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| Reciever Questions. Thiels. I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but Thiel speakers are probably the last speaker you would want to use with a budget receiver. They have complex crossovers that suck enormous amounts of power, and they are very revealing and will thus show... | |
| best sub $1000 amp to mate with tube preamp Do a Bryston 4B-ST for $1,100 or so. They are very well made and sound better than most amps at that price point. In addition, you'll easily be able to resell a Bryston should you need to due to the twenty-year transferrible warranty (perhaps even... | |
| Kimber Select 3033 versus 3035 and 3038 KS 3038 is a directional cable, yes. There are little arrows indicating direction on the metal "beer cans" from which the connectors protrude, where the "cans" have been painted. | |
| What happened to all the tube amps? OBGYN: I am not certain what your point is, but if you are saying that your amps stack up against the amps I mentioned, we are in complete agreement -- your amps are superb. And that is my point -- anything more would be, in my opinion, grossly ex... | |
| What happened to all the tube amps? RE: The new Lamm amp.I respect Lamm amplifiers, but repeat my dismay (as expressed in another thread) at what is, in the ML3, an example of outrageous excess and waste. That's enough money to buy a $30k tube amp, with $95k left over for good deeds... | |
| Most Quiet TUBE Preamp. Linestage. $ 12K or less The very finest solid-state line stages, such as the Rowland Coherence II and the Blowtorch, layer space as well as any tube line stage, are just as musical and beat them on noise. With your budget, you do not need to do a tube preamp (or put anot... | |
| Top ten tube amps I'm all for very high-end systems and have proven capable of spending a lot to get that last 3%, but spending $120k for a piece of gear is just idiotic -- think of the good that a mere half of that money could be put to use for. Seriously. Vladimi... | |
| Top ten tube amps If I was not clear, I confirm that point-to-point is superior. Some manufacturers claim that boards are better, but I think that claim is disingenuous -- the only advantage I am aware of with boards is a more consistent sound from unit to unit, be... | |
| Top ten tube amps The following factors, which have not really been discussed in this thread, are highly relevant to any comparison of tube amps, namely, the amp's weight, the amp's price and the listener's choice of tubes. As for tubes and output tubes in particul... | |
| Top ten tube amps With due respect to the contributors to this thread, there are not a lot of people out there who have enough meaningful experiences with enough tube amps to put together a top-ten list. What can safely be said is that the following tube amp builde... | |
| Brinkman Balance Comparisons Fremer's recent Stereophile review of the AC Raven just happens to include some comparisons to the three tables you mention. | |
| Who can repair Sonic frontiers preamps? Narrod is correct. Chris Johnson of Parts Connexion is a former principal of Sonic Frontiers and will be able to help you. | |
| How do you compare Nova Be to Sonus Strad? Hello, Sir Speedy:A close friend and I recently had the chance to hear both of these speakers, as well as Maxx II's, within a 36-hour period, as he is looking for new speakers and perhaps a new turntable. Unfortunately, each was in a completely di... | |
| Experience on B&W N800 with Tube Amplifier I suggest the CAT tube amps for driving hard-to-drive speakers. Other high powered tube amps that sound good and have the kind of output transformers and power supplies required to drive such speakers include the big Audio Valve Challengers, the A... | |
| Sexiest Pop Song Ever? I was thinking "Love to Love You Baby" as well, as the song came through my head today and I thought to myself how good it is (for what it is).As for Gainsbourg and Birken, too bad Jane didn't pass her secrets to Anita Palenberg -- anybody who sur... |