ron325
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| user poll on seperates vs integrated I agree with someone above who said you need to compare the amps within the same brand for this to make any sense. In my opinion, a $10k integrated amp would probably sound better than a $5k amp and $5k preamp, assuming they were all the same bran... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono I ordered an EAT E-Glo Petit because it had an easy return policy and bought an old Fosgate Signature Phono preamp (v1). The EAT arrived first and it sounded ok... better (to me) than the Luxman SS phono stage. I played it for a few days, and alth... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono A bit rare/ tough to get a good sonic quality built-in phono stage in both integrated SS or tube that would match the rest of your system. Likely the built-in would be a sonic bottleneck. Right, I understand as I've owned integrateds and separ... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono Ok, so this is turning more into a blog than what I originally intended, but today I decided to connect my CJ PV10B as a phono amp to my Luxman. Keep in mind, the phono stage on the CJ is for MM only and my LOMC Denon DL-301mkii has an output of o... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono I actually turn the treble almost to the max setting and the bass is pretty close, too. I did the same with the CJ setup, except that I had to use an EQ, because there were no tone controls. Granted, I have hearing loss from decades of too-loud mu... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono I looked at Accuphase (not class A- too expensive, not enough power) and the used ones I saw seemed pretty similar to Luxmans, but they cost more and often didn't have the phono adapter, which are very expensive to add). Seems like a sideways mov... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono Seems your sonic preference leans towards tubes. Definintely. The Luxman is, by far, the best transistor amp I've ever owned... I was curious to see/hear what a "decent" SS would be like. | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono I forgot to follow up on this... so, I asked for some very specific recommendations and then I went with something completely different.🙄 I was very close to buying the VAC Sigma 170i on eBay (it’s local to me, and surprisingly still for sale), b... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono As far as I know, Audionote doesn't make any high-powered integrated amps with a phono section. | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono @ericgale "Or just buy used and save yourself the anxiety over resale value." The original post says I'm only looking for used. | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono @ghdprentice Thanks for the sanity check. | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono @doyle3433 Right, but I've already owned a Rogue and I don't think it's in the same league as VAC (or, the CJ stuff I already own). I could be wrong, but I'm just guessing here. | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono So, the GSi75 is off my list (assuming I want an EQ option). I emailed ARC and asked if there was a way to connect one and they said “no” (other than between the source and the amp, which is not an option). I looked closer at the Rogue and that i... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono Thanks, I previously saw that Margules and had to look up the company. That’s the problem… resale. I don’t mind buying from a small company, but I worry about resale, especially non-domestic manufacturers. Also, I question whether that would soun... | |
| Looking for... Integrated tube amp with phono @stereo5 If I had $40k in my amp budget, I surely wouldn't be buying an integrated amp. The L2i looks interesting, but I don't have a Vinnie Rossi budget, even for the L2i. |