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| What's wrong? Nuforce/Capri no better than Sunfire I have found that spending a few days with a new amp, getting accustom to its sonic signature, attributes, etc and then reinstall the previous amp will reveal the better amp with your current components. I've heard a few Carver/Sunfire amps & ... | |
| What do you see as the downside of tubes? Heat heat, slowly destroying the other electronic parts, have been known to cause circuit fire, burning down the house, can't turn your back on them. In addition they are wearing themselves out as soon as they are turned on, eventually there will ... | |
| can a tube-o-phile be happy with ss? I have owned some very good sounding ss amps and sadly some others that seem to intially impress but wear you down in the long run. I think you can be satisfied with a good ss amp coupled to a well matched tube preamp, giving you the best of both ... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? The ultimate merry-go-round is life, living on this planet we call earth that spins on its axes and there is only one exit, I don't have to mention what that is. Given that if being an audiophile means having to entirely give up this hobby then I'... | |
| Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around Personally I will never own a tube amp, tube preamps are the exception. The idea that they are wearing out as soon as they are powered up I find unacptable. If I had ten of the best tube amps ever made I would be more than happy to sell each and e... | |
| Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around Tvad, I agree, there is no such thing as a solid state amp that sounds like tubes but there are a handful of solid state amps that are less offensive. Can you tell me if you have come across an ss amp that sounds like a tube amp, if so I would lov... | |
| Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around I could easily recommend the Odyssey Stratos. Quoting one reviewer the Stratos has weighty bass but more importantly it has a smooth grain free treble and a distinct lack of the upper midrange glare often found in affordable solid state products. | |
| Want to upgrade my Adcom GFP 565 preamplifier The Adcom 750 is a Stereophile Class A recommended component but I personally did not care for it. How much are you selling your 565 preamp for? | |
| Who bought ARC? If it is true, one or two million for the purchase of ARC seems ridiculously cheap for such a well established & prestigous company. It is good that the new owners will retain alot of the old employees but the question arises as to why it was ... | |
| The Economy.. will hi end audio mfgs lower prices? Very good question, it is not likely you will see a big reduction in price on retail unless the company is going out of business but look for falling prices on used gear. If you realistically want to sell used on Audiogon you will have to be willi... | |
| verdict on class D amps? Careful circuit design & quality parts will always produce a better sounding amp and this applies to both digital & analog amps. Some cheaply manufactured digital amps are a good choice for subwoofer duty since they deliver more power for ... | |
| Dodd Preamp Question How good is the Dodd compared to other modern tube preamps, maybe for example the Modwright? It at the very least must have a low noise floor because of its battery supply. | |
| Threshold S300 Power Amp The amp is way ahead of its time even though it was designed in the eighties. Very refined, transparent and powerful. By todays standards it still is extremely good sounding, Nelson Pass is a genius but also takes pride in his designs and workmans... | |
| McCormack SMC Audio upgrades: how good are they? Chiho, the upgrades offered by Smc Audio are superb. I think your in a position that alot of audiophiles envy owning a DNA 125 Gold revision. You might find an ss amp that has a fancier more bullet proof chassis but it will be near impossible to b... | |
| "D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why? I'm still a big fan of PS Audio's HCA-2 especially for what it can be had for at current used prices. It uses an analog power supply (highly desirable and has only two gain stages (no B&O Ice Modules here). It was a Stereophile Class A product... |