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| Zu Druid vs Tannoy Prestige or Classic.. need your help My dealer had DC10A on the floor for a while. They never jived with me. Way too much energy up top in treble, not enough energy down low, even with some 20 lbs of lead shot loaded into each cabinet. I’m not sure if there was just something peculia... | |
| Focal Aria 936 compared to Legacy Signature III The Signature III model is at least 20 years old, and now superseded by newer models at least twice, which is why its selling price is well below original msrp (which I believe was $4500 - 5500 depending on finish). The Rosewood finish was really ... | |
| Help Tannoy XT6F with Primaluna I know this is an old thread but I’d like to point out that Tannoy internal wiring is usually connected to the drivers by a pressure-fit clip which is really not befitting of the drivers’ quality (but makes them easier to service). These clips can... | |
| Sota or Technics Love my SOTA Nova, and agree with mijostyn3 that the Sapphire is where you need to start in the brand. And don't get an ugly oak or black finish; live a little and get it in a beautiful exotic wood! The RB300 or various Jelcos arms are good, or be... | |
| EAT E-Glo Petit vs. Rogue Ares Not to make an enemy of your dealer, but Ares phono stages, in various configurations, show up frequently on the used market in the 1100 - 1800 price range. And Rogue provides such great support for their products, you don’t really need a warranty... | |
| EAT E-Glo Petit vs. Rogue Ares Oops, my bad, it was right there! Ok so, ART 9. I agree with tablejockey, the XA version at 0.2mV with 64dB gain will probably leave you cranking preamp volume more than you like (if, like me, you prefer to listen at a hearty volume level). 70dB g... | |
| EAT E-Glo Petit vs. Rogue Ares Haha, I’ve owned an Ares four different time over the years and still have an Ares Magnum, though I’ve long since moved on to a VAC phono stage in my main system. The Ares is very good, but there are many good phono stage options in that price ran... | |
| EAT E-Glo Petit vs. Rogue Ares The Ares doesn’t top out at 64dB gain. You can replace the 12au7 with 12at7 and get around a 5 - 7dB boost in gain. If you upgrade to the Blue CineMag 1254 (very worthwhile sonic upgrade over the mediocre stock Red 3440) you get another 6dB gain t... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? I'm definitely not going to win the "oldest in-use component" prize here lol. In my current main system: Tannoy Canterbury GR speakers, 5 years. Out of all the gear I still have that I might actually sincerely use again: my SOTA Star turntable (no... | |
| Could this be one reason tubes (and perhaps records) sound better? In fact my high school Calculus teacher (easily the smartest high school teacher I’ve ever seen) in the early 1990s referenced a study with the same findings: adding a small amount of static noise improves human detection of low-level signals. The... | |
| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? I love my SUT's and have a small collection of 6, but certain cartridges pose a challenging electrical match for a SUT when your MM stage is fixed at 47K loading. One example is the Benz Ruby / Gullwing / LPS. These have an output of only 0.34 mV ... | |
| Upgrading phono stage Yep I agree with @rmdmoore about the MC cartridge too. The Blue 2M is really great for the money but with a dedicated phono stage and (properly matched) low/medium output MC cartridge (shoot for something in the range of 0.3mv - 0.8 mV) you will b... | |
| Upgrading phono stage It's been a while since I heard a Rogue built-in stage, and I know they've supposedly improved it in v3, but back in the day the gap from their entry level built-in (e.g. old Cronus) to their top Ares stand-alone stage was massive. The Rogue 99 Ma... | |
| Why do you need so much power? @kijanki The old "only sounds 2x louder" thing is very subjective, and there are 2 versions of it: +6dB (8 Watts to 32 Watts) and +10dB (8 Watts to 80). All these rules of thumb, including 1dB being the smallest "perceptible" unit, are targeted fo... | |
| Why do you need so much power? @smrex13 The Tannoys are really quite efficient; the 89, 91, 93, and 96dB models I’ve heard of theirs all seem true to their rating when compared to other brands. You’ll especially notice this if you have a tube preamp without a dead-quiet noise f... |