nitewulf
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| Best of the best Integrated amps in 2018 Definitely a vote for the Lyric Ti140 MK2....not in the same price class as some of these but magical, 70 wpc with KT150s. | |
| Cartridge upgrade from Benz Micro Silver Table is Origin Live Aurora MK2....arm is an Origin Live OL1...which is basically a modified Rega RB202. | |
| Integrated with balanced inputs under $1K? Look into the Schiit Ragnarok...above your budget but their devices are well made. | |
| T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components I hope you're enjoying that T+A unit, I do lust after it. And as you know I also purchased a Lyric Ti140 MK2 which is immensely enjoyable. Down the line I definitely do wanna pair my tube integrated with a solid state integrated, either the T+A or... | |
| Long RCA interconnects Definitely, I did go to business school. That's basically barrier to entry - that's why you wouldn't see everyone making airplanes for instance, or anyone making computer operating systems. A few core companies have the market. | |
| When the Power Tubes Run Out Um, KT 150s are a new design, as are KT 120s.... | |
| Long RCA interconnects So eventually ended up making my own interconnects....12.5 feet length is actually sufficient, I overestimated the initial length. Went with DH Labs Silver Sonic II cable and KLE Copper RCAs...total parts cost $200...all silver plated wires to in... | |
| Good Speaker within a budget of USD10,000 Hi Asif,I'm Bangladeshi-American, live in NYC. The main problem you'll have with many of the suggestions is to import them to BD which could be extremely pricey. I'd assume your best bet would be to audition speakers in India and purchase from the... | |
| R2R Dacs $3K or under Within that range your best options are Metrum Onyx (NOS) and Schiit Yggdrasil (OS). I don't think you can do better than either one at that range or quite a bit above. | |
| Tube pre-amps: balanced a big deal? You won't really lose anything. The soundstage that opened up was due to balanced being 6db louder than single ended, you'd just have to turn the single ended preamp louder to match. We perceive louder as better, always.Balanced is great for long,... | |
| Schiit not that Good? damn man, totally off topic, but growing up in Hawaii must have been amazing... | |
| Enough power to drive my speakers? I have Signature SEs and am driving them with a Lyric Ti140 MK2 for what it's worth. The Lyric puts out about 70 wpc with KT150s. They sound fantastic with the Lyric on any type of music, betters my 250 wpc solid state power amp.I drove them with... | |
| Metrum Dac owners I am using a DIY power cable and silver interconnects (VH Audio recipe) that I made a while back and a generic USB cable. Honestly not much of a cable believer, a generic 20 feet $15 cable from the phono stage to the tube integrated sounds fantast... | |
| Preamp under $2,000 used To add to that, I own the Ayre k5xeMP, and I love it. It has an open, smooth sound, maybe a touch of sweetness, has one of the best volume controls I have ever had the pleasure of using. Fully balanced, dead quiet. Replaced a Dehavilland Ultraverv... | |
| Preamp under $2,000 used Definitely the Ayre K5xeMP, basically the latest iteration, though it may be a bit above 2K used. |