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| stupid tube question of the day Tubes are slowly wearing themselves out as soon as their powered up. The circuit design has a big influence on tube longevity and NOS tubes aren't getting any cheaper. No sense in taking a chance on leaving tube gear powered up other than an hour ... | |
| Mosfet mist? Would you rather be bipolar or have a mosfet mist? The choices are unsettling. | |
| Best SS preamp $1000 Tlhiii, you are correct in your assmuption. This is precisely why we have a preamp game. I think also it has alot to do with your preferences in sound as you mentioned and other associated gear. I know you will be very pleased with the Pre 3. | |
| Best SS preamp $1000 In spite of the fact that I perfer the RLD-1 and this is just a personal preference, I have to admit that the PRE 3 is indeed a very good ss preamp and many regard it as their reference preamp. | |
| PSE Studio 4 amplifier - any good? I have a PSE Studio 2 amp. When I recently purchased this used I was not expecting nor prepared for the excellent sonics this amp produced. In fact it sounded better than many new solid state amps I have heard. It presentation is slightly warm wit... | |
| Best SS preamp $1000 I second the McCormack RLD-1. I own one and find it very musical, fast, & involving with all types of music. Its ability to throw a huge soundstage, beyond the walls is another fine trait, I've tried it on tube and solid state power amps with ... | |
| Do Mono Block amps provide better sound ?? Yes, John Curl without constraints can and does deliver the goods. He is like a fine wine, as time goes on his designs have continued to improve. | |
| Do Mono Block amps provide better sound ?? Timtim is right, the McCormacks are the exception. Excellent separation with soundstaging that is almost impossible to beat in a single chassis. Steve McCormack is right up there with the best in ss design in addition to Nelson Pass. | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? If you can get past the big vu meters, build quality thats over the top, a company that has making gear forever, and represents a status symbol that you have finally arrived, you could actually settle on something else less attractive. However as ... | |
| Do Mono Block amps provide better sound ?? You bet! Much better separation of the two channels. But without a good preamp you could lose some of that separation. | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? There it is folks, if you don't hear the definitive shimmer, your doomed to spend eternity on the merry-go-round. And I thought it was just a compulsive disorder. Boy, I'm starting to feel better about myself already. | |
| Is it possible to get Hi-end sound ?? Yes, if you put the biggest portion of your money (that you have set aside for hifi) towards the speakers and preamp, it will lay a good foundation. To pursue this hobby with vigor you will need money and lots of it, there are exceptions like for ... | |
| Do you leave your components on 24/7? Mcintech, I recently talked to a tech who told me that long storage can be far worse on the caps then leaving a piece of gear on 24/7. | |
| Do you leave your components on 24/7? Minol, 15 minutes may work with your system but I have found at least an hour of warm-up gets you 75% of the desired sound, 24 hours and you have reached a 100%. A case in point is I had a Musical Fidelity solid state preamp. It sounded so much be... | |
| Do you leave your components on 24/7? I have a VTL preamp and the manufacturer states that a new set of tubes from them will last 5 years. Nothing mentioned on what the average time a consumer will have the preamp powered up. I leave it powered up most of the time mostly for sound qua... |