pdreher
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| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k @lou_setriodes per Stereophile, the differences between the original RM-9 and the RM-9 MK II: Let’s take a closer look at the Mk.II. The output power has been nudged from 100 to 125Wpc—[an increase of 1dBW—Ed.]—the new wood frame is more visually... | |
| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k @mike4597 I'm considering listing my Music Reference RM9 MK II with newer Siemens (RFT) EL34's, refurbished for me by Roger Modjeski in 2017. Let me know if interested. It's a classic amp that runs under the radar. Also allows tube rolling of m... | |
| Need your thoughts - LTA 40+ vs Pathos Inpol Integrated amp on 98db speakers. I'd be leaning heavily towards LTA, largely based upon @dodgealum comments above. However... if you are considering Pathos, I'd add their TT Anniversary integrated to the list of considerations, as I had the standard TT model about 15 years ago a... | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? Simaudio W-6 monoblocks Conrad Johnson Premier 140 tube amp Musical Fidelity Nuvista M3 integrated amp VAC Phi 200 tube amp Bryston 4BST SS amp Dynaudio Confidence C2 Harbeth Super HL5 | |
| Do speaker cables really make a difference ? Yes... cables do make a difference... however price is not necessarily indicative of performance. | |
| LTA microZOTL or Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.3? I agree with @jasonbourne52. The EAR 868 is well regarded. The preamps you listed are likely a lateral move. If you want to take it up a notch, consider Audio Research REF 5SE... supposedly ARC pre's pair well with PASS amps. | |
| DACs that do well without a preamp I have excellent results using a Weiss 202 DAC with volume control direct to my tube amp. | |
| Space Tech Preamplifier I had never heard of them until yesterday. It appears they’ve been around for a long time... somewhat similar to Decware, but just north of the border. Prices look reasonable and the website is well done with a nice selection of what appears to be... | |
| Aurender My problems with Aurender mimic'ed @cleeds and I had to cut my losses. I replaced an N10 with a Roon Nucleus with an IFi Zen Stream endpoint at a lower price point and am experiencing better sound quality, excellent stability/reliability and a b... | |
| KT88 for McIntosh MC275 mk.IV? Gold Lions. I used them when I owned an MC275 MKV. | |
| Need recommendation similar to my Black Cat Cables https://www.partsconnexion.com/DUELUND-87080.html Low cost, high value solution. No need to add terminations as the strands are tinned to minimize oxidation. I use this cable in both of my systems and it replaced significantly higher cost opti... | |
| Duelund shielding I use the DCA12 Gauge as-is in both of my systems with no addl. shielding. Great cable and a tremendous value... no need to spend more or add shielding IMO. | |
| Which ones should I choose? Tannoy Kensington Gr or B&W 804 D4 ditto @jond... no question!!! | |
| New Jupiter Comet and VitaminQ Silver PIO Capacitors bumping as I'm curious too. | |
| WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? In my experience, the best way to tackle listener fatigue is to treat your listening room with a combination of absorption and diffusion panels. If done properly, you should never have to worry about brightness and/or listener fatigue again. I use... |