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| Is preamp remote volume a deal breaker for you? I am with you on a desire for a remote, due to the dog-on-lap factor. IIRC, I think I saw somewhere that Ralph at Atma is working on a remote for his less expensive pre. Might want to give him a call and ask. Or maybe he will pop in here. | |
| Is a DAC Worth It With Airport Express Yes a DAC ought to be a big improvement. Audio out on Apple products have long been a weakness. But a big factor in how much improvement you get will be how well the DAC handles jitter. After the initial model (which measured well) Airports have b... | |
| Pass Labs XP10 or Wyred 4 Sound STP-SE Jbreezy5,Are you not in the US? Mark from Reno HiFi has a great return policy, so you could at least try that one. I think the W4S have a return policy too, but with a restockng fee. But considering the prices of this gear, maybe worth it. No subs... | |
| Pass Labs XP-10 vs Parasound JC-2 Yes, trying both in your system is what I recommend. Mark at Reno often has used and demo models as well. And I believe he is having a July sale. Only sale of the year, IIRC. | |
| Pass Labs XP-10 vs Parasound JC-2 Why not try them both out in your system? With Pass gear, you have the advantage of being able to try it out if you purchase from Mark at Reno Hi-Fi. So why not give it a try in your system? Mark's return policy is superb as is his service. A favo... | |
| Carver CT-7 as a turntable preamp with a receiver Tape out would be preferable as this would bypass the volume control in the Carver | |
| gold lion 12ax7 , au7 Dan, Where did you get this info? It is a pretty strong claim. Also, FWIW I haven't tried any of the Gold Lion 12AX7s, but I highly recommend the Psvane 12AX7. Did wonders in my little MiniWatt amp. | |
| Is the most efficient speaker the best speaker? Not to mention personal preferences. Both in what aspects of music you listen to and your musical preferences. My own prefs lean to high eff, in part because of some of the great small power amps that can be run with them. Cost was certainly a fac... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? Wow. High praise for the Redgum if it is in a list with the kWs. Love love love my kW preamp. | |
| Zu Omen or Tekton Lore Cwazz,Tube amps can sound mighty different. Particular things to keep in mind with them are not only the tubes used but also whether there is negative feeback in the circuitry and the amp's damping factor. Too high a damping factor with designs li... | |
| How do I connect my sub to a miniwatt N3 Megido, If you have a pre then yes, this will work well. I haven't heard about the N3, but I remember reading that bypassing the volume control on the MiniWatt is a nice improvement. Also, if you don't use a pre, some subs will have an input and o... | |
| Grant Fidelity LS3/5A - opinions Dsc200,I am unclear on which model you bought? Grant Fidelity has great customer service and makes their rep on offering quality control assurances for Chinese built products. | |
| Searching for Line Conditioner and Speaker Cables With that kind of price range, you could try a number of great options. I'd say check out the Running Springs, Shuyata, and maybe a PS Audio regenerator. A number of sites that offer new models of these with generous trial period options. I have a... | |
| 4-ohm setting with 8 ohm speakers And to complicate matters a little bit with what will likely be a footnote to the discussion, it should be mentioned that output transformerless (OTL) amps actually increase their output power into higher impedance speakers. Atma-sphere amps are t... | |
| Searching for Line Conditioner and Speaker Cables Do you need surge protection in your line conditioner? Some conditioners offer this, others do not. Shunyata and Running Springs both do, the MajikBuss (see the glowing threads on AudioCircle on this one) for example does not. And what sort of pri... |