piedpiper
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| Finest integrated SE under U.S. $ 6,000.00 I second the motion on the Cary 300B SEI but would add that if you can find a used LX20 version and don't mind replacing tubes a little more frequently, you'll get twice the power and quality. Also a few minor upgrades, eg replace the volume pot w... | |
| Maplenoll Mailing Discussion List Hi Jim,I've owned a Maplenoll Ariadne Signature for about 10 years. I did some minor upgrades, mostly asthetic or correcting Bob Dilger's shoddy workmanship, not design parameters. I'm very happy with it although I haven't had alot of opportunity ... | |
| Gallo Nucleus Reference I agree but a company has to make more than the few sales to enthusiasts. They've got to appeal to a larger audience to float the business and I think that their unconventional looks were a challenge. Even though some find them attractive, the typ... | |
| Gallo Nucleus Reference I know this is very late but I also have these and have done some mods that have improved them very nicely. If you remove the upper woofer and take out the network connected to the tweeter, repositioning it on the outside on the top of the stand t... | |
| Any experience with Cary phono stages? I've heard about the Aesthetix but was looking for something cheaper and was curious about the newer PH 301 which retails for $3500. I'd love it Aesthetix and some of these other companies like Manley would do a cheaper version of their flagships ... | |
| The most beautiful Integrated Tube amp? Have you seen the pictures of the 300B SEI in the old Cary adds drop dead georgeous with the gold faceplate and BEAUTIFUL sounding. | |
| To run two pair of monitors from one SET amp Making a switcher would be very easy and cheap. | |
| what does a Rectifier tube do? Many experienced tubophile listeners prefer tube rectification. I've never done adirect comparison. In order to do so you'd have to have identical amps (or the same one modified). I have done comparisons with replacing cheap ss rectification with ... | |
| Fisher Tube Receivers rated vs. modern seperates I second the hotrod motion. Bypass all those switches and tone controls! AND definitely hold on to it. You can't get alot of $ for it any way so... I have a 500C that I hotrodded. My main system, however, is a tweeked Cary SEI 300BLX20 and it's de... | |
| EAD Signature,New Krell 7.1 or tube preamp Check out Mapleshade cables. They may make more difference than anything else. Pierre at Mapleshade told me that years ago and I wrote it off as pride of authorship... until I tried them and they've easily bested everything I've thrown at them sin... | |
| Recommend Higher Power SET Amp Cary's LX 20 series are excelent. I've got the SEI integrated and have modified it with infini bypass and coupling caps. It's only 20 watts but sounds quite powerful with my Gallo references at 88 db sensitivity at 8 ohms. The better caps improved... | |
| consensus on passive preamps? Simply put, all else being equal, ANY active sytem CANNOT be as TRANSPARENT as passive. If your source output impedence is low, as it should be, speakers sensitivity and amp input senstivity not too low, and listening volume not abusive, your home... |