ocean2059

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Tubes for Magnepan’s.
OP: I have been using the Doge 9 mono block with Doge 8 pre to drive my Magnepan 1,7s for the past five years in my living room system. I am pretty happy with the setup and could certainly recommend it. Doge 9 uses a pair of 211 with a pair of EL3... 
Doge 7 tube DAC
I, too, have the Doge 6 CD player for 6 year now. It's an excellent CD player. I like it better than my Oppo 205 player.I recently compared Doge 6's analog output and digital output via Doge 7 DAC. The Doge 7 DAC has a bit more rich sound and exte... 
Doge 7 tube DAC
My own experience with Doge product is very positive. I have some email communications with their chief engineering and he is very polite and always try to answer questions with technical details. It's a small Chinese company with excellent design... 
Substantial Upgrade
@bruinuclafan, the reason that I went with Jelco TK850 arm on my Dr. Feickert Volare table is that it can be order with an add-on with the VTA at the time. I also ordered my TT from Upscale Audio and Kat helped me set up the cartridge before it wa... 
Substantial Upgrade
To OP, I've gone through a similar consideration last year and went with Dr. Feickert's Volare table with Jelco TK850 arm and Hana ML. I am extremely happy with Dr. Feickert's table and would highly recommended it. The table is very solid and stab... 
Doge 7 tube DAC
I have been using Doge 7 for almost two years now and I highly recommend it. Very organic and musical with great imaging. While it's very detailed, it doesn't have any of digital harshness at all. I just watched Jay/NBTS and fully agreed with his ... 
turntable recommendations
@stantheman2, I am so glad that you went for the Dr. Feickert Volare and are happy with it. Your experience mirrors mine, almost exactly. IMHO, Dr. Feichert Volare combined with Hana ML offers a great value in its price segment. 
Phonostage recommendations under $3K
I would recommend ModWright PH 9.0 phono amp. It uses two 6C45 and two 6922 tubes and a separated power supply. It has flexible gain and impedance settings in the front. The sound quality is excellent, very organic with good sound stage.  Currentl... 
turntable recommendations
To OP, stantheman2:I have been using a setup of Dr. Feickert Volare table with Jelco TK-850 9-inch arm and Hana ML cartridge since this spring. I highly recommend the Volare as it's a very solid and silent table. Music just flows and the table jus... 
Audio envy - dang!
I received the AE phono cable and it's really excellent, very open and transparent with a lot of detail and clean background.  I have it placed between my Technics 1200GR table and ModWright PH 9.0 phono preamp. I have used some other well known b... 
Audio envy - dang!
I have been very happy with Audio Envy's IC, speaker and power cables. I am looking forward to receiving their new phono cable, which I ordered few days ago. 
Preamp under $2,000.
To OP: I would recommend that you take a look at Doge Audio 8 Tube Preamp: https://doge.audio/product/doge-8-clarity-2019-edition/.I have been using one for over five years now and extremely happy with it. I use it with a pair of Doge Audio 9 Mono... 
TT or Cartridge...what to buy?
Earlier this year, I went through a similar process to update my TT. I considered tables from Mofi Ultradeck, VPI Prime Scout, Clearaudio Performance DC and Dr. Feickert Analogue Volare. I ended up going with Dr. Feickert's Volare with Jelco 805 t... 
Cartridge for Technics SL-1200/1210GR
Did anyone try the Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star cartridge on the Technics Technics SL-1200/1210GR? 
Phono Cartridge for $1,000.
I listened to Hana ML and Sumiko Blackbird before I made the decision to go with the Hana. I listen to classical music mostly and felt Hana is a bit more detailed with excellent resolution in higher frequency range.  The A-T ART-9 wasn't available...