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| Are passive preamps better? Interestingly, I had the Placette RVC and the "Active" which I owned between a CAT,Lamm, and now a Joule. The Placette's were excellent (we are hairsplitting between some very fine equipment), though I preferred the Placette "active"(it has no gai... | |
| Are passive preamps better? I'm suprised that at least the with this group, it seems more like 80/20 for the active - not that it necessarily means anything, but it does seems to be some form of consensus amongst different listeners who have experience with both approaches; ... | |
| cat jl3 signatures vs. atmashere ma2III's Ditto on your conclusion. | |
| Are passive preamps better? Told you (see my first comment). But the comment made above - "music came alive" - pretty much describes why ultimately I preferred an active, even if it does not provide the same "see through quality" you get with passives. You will not find the ... | |
| Are passive preamps better? It will be quieter and maybe more transparent, which does not mean it will sound better to you. You are going to hear 50% argue for passives and 50% swear by active tubes. Ultimately you will have to try four yourself, but there are certainly very... | |
| Impressed with Tubes Under what circumstances would using ZEROs not be a good idea? | |
| Audio Research amp's retubing experiences For NOS, I have had good luck with Vintage Tube Services and Brent Jesse. | |
| Audio Research amp's retubing experiences Dbarger, were your replacement SEDs in the Rew/White/Black Winged C box? | |
| Top 5 Entry-level audiophile speakers $1500-2000? Being that you are in the DC area, the Deja Vu recommendation sounds solid given their speaker lineup, don't know where you could audition the Harbeths which are also excellent. The Vandersteen 2Ces are probably the best long-term recommendation f... | |
| Top 5 Entry-level audiophile speakers $1500-2000? Do you have a preference for stand mounted or floor standing? Is that price for new or used? | |
| Audio Research amp's retubing experiences I don't think you can go wrong with the 6550 SEDs. There may (may) be a better NOS, but that can lead down a slippery slope that may not sound better with your ARC than the SEDs. I would look to Upscale Audio or the Tube Store for good matched set... | |
| Achieving a speakers max potential You may want to see the thread on power - "Power: Good or Bad" at http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1181494719&openmine&zzPubul57&4&5#Pubul57for a diifferent view of wattage | |
| Herbie's fantastical mat vs anyGiven Spotmat Google spotmat (one word) should lead you right to it. | |
| Herbie's fantastical mat vs anyGiven Spotmat Gadfly, did you end up trying the Herbie? | |
| How about Herbies dampers on XLR's? A much more obvious improvement with the tube dampers than the plug dampers? |