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| Trouble w/VAC Standard 220's & Thiel CS 6's ? Hi Apcdan:I ran a CAT Mk. III preamp with a VAC 70/70 and then VAC 140/140's for about a year, and had EXACTLY the same problem. The problem is that CAT preamps have unusually high gain (I recall it being 28 db., while the norm with modern line st... | |
| Reference quality line stage? Hi:Many feel the Lamm L2 is the best sounding preamp available, irrespective of price (it lists for +/- $13,600, incidentally). It is single-ended, has dual volume controls and no remote. It is a solid-state design with a tube-regulated outboard p... | |
| Your budget - $20K - best system for a small room I've thought about your criteria. Everything in the following list would be purchased used, except for the PS Audio 300:- Audio Research CD3 (+/- $3,000) or Accuphase DP-75v (+/$4,500)- Magnum Dynalab 102 tuner (+/-$1,500)- CAT SL-1 Mk. III linest... | |
| Coherence II: balanced or single-ended? Cytocycle:Thank you. I did not list my components precisely because my question pertains only to the Rowland -- whether my Rowland preamp sounds better if my ARC CD3 cd player is connected to it through the ARC's RCA outs or XLR outs (probably not... | |
| Audiomeca vs. Audio Aero Thanks, Lyp. | |
| best preamp for bryston 14 b st, or 7 b sst? You are about to get some sound advice, in my humble opinion (pun only partially intended), but this advice is only for the case where you go with ST amps. My first dealer told me that there was special synergy between the Bryston ST series amps a... | |
| Not happy with Krell SACD I never have liked the sound of any Krell equipment, but for goodness sakes, put 200-300 hours on it with a break-in track before coming to any conclusions. Most equipment is still opening up at 500 hours play time. And of course, keep it powered ... | |
| Audiomeca vs. Audio Aero Would any of you like to weigh in on how the Audio Aero and/or Audiomeca compare to the Accuphase DP-75v ? I assume in asking for a comparison that you have heard these CDP's head to head in the exact same system, preferably, your own, for enough ... | |
| Power Cords for VAC 140/140 or 70/70 tube amps Thanks to all. I went with Kimber PK-10 Gold in 6 ft. lengths and am quite happy. | |
| VPI Aries owners I have mine on a Black Diamond Racing the Source shelf, with the motor's four feet on 1/2 cm. sorbethane discs borrowed from my Rowland gear. It definitely lowered the noise floor. I have a friend with a TNT who said that Harry W. prefers Bright S... | |
| Jadis DPL2 preamp: is it Good? Hi:I would imagine you have purchased something by now, but I'll add my bit to this thread.I used a DPL-2 in my system for about a year and a half that I purchased at a Lyric Hi-Fi demo sale. The DPL-2 is VERY transparent, but, as is common with m... | |
| Suggestions for my system: Preamp? Dear Baltman:Your first system and my first system have some similarities.I strongly recommend a used Audio Research LS-3 (not the LS-3B), which goes for $600-$750 on Audiogon. I still own one (it anchors my second system), which I purchased new a... | |
| cd player with high output voltage,,under 1k? The CAL Audio Sigma II has a really high output voltage (obnoxiously so, in fact). One can be had very cheaply on Audiogon, and, it actually sounds darn good because of the tubed output stage. My primary DAC is a Levinson 360s, and to be honest, t... | |
| Got Vienna Acoustics Mahler speakers - what amp? Hi:I have Mahlers and have used four different amps with them.A Bryston 4B-ST worked fine and, provided the Bryston is surrounded by first-class associated components, especially interconnects and speaker cables, the sound can be surprisingly good... | |
| Placement of Salons to maximize soundstaging Dear Yorock:Many thanks for your post.My upstream components and cabling, based upon reputation, are not likely the culprits of the missing bottom octave, but I'm not an engineer who knows these products and I never say never. My components are de... |