rhljazz
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| Price increase The original N802 was a groundbreaking design with the boat tail cabinet and curvaceous polished Marlan head on top. The speakers are still stylish 17 years later. At the 5000.00 dollar price point they are still competitive with new speakers. ... | |
| VTL TL7.5 series lll VS VAC Master Line Stage VS AR Ref 6 VS Nagra Classic Preamp Build quality of the VAC is superior to the others in terms of materials used and point to point wiring. You also have inputs and outputs that can be configured either balanced or single ended.I'm a VAC preamp owner for thirteen years and I have ... | |
| Phono preamp power cable not long enough. New wall wart or use an extension cord? I have found that any wall wart plugged into my power conditioner (Shunyata Triton) damages the sound. I have the wall warts (turntable motor and phono pre) connected to a separate power cable (Nordost Brahma) and an Audioquest IEC outlet. A les... | |
| Power cord replacement suggestions Amp and preamp are a good starting point. Also remember that a single brand or model will not be ideal for all the components. | |
| Help Looking For a Balanced Preamp How about the Schitt Audio Freya for 699.00. It can be used as a passive, tube output or solid state. It has balanced outputs and remote as well. I have not heard one, but spec and price would make it perfect for a backup preamp. | |
| Which British Hi-Fi Magazine is Your Favorite of the Brits? I subscribe to Hi Fi Choice. I liked Hi Fi + when Roy Gregory was reviewing. Hi Fi Choice reviews less expensive gear than the US mags and reviews are written more from a perspective of how the component plays music. | |
| Tube Power Amp Suggestions BAT VK55 or 55SE new, or larger BAT models used. These amps are class A triode push-pull with the really large 6C33C output tube. 55 watts per channel powers my 91db tube friendly speakers as loud as I ever want to listen with peaks over 102db a... | |
| Using Tape Out from Preamp for powered sub woofer. That should plant the woofer cone firmly in your cranium. Tape out equals full volume to the sub with no control from the preamp! | |
| Need advice on what to look for in a turntable - budget $6K to $10K I have a couple of suggestions that may complement your system origins, aesthetics, and voicing. One is direct drive, the Brinkman Bardo, and the other idler drive, the PTP audio solid 9. Both are well reviewed, the Bardo my MF and the PTP by Art... | |
| Reliabilty, Keeping Equipment Powered on or off? The part that always seems to fail for me is the on/off switch. My Classe amps suffered multiple switch failures. The Cary integrated has needed a new switch as has my VAC preamp. Stuff breaking is just part of reality. | |
| Tube Amp vs Solid State Amp HELP The Stereophile measurements indicate a min of 5 ohms and low phase angles with a measured sensitivity of 88db for the Zensor 1. They rated it as an easy load for the partnering amp. I would definitely go for a tube amp. Thirty to forty tube wa... | |
| Do you find battery supplies inferior to well designed power supplies? No problems with my Chord Hugo. It sounds best on batteries only. There are colors from blue to green to amber and then to red to indicate battery level. I don't notice any change until the level goes to amber which diminishes dynamics. I usua... | |
| ARC Ref 210...tube virgin If an output tube fails would you rather replace the tube and a fuse or send the amp out for repair? That's what I don't like. Plus some ARC amps are not user friendly for bias adjustment although the Ref 210 appears to have a user friendly bias... | |
| ARC Ref 210...tube virgin There are plenty of choices of amps that don't suffer circuit damage when a tube fails. Many amps are easy to bias as well. ARC amps don't meet my expectations. | |
| Needing to replace a pair of VTL MB125s with another like flavored amp Suggestions based on the EL34 tube. I have not heard the VTL amps. The Manley's I've heard many times and I like the 250's which as I recall are tetrode/triode. I've had two amps so far that have switchable triode operation and both sucked in t... |