rickallen81
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| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta @tapp Yeah, I've seen some non-love for them. I've had one of their integrated amps (Decco65 if I recall) in years past and paired with my speakers of that era (Zu Omen) and my complaint with the Peachtree of yore was that bass and lower midrang... | |
| Peachtree GaN 1 Beta I just received my beta tester Friday and gave it a good 12 hours of use over the weekend. My equipment includes Spatial M3 Triode Master speakers (16 ohm open baffle) and comparison amp is the Linear Tube Audio Ultralinear Integrated (20w per ... | |
| Anyone own Linear Tube Audio Amps? I have the Ultralinear integrated and it’s fantastic. Great bass articulation and depth, amazing 3D soundstage, clear and extended treble…the works. Can’t think of how it could improve. | |
| Primaluna? I had a Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated for a number of years. Really satisfying in late night listening but as some mentioned it did have limitations on headroom. also I had a number of problems with Upscale Audio tubes. I got bad input... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? Palpability, tone, etc. are all virtues I would give to my pairing of Zu Omens and a Decware Zen Triode. Went as loud as I liked but it also made for some amazing low level listening nights where you could just sink into it. My music tastes and bu... | |
| A Newcomer to Digital Looking to Upgrade My Dac, Tubes? Ideas? I tried a few Dacs and after being tempted by and MHDT DAC for months and researching way too much, I got an Orchid. It’s great. Adds some tube flavor to digital that just sounds right. Still very clear and with great dynamics and tube rolling hel... | |
| Tube Power vs Solid State Power All I can say is what I’ve experienced. I have 95 db sensitive open baffle speakers from Spatial. I’ve run about five amps from six watts a channel tube up to 700 watts a channel solid state mono blocks. Of everything I tried, 20 watts of transfor... | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming I owned a Primaluna Dialogue Premium for a couple of years. KT88 tubes made the best sonics for my ears with better bass, more power, and a little extra body in the midrange while smoothing out the top end. That said, I know the veil or miffed sou... | |
| LTA Ultralinear vs SET amps I’m listening to my LTA Ultralinear right now. Compared to my previous tube amps, not SET admittedly, the LTA has much more clarity, stronger and more articulate bass, and only the slightest touch less midrange magic which is a fair trade to get t... | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used To those who maybe think I was being to demanding or too time consuming for Eric Alexander to be courteous, I had two main questions regarding my amp wattage and type and my room size to get an idea of what speaker would be the best match. The who... | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used In my opinion the guy is a prick. He’s dismissive to questions over email and just wants you to call so he can ignore your call for weeks on end. Once you do get him on the phone, he treats you like a moron who should stop asking questions and jus... | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used Tekton but don’t return them or you’ll regret it. The owner is a prick and doesn’t care what nice you decide to return. Zu is super patient and takes returns no questions asked. They make really good matches for tube amps just take care in your tu... | |
| What Integrated Amp do You use Linear Tube Audio Ultralinear. For my sensitive 95db Spatial Audio M3 Triode Master open baffle, they won’t need a lot of watts but the pairing is awesome. Compared to my previous Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated, the LTA sounds like it had a... | |
| WHAT SONG TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE MOST? Michael Bolton. For my money, when he sings “When a Man Loves a Woman” it doesn’t get any better. I celebrate the guy’s entire catalog. | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. Easy advice. Try it. If you like it, keep going. If you don’t, you’ll know. I’ve tried both solid state and tubes and tube hybrids. I enjoyed the tube amps far more. I’m not gonna argue science or measurements. I like it. That’s it. That’s all the... |