paul_lindemann
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| Audio Cables: All the Same? Interesting. Other than politics and religion, the sonic value(s) of cables brings out greater passions - on one side or the other. I can only state my experience(s) (assuming all ears are the same level of sharpness): 1. I have used a high en... | |
| Looking for a tube preamp that has xlr outputs. Coincident 's new Pre has RCAs and XLRs/ Outstanding sound...but limited audio outputs. | |
| user poll on seperates vs integrated I have owned many integrated amplifiers that were purported to be among the finest around. Honestly, I was unimpressed. The sound stage and imaging was very average at best, instrument timbre was just OK. When I upgraded to separates, the ROI w... | |
| Tube vendors. Yes, redoing a kitchen is a massive expense and takes a looonnngg time as well. I am a tube supplier to retail dealers. I like Brent...nice fellow, also Tube Amp Dr. - Andreas is a nice guy. Both know their stuff! P | |
| Watts! How many do we need? For the Harbeths, the Accuphase is way more than enough - watts and current. The reason is the relatively flat impedance curve of the Harbeths pose a nice, easy load for the Accuphase to drive. Not that the Accuphase needs that easy load, with a... | |
| Shocked. Need Opinions. How muck power do I need? In general, the Dali 6 have an impedance of 6 Ohms - that means a high current amp may sound a bit bass heavy - which the Dali's are prone to, The efficiency of the Dali's is 89 ish if I recall correctly - I think Tube amps would sound best or a ... | |
| Modifying a Coincident Dynamo Mk1 Just my opinion, but Israel Blume tried dozens of Caps and values prior to deciding on the best match. I have modified a few power amplifiers, with assistance from Robert Hovland. Bob had an excellent comment that has stayed with me to this day.... | |
| Anyone ever have, use or hear this tube? Absolutely! The G73R were manufactured for medical and military applications that required zero level of noise. The glass was specially developed to ensure RFI & EFI shielding. The tube is superior to the ECC802S - but as always, your milea... | |
| Aric Audio Super 2A3 owners - favorite tubes? Power tubes and rectifiers can alter the sound of an amplifier from 10% to 30%. The driver tubes (6SN7 & 6SL7) can impact the tone and presentation by up to 60% - depending on your system and ears. I like the VT231 Raytheons - although the S... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 I would consider the Coincident 300B Power amplifier monos...single ended for efficient speakers, but with plenty of bass foundation, liquid mids and extended, soft highs. Israel is a good guy that has been in audio for decades! P | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision A good grouping! My experience with the Backert has been positive - except that the sound sounds a bit manufactured - not musical or organic. I love the LTA gear, but overall, the pre sounds thin compared to real life. A Pre to try is the Coinc... | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp @thecarpathian Good one! Him or Aquaman... | |
| Help me find a pre-amp A lot of good suggestions. In my experience the Backert sounded like AI - very dynamic, but artificial sounding. A sax should sound like a sax and the difference between a piano, harp and harpsichord is easily confused with the pre. I passed on... | |
| What is meant exactly by the description 'more musical'? IMO, the term more musical refers to the overall presentation of a given work. The pacing, smoothness, dynamics, harmonics etc. - everything one would hear with live music. Some amplifiers may sound very quiet with no distortion, but they lack t... | |
| Are AYON Amps popular in the high end community? Ayon manufactures very good audiophile quality gear. That said, their service is abysmal. Only one distributor/dealer is available in the USA, and unfortunately, the owner is a jerk (really, a super jerk) - so much so, that I could not even get ... |