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| Looking for opinions on Tannoy Prestige line. James63,75dB is definitely lower than I listen, and I've got the system balance optimized for my (higher) preferred levels. Our ears' frequency response sensitivity changes with SPL (e.g. Fletcher-Munson curves), so I would definitely set the syst... | |
| Looking for opinions on Tannoy Prestige line. I've had the Kensington SE in my system for 2 years now. I've also heard the 2 Glenair models. I fell hard for the Tannoy sound a while ago, and though I do enjoy the attributes of certain other speakers, the dual-concentric sound has become deepl... | |
| Rogue Hera II Jtwrace,Your amp's input impedance is not as relevant as its sensitivity, here. Look for a number that's power yielded for a given RMS input voltage, OR a gain factor. The Hera has a very low output impedance, so a 100K amp input is a very easy jo... | |
| Rogue Hera II Yes, the gain in balanced mode is especially high, and that can contribute to a discernable noise floor. It's the white-noise kind of noise (i.e. "ssshhh"), which I find far less offensive than any kind of hum or buzz. It just depends on your down... | |
| Rogue Hera II First off, I apologize if you've asked this question before and I've already answered it - there aren't many folks that have heard this unit and I've been feeling a need to spread the love.Love it; best preamp I've owned by far. The original Hera ... | |
| DAM Broken tube? If it's a loose rattling then it could be a small piece of debris inside the tube. I've seen this mostly in vintage tubes and it's usually harmless.More commonly, a semi-rigid rattling is caused by the heater filament banging around inside of the ... | |
| Rougue Yes, Rogue is truly excellent to work with. Give them a call - even if it's NOT under warranty I'm sure they'd be able to help out for very reasonable rates. In think you may get lucky here and only need a change of tube(s) and fuse(s) - in which ... | |
| Tannoy stirling HE vs SE Apparently (forgot where I read this), in the move from HE to SE, Tannoy finally started using more "audiophile-approved" parts inside the Prestige line of speakers. The internal wiring is done in Acrolink copper, which is high-end cabling from Ja... | |
| Jolida jd 100 owners I think their function is as a shield, not as a damper. I've had a couple of vintage amps that use a single metal-can shield only on the input/"gain" tubes. Then again, most modern amps don't seem to bother.Not sure if they're necessary in this ca... | |
| suggestions for preamp/amp combos A Rogue Stereo 90 Magnum power (should do 100+ Watts continuous, no problem) and 99 Magnum pre should fall in that price range. Very clean all-tube sound; far from harsh, bright, or analytical. If there is a weaker link of the paring, it would be ... | |
| anyone heard a Rogue Athena? Jerico, glad you're liking the Athena.Keith - I'm in Atlanta. I only had the lower-lines of Rogue gear available for audition down here. Just took a leap of faith when the Hera showed up in the classifieds this winter (during the most particularly... | |
| Audioquest DBS pack orientation? I guess your Leopard is RCA terminated on both ends? Mine is DIN plug terminated on the source end, and the DBS pack is on the downstream end near the RCAs - the pack would be difficult to manage where it so close to a tonearm. Not sure if they'd ... | |
| Comments on Tannoy Kensington SE - Room size Yes, the orchestral stuff (a small segment of my LP collection, but a highly enjoyable one at that) is incredibly demanding. You'll need either lots of power or very high efficiency speakers (upper 90's at least). Perhaps someday, go for a 2nd sys... | |
| Comments on Tannoy Kensington SE - Room size Jetrexpro,That's exactly what was happening to my Kensington SE's, on higher volumes or with high dynamic range recordings, when I was using 25/35/55 Watts/ch push pull tube amps. They still sounded really great to me, so it took a while to catch ... | |
| really? .89c ground lifters? All the PS Audio power cords have a removable ground pin for this very reason. They seem to be well thought out plugs.In previous incarnations of my system, it worked well to have just the preamp with a 3-prong plug, and the other components (phon... |