pubul57
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| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? I find that as I've gotten older (50)I have slowly, ever so slowly, stopped listening to the equipment and let myself into the music (or vice versa). Its hard as an audiophile, because I love trying equipment and taken a unit's "measure". Unfortua... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? The H-cat must be special. Any other users out there with similar conclusions. Possible it will be at RMAF? | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Asa, my experience with passives has not been a consistent journey as some have worked better than others. I've been comparing a series of passives with some pretty good tube pres, most recently CAT SL1 Ultimate, Joule LA150 MKII, and Lamm LL2. In... | |
| Transistor Preamp that sounds like a Tube Preamp? Asa, where do you think passives (resistor or transformer)lie in the SS/Tube linestage devide? | |
| what is the best amp you've ever heard Fruff1976, what is the best amp you ever heard? | |
| Anyone try McCormack DNA + Placette Passive? I have owned the Placette RVC, Placette Active, K&K SB102 -I now have a Bent TAP-X which is the newest version with using autoformers -- let's just say that if you are going to try a passive it should be given serious consideration. What has a... | |
| Downgrading... Is it possible??? Suggestions In a move to integrated, I would take a look at the new Pass Labs integrated - a start to "downgrading" while maintaing the level of perfomance you are accustomed to. As for speakers, I agree with Jaybo - a change here would give you a lot of bang... | |
| what is the best amp you've ever heard The Atma-sphere M60s (and I'm sure there bigger amps)sound great with my Merlins which are OTL friendly, and the CAT JL2 which sound great on just about any speaker. In SS, the Pass XA30.5 were the best I've heard/owned. The best integreated I've ... | |
| Lifespan of Power amps It sounds like my current equipment should outlast my ears, whew! | |
| TVC Promethius versus Bent If by midbass you mean cello or standup bass, I would say both the Joule and the K&K were warmer (I found the K&K to be warmer than I expected from a passive). The Bent TAP-X is certainly balanced in that I feel (in my set up)I don't feel ... | |
| TVC Promethius versus Bent I meant to say the S&B unit did NOT wow me. | |
| TVC Promethius versus Bent Wow! The new Bent TAP-X using the Slagle autoformers arrived. Why John does not call it the TAP-AVC I don't know. I did not have the previous generation Bent TVC, but I did have a K&K passive using the S&B MKI transformer and I tried it wi... | |
| Designer Hall of Fame Arnie Nudell made some great speakers indeed. Question is, if you had five spots would he make it on the first ballot versus all the other folks mentioned in the thread (I think he was mentioned earlier). Would he make it over Ed Vilchur whose AR3... | |
| Designer Hall of Fame I can imagine the debates in the selection committe; it would make the Continental Congress seem like a picnic in the park. | |
| Lifespan of Power amps So other than tubes, capacitors should be the only parts that "wear" out and need replacing (assuming you take good csare of your equipment)? |