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| Tube Amp Around $1000 Ditto on Aball's post. I too own a CJ MV-55 and it is one gem of an amp! Although lately I have been using the HCA-2 which I like better than many solid state amps, I will eventually feel the need to reinsert the MV-55 for a different prospective ... | |
| To Plug Power Amps Direct in to Wall or Not ?? I have noticed a very slight reduction in dynamics using a power conditioner (could be psychological) but sound quality in itself was noticebly better & smoother. I don't think that power conditioning and a surge protector can be equated. Surg... | |
| Anyone Compared Odyssey/PS Audio amps? Further time spent with the PS audio HCA-2 has confirmed my belief that the HCA-2 is the superior amp over the Stratos, can't speak for the Stratos mono blocks, never owned them. Both the Stratos & HCA-2 are equally as transparent but that is ... | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? Tbg, well thats a relief, but it is obviously not working. | |
| Clever Little Clock - high-end audio insanity? It appears that some folks on this thread are on glue which definately explains the acceptance of the CLC including bizarre explanations. | |
| PS audio hca 2 feedback... I agree & think the HCA-2 represents a tremendous value. With careful component matching as well as trying different interconnects, especially power cords, one can really bring this amp/your system to its full glorious potential, your efforts ... | |
| Amplifier problem If you don't get a satisfying answer from Rotel I would consider letting this problematic amplifier go. Maybe the repair work is under warranty and can be fixed again for free. | |
| Anyone Compared Odyssey/PS Audio amps? I have a different twist here. I sold my Odyssey Stratos for the HCA-2. The improvements over the Stratos are:1. Much larger soundstage.2. Better midbass.3. Tighter more well defined lower bass.A persons preference on one amp over the other will d... | |
| Bel Canto eOne amps - Is this the future? No mfg will will ask audiophiles if its ok with them to dispense with the analog power supply and go to one that switches. They will promote it as a major advancement since it will be cheaper to build & is considerable lighter. However in the ... | |
| Why do amp A-B switch-boxes have a watt rating? Studioray, your Odyssey Stratos is rated at 150 watts per channel into 8 ohms. It is usually better not to exceed the power limits of the switch/box otherwise you can damage (burn up) the box's switches. You could probably get by with the 100 watt... | |
| Need help choosing a power amp The D-76 is a tube amp like you mentioned. On audioreview.com it received 4.57 out of 5 reviews and is apparent this amp is well loved by the reviewers. | |
| Why hasn't America discovered the Fertin sound yet I can't be certain. | |
| Speaker Wire material Trying to use physics to explain the differences between copper & silver wire will not change the fact that they do produce a different sound. If I recall, Glen Croft said that the use of all silver wire in a component would produce an undesir... | |
| Power cord for my Portal Panache? RTilbury, thanks for your thoughts on the Portal Panache, I find them very informative as there is not very much feedback on this integrated amp. It definately sparked my interest. | |
| Power cord for my Portal Panache? I would be more inclined to go with the PS Audio power cord since they specialize in power conditioners & power cords etc. and have a very good reputation in this area. I know that they made a dramatic improvement in my system. Anyway I second... |