nlebow
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| Has Anyone Bought A Galibier Serac TT Yet? I have the Serac, the Artisan Arm setup with a Dynavector 20XL cartridge. This is a big step up from my previous Technics turntable fitted with the Denon 103R cartridge. I would characterize the sound as romantic and mello. My only other direct co... | |
| Ayre K-5xe / tube preamp s comparisons? Yes, I own one. I bought one untried as I really like the Ayre sound and thought it would match well with my K-5Xe, V-5Xe system. I haven't been disappointed. Sweet, good transparency and very low noise with the Denon Dl-103R catridge. I only wish... | |
| Audio Aero Capitole 24/192 repair ? Darrell Tunning is the U.S. authorized Audio Aero service agent. He can be contacted at: Darrell [digital@zilker.net]Darrell repaired my Mk 1 (needed a new tube).Nolan Lebow | |
| Rogue Magnum 99 question Kek,I was pretty happy with my Rogue Magnum 99 right out of the box and it has only improved with use (~100 hrs now). I didn't perceive any significant sound change after ~25 hours of use. There was some tube break-in apparent over this time. My u... | |
| Amps and preamps for Magnepan 1.6QR I used a receiver as preamp with my 1.6s for a period of time. However, it is a big trade-off from utilizing a good quality preamp and power amp as 1.6s need a lot of clean, clear power to really get them to sing with full rich sound that they are... | |
| tube suggestions for cj MV50? I have had Siemens, Sovteks, Tesla JJs and Svetlanas in my MV-50. The Svets are my favorites with there nice sweet mid-range. The Teslas are good as well. Not as nice in the mids as the Svetlanas. A little better bass. My experience with Svets mir... | |
| Who is using a tube preamp with your Pass X-250??? I was at Rangers Audio Saturday and compared an Audible Illusions M3A to a Rogue 99 Magnum hooked to a Pass Labs X350 driving Quad 988s and preferred the Rogue. While we did not directly compare at this session, I believe the Rogue would even be a... | |
| Pass Labs X250 or X350 with Maggie 3.6Rs It was my 1.6's that we listen to and I fully concur with John_l's comments. I have never heard the maggies sound better! |