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| Preamp for Bryston 4bst The LS-3 without a remote is a real high-end preamp that is not out of place in a revealing system. It is grain-free, dynamic and transparent, especially through the direct input that bypasses the channel selector and balance control.The remote vo... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4bst I believe that ARC will still retrofit the LS-3 with remote, but it used to be $600, and it is surely more now.If you really need a remote, you're not going to get much in the way of sound quality at your budget. Remote volume control compromises ... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4bst The Audio Research LS-3 and Bryston ST series amps have excellent synergy. This I know after running an LS-3 and 4B-ST together for several years, and then moving on to a series of much more expensive components thereafter. In fact, the dealer I b... | |
| TDK SA-X or Maxell XLII-S which is best? Celtic66 is on the mark.I strongly second his advice to have the deck calibrated. This is typically done to max out performance with a specific brand / type of tape.I also strongly second the advice about losing the Dolby.A good metal tape run wit... | |
| Best tube pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ? How about if you adopt me instead. | |
| Best tube pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ? It will certainly "work" with your Ayre amp, as it has a low output impedence of 50 Ohms and 8 volts of output at all audio frequencies (15 volts into 1 khz.) -- it can drive any amp and just about any length of cable. Whether the synergy will be ... | |
| Best tube pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ? Speedy Gonzales: Sorry, but "Raquel" is my wife's name. I was trying to place a bid on a cartridge about five years ago and couldn't remember or find my password for my then-user name. My wife was standing beside me, and, the clock on the auction ... | |
| Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? Of current production SS preamps that you can find used, the top Lamm (it uses a tubed power supply, but is otherwise fully solid-state) or the preamp in the DCC2. The Blowtorch is said to be supurb, but it exceeds your budget and I have never per... | |
| Best tube pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ? I went from a CAT Mk. III with phono (not Ultimate, of which I understand there are two iterations higher on the food chain than the Mk. III) to a Hovland line stage. In my system, and comparing only the line stages, the Hovland was clearly better... | |
| Best matching amp for Wilson W/P6, any sudgestions I understand that Wilson has been demo'ing with Spectral and ARC of late. ARC uses big Wilsons, among others, to voice its equipment.One of my dealers told me that the CAT amps have special synergy with Wilson Grand Slamms, but which iteration of ... | |
| Whick system is better for 70K retail? Not to ignite any sectarian strife here, but what a colossal waste of money if the system will not feature a turntable. | |
| Tube Amps: CAT JL3's vs ARC Ref 300's Jonathan: Thanks.Greggille: The power supply of each JL-3 monoblock features over 1,000 joules of storage. I do not know about the ARC Ref. 300, but the new 600 watt/channel ARC Ref. 610 monos are described on ARC's website as also having power su... | |
| Tube Amps: CAT JL3's vs ARC Ref 300's I believe Jtinn can respond to this question. Jonathan? | |
| What was/is the heaviest weight amp you herd/own My friend's CAT JL-1 Limited Edition monoblocks -- 192 lbs. each. Nearly killed myself helping him position them.This thread is not silly, as an amp with high weight generally means (i) serious power supplies (SS and tube amps) and/or (ii) serious... | |
| Jeff Rowland Concerto Pre + Phono option I do not have a Concerto, but do have the Coherence II in my main system. It replaced a Hovland, which it trounced in all ways except for midrange bloom (the Hovland is more colored). The Hovland was also noisy due to its unshielded outputs.I do n... |