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| Amp/preamp suggestions in $3000-4000 range I've never heard the TAD gear, but if the McCormack got blown away, by an amp that got blown away by the TAD-125s, the 125s must be very good indeed. I think that one thing is for certain, with the 2CEs, a tube pre and SS amp is likely your best a... | |
| Amp/preamp suggestions in $3000-4000 range I would look at McCormack amps combined with with deHavilland tube pre. Other good tube pres in the price range would be Audible Illusions, Modwright, and VTL. I think that Vandersteens need SS amps unless you have a very high quality, fairly high... | |
| The SET amp question. I forgot that Music Reference also makes a 45 SET that sell for $1,800 or $6,000 for the deluxe version - somehow he is able to get 5 watts from a single 45, which I believe is considerably more than most implementations; not that you need it with... | |
| The SET amp question. I was I had the luxury to try some of the low powered SETs with high efficiency speakers - if I did, I would be very eager to try the Music Reference EM7 since I have found their RM10, RM9, and RMSEs to be exceptionally good PP amps. I think there... | |
| Tube amp for "difficult" speakers,,, Good recommendation. As you say, ease of ownership is also an issue moving into tubes, and the Berning is about as plug and play as tube amps can be for someone making the move from SS. Not sure you can find a Berning anymore, I suspect it will be... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? I now drive a Honda Fit. I never thought my stereo would cost 4x the price of my car...priorities. | |
| Reasonably Priced PreAmp without Phono ? Used Audible Illusions 3 or 3A. | |
| "Budget" pre tube with SS power amp If you are able to find Audible Illusions in Europe, it would be worth auditioning for preamps in your price range. Other good tube preamps in that range are the deHavilland and Modwrights; just don't know what you have available to you - of cours... | |
| TVC Promethius versus Bent Has anyobe heard the new autoformer TAP yet? I just bought one, but I'm sure it is not the first one out there...or is it? | |
| Need Some Help Choosing an Integrated Amp Gnpgnp, what is your budget? I assume you would consider new or used. | |
| Conrad CT_5, CT-6 vs Joule LA-150 II Not sure how many folks will have spent time with both. I would think that based on what I have heard about the Berning, it could use some of the fleshing out and tonal richness of the Joule 150 MKII (the MKI would proabably not be ideal). While I... | |
| Thiel cs 3.6 I agree there are other SS amps (and for this speaker they almost have to be SS)that might work even better with this speaker (it deserves a lot of high-quality power), but in the context of a someone who is paying $650 for speakers, it is unlikel... | |
| Thiel cs 3.6 Your amp can definitely drive them, but I would avoid a speaker with dented drivers. Now if you can audition them and they sound fine to you, $650 is pretty good for a speaker of this quality. Can you own them without worrying that the dents in th... | |
| Tube amp for "difficult" speakers,,, If you ar considering changing speakers, I'll second the Merlins (I own the VSM-MXe)which suit my taste to a T; 30 watts is enough for them to be loud and dynamic - The Ars Sonum 30 watt integrated that Bobby at Merlin is importing makes fo a wond... | |
| Tube amp for "difficult" speakers,,, The Music Reference RM9SE might work as it puts out 200 watts into 4ohms (from the 8 ohm tap on the amp), versus the 65 watts of the RM9 MKII. While it doesn't double power like an SS, it is a tube amp capable of lot's of power into low impedances... |