nwres
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| AVA Van Alstine SET 400 amplifier -- burn in? I would give it at least 30 hours of play time before critical evaluation of any new amp. I do not own the AVA Set 400, but a good friend does and he felt it opened up more after a while. | |
| Moving audio gear in sub zero temperatures Frank Van Alstine from Minnesota used to joke, "If you order from us in January you get FREE cryo-treating of your gear during transport." The electronics and LP's should be fine. Aside from mitch2's caution on the temps and the plasma. | |
| MHDT Orchid TUBE ROLLING Another bump to the thread. I have been auditioning some 7308 / E188CC tubes with the Garage1217 adapter. Thanks to Brent Jesse I have been experiencing an expanded soundstage, richer sound with less grain. My previous tubes are the WE 396a and my... | |
| Any other Agon Love for UFO? Was a big UFO fan back in the day. Michael Schenker was my guitar hero. Have some albums with and without MS. Great live show. Maybe I'll break out some old vinyl now! | |
| Inexpensive streamer options for Amazon HD? I do not know of ones that will fit your needs and support Amazon other than the BlueOS, Node 2i or NAD. But the NAD's are more $. The Node as a steamer out to your DAC is a great option. And try and plan to hardwire the internet signal to the Nod... | |
| Help Please With A Replacement For Old Aragon Amp. Have you checked the tubes in your preamp? After that, it may be time for the Aragon to be serviced. Your speakers are not so easy to drive and your Aragon doubles down on power into 4 Ohms, so a good match. Reviews of your speakers say they like ... | |
| Review on AricAudio Motherlode MKII preamplifier Nice writeup TJ. I will put Aric Audio on the short list when I am ready to look at new tube components. | |
| Speakers for Rogue Sphinx So the Lore's and Enzo's are great, I would go Enzo XL over Lore. And if you can up your budget a little, it might be a good idea to go with one of the models with the 7 tweeter array. They will give you a little more midrange magic. The Enzo 2.7 ... | |
| Duelund conversion to DIY Helix Geometry Cabling Steve, I have ordered Mil Spec from Skycraft. Good service, quick shipping. | |
| Anyone have a fully upgraded KAB 1200? One observation of the Fluid damper. I put one on a 1600 MK2. prior to the install, my neighbor had a Nirvana album that on one track in particular caused severe woofer pumping and the volume did not make it change much. I tried it on my 1600 MK2 ... | |
| bad to mix amps? IMHO, no it does not really matter for movies and TV. As long as the amps meets the power requirements of your speakers as well as their sensitivity and load, it should be fine. I have tried different amps for HT duty and the first thing you no... | |
| Schiit Freya+ or Saga+? Vidar or Aegir? With your 95db speakers, I would go Aegir. It is class A and should pair well. The Freya + is the better pre and I would want an active pre with the lower watts of the Aegir. | |
| preamp upgrade suggestion around $2000 zm, try the Shuguang Treasure WE6SN7. I had the BT's, sold them. You might be surprised. | |
| preamp upgrade suggestion around $2000 I have the Don Sachs 2. It responds well to tube rolling and with the tubes I use now, Shuguang Treasure WE6SN7, it is not noisy and not too soft like it sounds with some NOS tubes. Tight, balanced with enough tube magic. | |
| Enough power? No direct experience with your two components. But the Scott is rated at 120W into 8 Ohms and your speakers are rated at 90db 8 Ohms, so it should work assuming both are up to spec. |