rickallen81
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| Looking for recommendations for a pair of full range speakers for ~8k or under Check out Spatial Audio. Great full range speakers that can do so with just about any amp. Mine are getting 20 tube watts and can go deep, cast a super wide soundstage, and makes things sound uncannily real. They even make a version with self-ampl... | |
| MHDT Labs Orchid DAC review Couldn’t agree more. My Orchid was the best improvement to my system in a long time. It makes music engaging and inspiring in a way few other pieces of equipment have done. | |
| Are "vintage" DAC's worthwhile, or is this a tech that does not age well FWIW I tried a few of the top DACs recommended by Audio Science Review from Topping and others. Thought they were clean and measured well, to my ears, they were completely uninteresting and added nothing. To many that’s exactly what they want and... | |
| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? Any question of “which capacitor?” that doesn’t include a flux capacitor as an option.... | |
| Review: Linear Tube Audio (LTA) "Ultralinear" Amplifier After probably a year of reading review after review about the UL, I finally took a chance to audition it in my house on my speakers (Spatial M3 Triode Master). Seeing all that was said about it's comparison with other amps, LTA or otherwise, I w... | |
| LTA - Has Anyone Had First Hand Experiance? Quick update - I replaced my Parasound DAC with the much-recommended MHDT Orchid. Holy hell is it the best thing I ever did for my audio system. Smoothed out the top end incisiveness that I was experiencing with the Z10 and added back the warmth... | |
| What's your definition of an audiophile? Someone who appreciates music and the contributions equipment and accessories can make. Often to the point of obsession, but the core is a love for and pursuit of the ultimate sound quality, which is different for everyone. | |
| What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it? My Decware Rachel integrated. At low levels, that thing was sweet as hell. The midrange was to die for. I wish I had kept it instead of selling to upgrade. | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- I have an LTA Z10. It puts off less heat than even some class D amps I’ve had. Very cool running for a tube amp and for almost any amp. | |
| Desire to try tubes Go try as many different tube amps as you can. As someone else mentioned, there are as many flavors of tube amps as there are solid state. I’ve had all tube, tube hybrid, tube rectified, tube pre amps and tube integrated. Each were more different ... | |
| Integrated Tube Amps with Subwoofer out? Primaluna integrated amps have one. All tube. Decware has a line out intended for subs as an option. They add tube rectification which is awesome too. | |
| LTA - Has Anyone Had First Hand Experiance? The DAC is my next thing to “fix”. I think adding a tube DAC would help and I’m torn between the Border Patrol, which seems to be more in the vein of warm analog sound, and the MHDT Orchid which seems to have a little less but still good. Need to... | |
| LTA - Has Anyone Had First Hand Experiance? I have the LTA Z10 integrates and Spatial Audio triode master speakers. The two combined are awesome. Everyone who has heard the combo, including my wife who couldn’t give less of a crap about audio sometimes, say it’s like everything between the ... | |
| What amp to match with Spatial Audio M3 Sapphire open back speakers I have the LTA Z10 with my Spatial M3 Triode Masters. It’s an awesome pairing and one that has me tempted to move up the LTA line to an ultra linear. Bass is awesome, and it’s so freaking crystal clear it’s nuts to hear how much my precious amp ju... | |
| Are MULLARD NOS EL34s and LTA ZOTL40 REF worth the price of admission? I have the Linear Tube Audio Z10 and all I will say is that you should try it and prepare to be amazed. Never heard another amp play music with such clarity and power that is far beyond what the watts would suggest. It’s less Tubey by far than my ... |