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| Wadia 861as transport with non-Wadia DACs Nick: Thanks. Indeed, Steve advises against using the 861 in this way. However, using a 270 as transport with non-Wadia DAC is doable. So I'd like to hear of anyone's experience with such a setup. | |
| Wadia vs. Audiomeca Honest1: Another possibility for you might be a hybrid integrated amp, i.e. one that combines a tube preamp stage with solid state output stage. In my experience this arrangement smooths out the CD sound without adding as much color as a separate ... | |
| Wadia vs. Audiomeca I have compared the "Wadia sound" to many other top players over the past 6 years (home auditions using my GNSC-modded 850 or current 861). IMHO, while a number of other players are more refined and open, often with better soundstage definition, W... | |
| wadia making mistake? Bmr3hc: I had an 850, got it modified by GNSC, and liked it so much that I later committed to buying a GNSC 861. IMO the GNSC mod is worth the price. BTW, I've tried a couple of top Sony SACD players for home audition of this format, and I still l... | |
| Lector CDP-7TL versus Cary 303/300 Mrtennis: Would the Cary with the "right tubes" (e.g. older NOS) begin to approach the Lector with its "right tubes"? | |
| Wadia Durability Experience Questions Just adding to the common theme: Had an 850 for 4 years without any problems; then upgraded to 861 in 2003 and still no problems of any kind (both had GNS mods). In addition, I've never heard my Wadia players skip even once on any CD (of course I ... | |
| Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? Integrated hybrids with tubes in the preamp section and transistors in the output are the best compromise for sound, convenience, damping factor, etc, IMO. Pathos Logos is one of my favorite, but as usual tube rolling is crucial for optimization. | |
| Best Sounding Tube Integrated Amp The Pathos Classic One hybrid integrated amp will give you very close to all-tube amp sound, but with clean tight bass. Even brand new I think it's only $2300, but several used ones are now listed here under $2K. As long as your speakers are not e... | |
| Anyone running Pathos Class One II bridged ? Kops - If you could get feedback from your friend and post here that would be great. For example, what were the sonic differences after bridging, beyond just increased power capacity? Would two mono Classics sound similar to one Logos? | |
| Anyone running Pathos Class One II bridged ? Just thought I'd put this question back on the radar screen. I'm surprised no one has tried this or responded. I'm curious too. | |
| Buggtussel Question Were all the upstream electronics reasonably broken in? What about the speakers themselves? Did the demo involve a solid state or tube amp? The only time I've heard a Buggtussel demo was with tube monoblocks (at CES), and this combo sounded quite ... | |
| Preamps with Dual Main Out? I know this is way over your stated budget, but if you want a very transparent, active, solid state linestage capable of driving dual outputs, consider the Placette active preamp. | |
| Belles 350A amp v. Belles 150A Reference amp Aintitgr8 - thanks for that description. Does this mean that you own Meadowlark speakers? BTW, did you ever try biamping with a stereo 350A on the bottom and a stereo 150A on top? | |
| Question for Van Alstine hybrid amp owners Wow - thanks for that detailed report, Mryder. It would be nice to see more reports like this for other tube gear (especially hybrid preamps/amps) on Audiogon.Since I first posted my question, I have experienced essentially the same results as you... | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue One versus Two Question for Kevin Deal:Since the 12AX7 has "a more important role" sonically, does that mean it does the voltage amplification? I'm confused because at first you said 12AU7 is the driver tube....Perhaps you could describe the different stages of ... |