oddiofyl
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| Tube Amplifier Sound Characteristics I would caution anyone thinking about older VTl....yes they sound good, but if the day ever comes that you need service you will experience the worst customer service on the planet. | |
| RME ADI-2 fs DAC: Not Loving It I also don't have a remote preamp. I'm using a c-j Classic 2SE and I just set the RME to 0dB then play so e tracks and set the c-j a little loader thani would normally listen to. That keeps the DAC from truncating bits of data at lower volumes.... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? I currently had an old pair of KT88 in my Mid Monos.... old, thousands of hours. I thought it was time to replace and just retubed with JJ EL34. These tubes sound great. I had them before and one lost vacuum... I said that was my last pair but... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? I guess they just discontinued the V4 Monos.... im sure something awesome is in the works.... | |
| Mcintosh 462 stereo amp, good choice for b&w? Others Audioholics really liked that amp... silly amount of power. I think some people remember the Clarion years for lack of a better word, and yes some of the products from that period were just ok. Were they junk ? No way , they were still a lot ... | |
| Mcintosh 462 stereo amp, good choice for b&w? Others I dont get the hate for McIntosh. I heard the 800's with a pair of 601 monos and the two chassis preamp in a room that was more like a studio, in that the floors and walls were taken into consideration and it was pretty awesome .... Any way you ... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? I also think its the heart of a great system. I like them stripped down, as few switches and other things in the signal path as possible. Less is more ..... I dont care about specs or anything other than how it sounds, or doesn't sound like A... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? I started typing when Ralph pretty much summed it up | |
| How important is the pre-amp? Some would argue it’s the most important link in the chain. How can you realize the full potential of your sources, amp, and speakers without a great preamp? | |
| Nice extra free service at my local A/V store. John and Co. Are the best !!! | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? In response to reliability and service... I have had a few tube failures... it happens. The first time I called and Mike answered as he usually does and told me not to worry , probably no damage just replace fuse and isolate bad tube He was ri... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? Buy the 120 monos and be done. Buy once , cry once is what I always say. | |
| Stereophiles 2021 Recommended Components is now on line. Your last sentence is why I would never even think of buying Audio Research..... I have heard too many horror stories about tubes failing and destroying the circuit trace and other things in the pathat least with point to point there is usually... | |
| RME ADI-2 fs DAC: Not Loving It Look at the chart in the manual, I'm going from memory on the dB setting | |
| RME ADI-2 fs DAC: Not Loving It I would say it would sound compressed, hard sounding. If you look in the manual there is a section that shows what the dB level is equivalent to in volts. Something like +5 is like 2.0 volts out of the RME . Thats where I would set it firs... |