pubul57
Responses from pubul57
| Mac MA2275 versus Jadis DA60 On reliabilty and technical support grounds alone, I think the answer is pretty obvious. MAC is one of the best in the world. On sonics I leave that to others since I've not heard the DA60. | |
| What is the best integrated tube amp under $3k ? Ars Sonum Filarmonia SE. | |
| What is the best integrated tube amp under $3k ? I can't compare it to the other integrateds mentioned, but the Ars Sonum SE competes very well with separates I have owned from CAT, Atma-spherse, and Music Reference. Now I own Merlin VSMs for which the Ars Sonum is "optimized", but I can't imagi... | |
| WHAT'S THE BEST SOLID STATE PREAMP FOR $3000 ?? The Placette is very good, but I would think not a very good match with the amp. It would be very interesting to hear the X1 against the Nelson's no gain buffered preamp from First Watt or against a BENT TAP or simimalr TVC/AVC versus the active pre. | |
| Favorite Tube Combinations $4 per ad + a % | |
| What happened to my EL84 tube? Don't turn it on again till you get a replacement tube, it could burn out a resistor. | |
| tvc vs avc bump, any new obeservations? | |
| VT100 for D38? I think ARC and ProAc is a pretty popular combination. I've not heard that ProAc needs SS, seems like a tube friendly brand, though things might have changed with the D series. Good combos with ARC gear is Magnepan, Vandersteen, and many others, t... | |
| Information needed Merlin Signature series 2 Pretty old design. Have you spoken with Bobby? | |
| RWA amp with DODD preamp both battery powered Nothing I've used works better with the Atma-sphere amp than the Atma-sphere pre IHO. Loved the Dodd with my Music Reference, but the Atma-sphere gears works really well together, a great match with your Merlins. | |
| EL 34 vs. KT 88 ---- What's the difference? Is there anyone who has an amp that is made to handle both EL34 and KT88 and prefers the EL34 generally, that is if you had to make a choice you would stick with EL34 over using the KT88. I think one of my amps (Music Reference RM9 SE) was built a... | |
| Pass Labs xa - .5 amps I would imagine it would tend to exceed its rated power on peaks, which can happen often. Is it necessarily a bad thing that the meter moves, or is that to be expected with music dynamics and nothing to worry about if everything sound fine? | |
| EL 34 vs. KT 88 ---- What's the difference? Any further thoughts? | |
| TVC preamps: good or bad? If I understand Bobby correctly, the BBAM is almost always preferred no matter what preamp you are using. | |
| If you play your music between 10 and 12 on the d I know that in a passive being beyond 12 is really recommended as the output impedance gets lower and lower. Not sure if this applies to actives, but I think it might. |