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| Help picking a tube preamp, please Hello again A'goners!Still interested in what y'all have to say about a preamp; I'm been searching around for options. Recall that my sole source is SoTM USB digital, and any preamp I get must have small-step remote volume control to fit my music ... | |
| Help picking a tube preamp, please Hi folks,I first considered the C-J... they are hybrid... I was told they had a particular coloration.Still, since I have a single source, a digital library, I could consider a DAC with a good pre out. Is that an oxymoron? Bad move? I email one ow... | |
| Help picking a tube preamp, please Ok, I'll keep Herron in mind. Tho I think my next step is to try some DAC with volume control. MSB Analog DAC? A Lampizator? | |
| Help picking a tube preamp, please Hello Agoners,I really appreciate all the input, and reckon that we are all more lost without each other! There are some good suggestions to start; Cary SLP-05 gets frequently suggested, BAT, Herron and VTL. Curiously nobody mentioned Aesthetix. T... | |
| Help picking a tube preamp, please Mattmiller -How finely does the remote volume control step? I ask because I wondered the same for the ModWright 36.5 model and found this:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1297897182 | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? Atmashere - you are or course correct in general, but I'm working off the notion that some DACs with higher internal bit depth do volume attenuation without truncation loss. I'm hoping that includes the HD25, but don't have confirmation on that. I... | |
| Hegel HD25 Just..WOW Larry, my bet is that the wait will not be long for a high-end DSD DAC from Hegel. At the 2014 Munich show Hegel announced a native-DSD HD12, replacing their entry HD11 that did not handle DSD. | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? Each to their own, but I took a drink of the Hegel P30 cool-aid and took one for myself. It certainly derailed my plans to find a nice tube preamp. The dynamics are excellent, background is silent and it has a well-behaved flat response. The P30 i... | |
| Hegel HD25 Just..WOW My experience with the HD25 is similar to GoodArcher's. This is my third DAC; the first a NAD M51, then AMR DP-777, both of which have their fan clubs. The HD25 stands above those with a very solid sound. Recommended and I will be keeping an eye o... | |
| Smartphone remote control? I'm happy to pay a professional A/V integrator to do this if there's one out there who knows the Hegel. I'm not married to the idea of using the Logitech Harmony.Thanks, Ralph | |
| Help ripping a single SACD? Howdy Folks, thanks for the very thoughtful replies.The AudioCircle guy did reply to me. He lives somewhat nearby, so I'll probably pursue his help and maybe we'll meet up in person.Mceljo: I do intend to follow the path you've described which is ... | |
| Help ripping a single SACD? Thanks Krr4; I send the guy a PM and we'll see what he says! | |
| Sonos audio wireless range You might not get useful input here. Try: http://forums.sonos.com/ | |
| Mini office system? The Denon UD-M3 is playing right now, $35 + 6-pack/remote. It sounds 'comfortable' thru those BICs on the back drawers/shelf/table (?). I'm rather proud of my BIC purchase, because I'm the type who'll blow every budget 5 times over, and the BICs d... | |
| Mini office system? Ok it's a plan, it's the lettle Denon for now and PC audio after a server is installed. I've a lossless PC-to-tubes type of friend coming around in a couple weeks, so I'll try to get a primer from him (or is there a good web tutorial?). jmd: my sp... |