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| 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... | |
| vtl 2.5 TL old vs. new version 6350?? The newer and older are very good! I have had both and could live with either one. You are on the right track with the 2.5 because it does deliver a slightly warm presentation depending on the brand of tubes installed but I love its big 3D soundst... | |
| High-end amplifier clarification? Wolf garcia, you are correct, Boulder amps are high-end. The Adcom 565 mono blocks also are heavy with very large power supplies but they do not sound high-end. Just a case in point. | |
| High-end amplifier clarification? Atmasphere, Weseixas answer is very vague plus his statement that an amplifier should have the ability to drive a 2 ohm load otherwise he considers it midfi, is misleading. But if you do some searching under his user name you will see that his sta... | |
| High-end amplifier clarification? Adcom and early Parasound amps I don't consider high end. A high-end amp will provide a spacious soundstage, float the airiest highs, deliver a full but sparkling midrange, and has excellent dynamics/bass without sounding boomy. It should do all t... | |
| Mosfet mist? There is nothing wrong with mosfets, many Conrad Johnson amps used them. Their rugged and require less circuitry than bipolars plus their tauted as sounding tube-like. Some of the best sounding amps I have heard use them. I could never identify th... | |
| what impacts the sound quality more amp or pre-amp I think a high quality sounding preamp can carry a mediocre amp and visa versa. But without question you will want to eventually upgrade any other inferior component(s) to get the desired sound you are ultimately seeking. I would tackle the preamp... | |
| Best tube pre-amps under $1,000 Without any reservations I would strongly recommend the new Norh ACA-2B tube preamp for $299.00 plus shipping from overseas. Bested most all the tube preamps I have had regardless of price. Transparency, detail, and big dynamics were its best attr... | |
| Would you pay to listen? Mrtennis, some of those inanimate objects you are refering to provide a pleasurable listening experience and that is the objective. | |
| Solid State to Tubes and Back Again If anyone has gone from solid state to tubes and back again they have made a concerted effort to stay with solid state. It really depends on the type of music you mainly listen to and what your listening habits are. For myself I like leaving the s... | |
| McCormack DNA .5? Do I need more power? Koestner, you are correct sir, there is a limit to what even the McCormack DNA 0.5 can do. Seven years ago on my above post (wow where did the time go?) I was using very efficient speakers that had a sensitvity of 102 db. It was no wonder I though... | |
| Audio Horizons TP 2.0 Preamplifier Cedar, thankyou for answering my question. I called Joseph Chow on the phone and he suggested I send an email with questions. I did several days ago but I haven't received a reply. Probably just a busy time of the year. |