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| Equalizers - don't listen to the nay sayers I had a mint, vintage 1978 Luxman G-11 EQ. Had it recapped about 10 years ago.Was dead silent when in active in the circuit and did what it was intended to do. Decided to sell it for next to nothing a while back. I suspect my hearing is starting t... | |
| Emotiva XPA-200 review I bought the XPA-200 via holiday promo deal when the amp came out - forgot what I paid but I recall about $150 below retail. I use the amp to power some home brew passive Usher subs and could not be happier with the performance for money spent. I ... | |
| SONIC FRONTIERS LINE 3...TUBES & CAPS upgrade I second BrF's comments but in regards to the SF Power 2 amp. The amp was not involving and definitely did not have that magical 'tube' sound I've heard through many other tube amps, VTL, Counterpoint...... I've read that the SF preamps and amps w... | |
| My wife passed yesterday My wife had breast cancer while pregnant with our son over sixteen years ago. We also had a 2 year old at the time. I call that our year of hell plus trying to hold onto a high pressure job in IT. My wife is now a 16 year survivor. I'm so sorry fo... | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 Audio Research SP-11 I owned a Modulus 3 years back. It sounded good but not better than my TAD Signature 150 preamp. Came with a brand new set of National 6922 tubes (not factory recommended I know). They were fried within 200 hours of use. What a tube eater. Sold it... | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? The internet (and audio web sites - which continues today and will into the future) is the best thing that happened to audio. I personally got tired of going into hi-end stores having pushy salesman give me their jaded view on why their gear is th... | |
| Suggestions? Tubed linestage pre-amp?? I have a Doge 8 Clarity and it is by far the best tube preamp I've owned versus (VTL 2.5, Audible Illusions Modulus 3, TAD 150 Signature, Mike Elliot Modded Counterpoint SA-1000, Ming Da - Bill Baker modded). The Doge betters them all.There are ob... | |
| Need advice on a tube line stage Doge 8 Clarity and good NOS tubes | |
| Lowend Preamp on a budget. I concur with Schubert. The EE Minimax posted here on Agon is a no brainer for $600. I had a TAD Signature 150 preamp which is also a great preamp for its price point. I sold my mint unit several years back for $675 if I recall correctly. There's ... | |
| Subwoofer: should we even use them at all? I also tried numerous sub set ups and was never quite satisfied with the synergy to the main speakers. I'm sure there are Agon members much smarter than I that figure out the correct components, set up....I went a different route. I had a pair of ... | |
| Does hybrid amp really has the best of both world? I had Counterpoint SA-220 hybrid amp, SA-2000 hybrid preamp almost 25 years ago. The preamp had a solid state power supply versus full tube rectification. This set up sounded way more tubey than other full tube setups I tried after Counterpoint. T... | |
| Getting the best from Usher Mini Dancer II's I have home brew speakers using Usher drivers and custom crossovers. I use a Doge 8 Clarity tube preamp and Monarchy Audio SE-100 Delux MKII class A mono blocks. Preamp, used ran me $1500 with good NOS tubes, the amps were $980 the pair as factory... | |
| Quad 22L2 I use to do tool & die work many years back. I sold my speakers before tackling this issue. I did disclose the issue go the buyer though. So, either OD on the threaded spike was too big or the ID on the base inserts is too small. I tried conta... | |
| Amplifier Choices for Low Side of Biamped Speakers Hello,I have a 2 channel set up running Monarchy Audio mono block amps powering home brew/usher driver speakers. I also have a separate pair of passive subs also built with usher drivers. I use an Emotiva XPA-200. Has 150 watts per channel at 8 oh... | |
| Quad 22L2 I purchased a pair of 22L2s in Cherry. I agree with comments posted above - detailed, big sound stage. I also thought with some music they had too much sizzle on the top end.They are a great value for their price point. One major gripe is that the... |