rleff

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Tube amp on/off: best practice?
I would say since you a leaving and then coming back I would power off just in case of a problem devolping and you are not there to resolve the problem. 
Dan D'Agostino is back with a new line
It's out my my range;why wouldn't a well known name come out with a product cost wise that more people could buy? 
solid state vs tubes
Magfan the hp4062ux is a parametric tester used with probers to test wafers when they come out of the fab. 
solid state vs tubes
Fabguy do u need a hp4062ux to test at wafer probe? 
solid state vs tubes
mrtennis older jeff roland models 6,8t or 9t might work for you;my model 6 monoblocks perform quite well on my soundlab m2's;the original owner of the m2's was driving them with model 9t monoblocks.It might be the sound you are striving for. 
solid state vs tubes
I think you are hearing the way the impedance of the speakers is acting when being driven by tube amplificationvs solid state power;it just so happens you are hearing it in the treble frequency range;its all part of matching the proper amps with t... 
solid state vs tubes
hifisoundguy all the problems except tubes also occur in solid state gear as well;the tube issue is easily resolved by buying from sellers whom other members recommend or ones with stellar credability.The popping noise that comes and goes is one t... 
solid state vs tubes
Hifisoundguy you really believe tube audio will fall to classD amps?Why do you think this I am just wondering;You mention tube problems and tube owners don't want to talk about;all I can say is device or tube failure occurs on both products and I ... 
solid state vs tubes
I agree with Pubul57 100%;don't get wrapped up in reviews and always let your ears guide you in this process. 
solid state vs tubes
Mrtennis what speakers are you going to be driving? 
solid state vs tubes
I feel my roland model 6 amps come very close to the sound of my audiovalve challanger 180 monoblocks when driving usher rw729's or soundlab m2's but the tube amps have the edge in my opinion driving my speakers.Where do you stand on your own ques... 
How to listen to the good stuff?
I also agree with shadorne;for me it was actually meeting a dealer in st.paul minnesota who actually took time with me to listen to several pieces of equipment and never jammed the gear down my throat to make a sale;I eventually bought from him al... 
how to pick a preamp?
Do you need a phono input or just line stage and do you want to try tubes ? 
Looking for warm sounding speakers
Those dunlavy scIII's in Cherry might work well for you if you can give them some room to perform.I ran a pair with Cary slam 100 mono's and McCormack DNA-1 monoblocks;when using the solid state amps the scIII's performed extremely well with a tub... 
2k$ speakers that meet my criteria?
Hello Samlucas091 wonder where u went;what power are you going to be driving the speakers with or are you getting speakers first and then the amps?