retiredaudioguy
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| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” I may be late to this party, and my thought is not an integrated but... You could get a benchmark LA4 Pre and Pass Labs XA 25 for less than $8,000. The construction looks and feels bulletproof. I have these driving my Rockport Atria IIs, sourc... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... I have the XA 25. Digital source is the Esoteric K-01XS, pre is Benchmark LA4, speakers Rockport Atria II (which, thankfully, I bought before the 50% price increase!). Yes, it IS really good. My room is a bit larger than yours, 25x45, and the X... | |
| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? A major issue with tubes is the output transformer, especially in SE use. In a single ended circuit the quiescent state plate current is going through the OPT, in a PP configuration the plate current is flowing in the opposite direction through e... | |
| Turntable Quandry My two cents. A used VPI Scout would be about $1,400 a Scoutmaster 50% more (and probably a 50% upgrade over the Scout). "Scoutmaster [2004]The Scoutmaster took the best concepts of the Scout and stepped them up. More mass, more low-end! It doub... |