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| What is the quietest preamp you've used? Among tubed preamps, I doubt that there is anything much quieter than the First Sound. The ear-to-the-speaker test yields absolutely dead quiet at normal listening levels. There may be solid state units which test quieter, but I doubt that the dif... | |
| Which Hi-end monitor for near field listening Reference 3A DeCapo | |
| Good Jazz/Vocal Reference CD Recommendations? Here is one more. This is not a reference quality recording sonically, but it is very, very good even by today's standards."Alexandria the Great" Lorez AlexandriaThis is a reissue of a recording originally done in the 60's, I believe, by a relativ... | |
| Good Jazz/Vocal Reference CD Recommendations? Here are several which I have recently come across. All are great performances and all have absolutely stunnnig sonics.!. "Dear Ella" Dee Dee Bridgewater2. "Live at Yoshi's" Dee Dee Bridgewater3. "This is New" Dee Dee Bridgewater4. "85 Candles" Ma... | |
| Pass Labs Aleph Question I also have a friend who runs an Aleph 4 with Vandersteen 3's into a room which is 27' x 18'. The ceiling ranges from 8' to 9' directly above the speakers, but at the other end of the room, the ceiling is over 20' high at its peak (cathedral ceili... | |
| Pass Labs Aleph Question I have the Aleph 4's which are a stereo version of the Aleph 2's. I corroborate those who say that the Aleph amps are some of the finest ever made. They are extremely neutral, deliver tremendous detail in the highs while always sounding natural an... | |
| Does anyone do good protest music anymore? The most historically significant protest singer of all time is Pete Seeger. He has been doing it since the 40's. As a target of Senator Joseph McCarthy's communist-hunting House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950's, he has risked more t... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? I hope they work for you in the CAT. I have found tubes which work in the F.S. often don't work in the CAt and vice versa. I would, if I had any money left, compare them to the Telefunken 6922. | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Hi Art,Now you've got me interested! I have always wanted to know about the Mk II and what it sounded like relative to the Mk I. Since I have a Mk I, your experience might differ somewhat, but I love the Telefunken 6922's in the V6 and V7 position... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Hi Morgan,In 2003, after owning the F.S. for a few months, Emmanuel emailed me, due to things that I had written here on Audiogon about the F.S. Although, I never trashed the F.S., it was evident that I wasn't completely happy. One of the first th... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Hi Art, No deal! I am keeping them both. If you search my threads, you will see where I have pontificated on the CAT many times before and even compared it to the F.S. I'll sum it up for you quickly: 1. CAT is warmer and smoother with a more of a ... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Thank you Eps, but the cables which I have chosen work very well in my system. They are not bright and I have compared them against megabuck cables from Siltech, Purist Audio, Marigo Labs and NBS, I will stick with what I have. The only cable whic... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? I am the guy who wrote the post to which Mphnkns referred. I do think the FS is a wee bit on the bright side and it may not be as smooth as other preamps, but I STILL think it is at top, top-notch performer and overall, maybe the best that I have ... | |
| What tubes does CAT SL 1 MKii sig use? You're welcome, Pal. Carl, all CAT's, including the Signature Mark II and prior had the same tube complement as what I listed under the response to Pal's question. If there was a phono stage there would be 10 tubes insteand of 5. Unlike the line s... | |
| tube upgrade for first sound Guidocorona,Emmanuel offered an upgrade in '03 for owners of record at that time. He was a little vague on what he did, but I think there were some grounding changes, some internal wire changes and, in my case at least, some replacement of capacit... |