Aria WV5 XL (Line Stage only) Tube preamp Thanks for the cogent and detailed addendum to an equally elaborate and descriptive review!I thoroughly enjoy reading your posts and learning from your experiences.You and I have chatted via e-mail regarding your CAT tube experiences. I assume you... | |
| Review: Aria WV5 XL (Line Stage only) Tube preamp John: After living with the WV5 for a few months, have you formulated additional conclusions; especially ones regarding the MC Stage?-Mike |