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| Best Integrated Amplifier Made at the USA Have we lost the OP? | |
| Good tube integrated for Merlin speakers? I think that Joe has a Gold Point Attenuator option that would likely work very well; better than a Joule? Well likely a very different presentation. I can't decide between my Joule and K&K TVC by Keven Carter - both wonderful in their own and... | |
| Best Integrated Amplifier Made at the USA Newly, do you have a price range in mind, or do you just mean an all out assault regardless of price? | |
| Stupidgood: Ars Sonum If 30 watts is enough, you would need a real good reason to buy separates 3x-4x more, or more. Ultimatley I prefer $20,000-$30,000 Joule or CAT gear, the fact that I can enjoy the Ars in that context suggests how darn good this little integrated i... | |
| Good tube integrated for Merlin speakers? There is an Art Audio Carissa on sale with a built-in volume control for less than $3000. I was very tempted by the Carissa. | |
| Good tube integrated for Merlin speakers? I agree that the VAC is very likely to be wonderful with the Merlins. I did not know Bobby ever used SETs or the history behind that. He gently steered me away from going that way, not that they would not work fine or that some might truly like it... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Sig vs. Von Schweikert VR4 Jr. My experience with the 3As is that they produce wonderful, fulfilling bass on their own, and the 2Wqs perhaps improve the bass and a sense of scale a bit, but more importantly, the midrange becomes that much better - it is not just a matter of add... | |
| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please Chazro, just to let you know. Roger built 18, kept one for himself, and has 5 or 6 left. I will report my observations once I have some time with it. Basic difference from a design perspective is that it is all hardwired, no boards, and uses a 6 t... | |
| Good tube integrated for Merlin speakers? I think Bobby is not particularly keen on SET with his speakers; I had considered that route. I own the Ars Sonum and the Joule/CAT JL2 combo and in the Ars is certainly comepetitive in terms of musical pleasure. I think it will be hard to beat an... | |
| Music Reference RM9 - user comments please I got the K&K TVC with dual volume controls and it works very well with RM9 and CAT JL2, but the Joule has its own charms so I guess I'll own two preamps (I mean 3) for a while. I placed an order for the RM9 Special Edition, I think EL34 based... | |
| Triode versus Ultralinear/Pentode I thought that Atmasphere's point was that "switchability" is often a compromise, but not necessarily so and not always - but one should tread carefully. | |
| Triode versus Ultralinear/Pentode I'm 95% there Tvad. It's why I have doubts over the wisdom of what I am considering. I think your logic is impecable. It's not like Roger said, "great idea, I don't know why I didn't think of that." - Although I'm sure he was also interested in br... | |
| Triode versus Ultralinear/Pentode I'm not so much worried about power, as the Music Reference RM9 SE would be 70 watts in triode - way more than enough for my Merlins, I'm thinking about whether converting an amplifier from ultralinear to triode makes much sense if the amp was not... | |
| Straight wire and gain linestage? Arnettpartners, I'm not sure a TVC will work for you, but I am positive it will be far better than most any other active anywhere near the price - but you do have match the system well, a bit less of an issue with a TVC that other passives. Anothe... | |
| Joule Electra LA150 MkII or Lamm LL2 Deluxe? Hi Mitch2, thanks for the explanation, I'm relieved to know that mine is set up with direct output as my amps have 100kohm input impedance - thanks for the explanation. |