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| Buy tubes from Audio Research or not I would by from ARC if I could handle the cost for a lot of reason already mentioned. Now, of Roger Modjeski at RAM Labs has the specs on the ARC gear I would also trust him to provide extremely well matched tubes. I would ask him, he should be a ... | |
| If you play your music between 10 and 12 on the d Is this a question about the ideal impedances for the attentuator? I always thought rightly or wrongly that the attenuator performs best when it is past the 10 o'clock position - it is certainly true with a passive - not just a matter of loudness ... | |
| Pass Labs xa - .5 amps I wouldn't hesitate to use the XA30.5 with 89db in most rooms, more than enough power and drive with my speakers. I think these things are very conservatively rated, at least, the sound that way. To me, less powerful versions of a cricuit always s... | |
| Which used Merlin VSM offers best bang for buck?? Spencer's question is on point, what amp? Will you stick to SS or move to tubes? It makes a diiffence. Now the thing to know is that the later revisions of this classic speaker are always improvements, the Super BAM being among the most important.... | |
| Vandersteen 2Ce Sig 2's with Alpha Core AG-1 wire I thought the Alpha-core AG2 was a great match with the 3As - I had been using AQ that was 3rd from the top of the line 7 years ago. I think the VS respond well to the whole Alpha-core line, but I suspect silver is proabably ideal for them with tu... | |
| tvc vs avc Interested in knowing if some of you have had the chance to compare since the last post. I tried the Bent Tap-x before with the AVC and liked it better than an S&B passive I tried, but it wasn't a Bent NOH or TAP. Would appreciate additonal co... | |
| Dodd preamp battery plays 40 minutes I'm not sure how the Smart Module works, but it does seem to me that battery powered gear does need built-in "intelligence" to take care of the battery for the customer. I really don't want to think about the battery, I just want to turn on the pr... | |
| Dodd preamp battery plays 40 minutes I have not heard the RWA, but owned the Dodd. There is no question that the Dodd is a great sounding preamp. But there seems to be a need for some way to relieve the user of the battery maintenace issue. It should not require that much thought to ... | |
| BAT VK-60se vs Atma-Sphere M60 mkIII 6.5 ohm minimum impedance with 8 ohms nominal also happens to be the Merlin VSMs specs - again, match OTLs with the right speakers and I think you will have a very good result. | |
| BAT VK-60se vs Atma-Sphere M60 mkIII One of the great combos with the Atma-sphere M60s is the Merlin VSMs. My feeling is that if an OTL is matched with a speaker that works well with OTL it is pretty hard to beat with transformer coupled tube amps. | |
| Bent Audio TAP-X vs. older TAP / Muisic First Larry, can you flesh out your comments a bit regarding the comparison, and how does the Tap-x compared to other preamps you have tried, especially active tube linestages? | |
| Passive Preamps? Anyone? Clio, where did you buy Lightspeed? I've been thinking of getting a Bent Tap-x (again) with the autoformers, as I've decided to stay passive with the Music Reference amp. | |
| Dodd preamp battery plays 40 minutes The pre uses 4 batteries an should cost $80 or so. I think the issue with the batteries is if you run them and they don't fully discharge, let's say you operate them 2-3 hours and then you keep'em charging and then play them the next day for 2-3 h... | |
| Cat JL2 with blown board. Advice needed Ken did tell me that if I did not buy his amp, he would suggest Symphonic Line. I've never heard an SS amp I preferred to tubes (the best I have owned personally was the Pass XA30.5), but I suspect this is just a matter of taste of what tubes do a... | |
| Vandie 1c or Maggie MMG? I agree with Bondmanp that upgrading with the VS line does require the appropriate room and willingness to place the speakers optimally within it. I found the VS 3As needed 5 feet from the back wall to sound their best, not always easy without a d... |