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| Bryston 14B-SST or Pass Labs X 350.5 Given there was a slight design change within the 14B-SST amp commonly known as the "Swedish choke" if buying used you want to make sure you get the most recent version. I believe this "mod" was incorporated after unit serial # 505 (can be confirm... | |
| shipping heavy amps - Canada to US? try Bax Global. They do not pick up at residences but your seller could probably drop it off at their airport location and of course you would need to have access to a Bax depot within a reasonable driving distance from your home...Fed Ex ground i... | |
| Van Alstine or Bryston for me? Although I have owned a variety of Bryston amps over the years and still use one as my primary amp, I have not heard the Salks so I cannot offer any personal advice although a recent report from A-gon member Trelja from the RMAF show offers this: ... | |
| Hiss at addition in system LAMM L2 It was and I still maintain that the L2Ref is a wonderful preamp that did not work out for me. It was my first foray into a big ticket expense (at least according to my level of disposable income) that left me gun shy on making further commitments... | |
| Hiss at addition in system LAMM L2 Prior to acquiring my L2 Ref I also auditioned the LL2 Deluxe and loved it. It bettered my Hovland HP-100 and did everything well. Funny enough it was as quiet as the Hovland and both were dead quiet as compared to the L2-Ref! The only reason I ju... | |
| Hiss at addition in system LAMM L2 forgot to add that I threw mine on a BPT balanced conditioner and also ran it on its own dedicated 20A line - still had the problem. Got an email from a gent in Europe after I posted my findings and his L2 Ref had a similar problem. I would imagin... | |
| Hiss at addition in system LAMM L2 I owned a L2 Ref 2 years ago. Had the same issue which drove me nuts. I did everything I could (bought new tubes, rebiased numerous times, changed cables, got balanced cables, moved my rack (thinking it might be and RF issue), took both isolated b... | |
| Amp and preamp I've had success using both pieces from the same manufacturer as well as mixing/matching but one thing I've always thought that a manufacturer who "voices" their gear to have a desired outcome no doubt does so by using their own matching pieces. S... | |
| Audio Research LS26 vs. LS17 I auditioned both before making the leap into ARC gear. Spend the extra bucks and go for the LS-26 as it was easily worth the additional expense, at least IMHO. While it's common knowledge that the Ref 3 is ARC's best and is a great preamp (I've a... | |
| Preamp for McCormack DNA500 a buddy of mine had some success mating a Vibe with his DNA-500 and using his Kharma speakers it sounded very good (at least to my ears). He always listens at lower levels than I do so I know it sounds good at lower volumes (if that matters). | |
| Personal CD player evolution Denon dcd-500Adcom gcd-600NAD 522Arcam 8SEPhilips 963SAPhilips SACD-1000Sony SCD-333ES(stock then modded)Sony SCD-9000ESMarantz SA-11s2 | |
| classe, bryston fully balanced? it is my understanding that the big brute 28B-SST monoblock from Bryston is the only truly balanced amp in their stable. My 14B-SST is reportedly not "truly" balanced but I'm happy. | |
| Bryston 7B SST If you think that even the SST amps still have that typical Bryston highs (a smidge aggressive) then the Choke change is what's needed. I had my 14B-SST done a few months back at the Peterborough location and I am very happy with the outcome. I wi... | |
| ARC Ref 3: Tung-Sol 6550 in power supply? I thought I had read somewhere that the 6H30 tubes were rated for 10,000 hours? I understand that this is probably a pipe dream but 1800 hours is a long way off 10,000.I've got over 600 hours on my LS-26 so maybe I need to plan on an earlier swap ... | |
| Your First Concert was..... I believe it was Cheap Trick opening for Kiss in 1975 at the Montreal Forum. Seats were in row 7 or so and in front of the speakers - the ringing lasted for a couple of days... |