rotarius
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| MHZS 88E comparisons? You need to check out this link:http://www.lampizator.eu/LAMPIZATOR/REFERENCES/MHZS/MHZS_CD66F.html | |
| Tube Preamp Question Yes, I have noticed that with tube preamps you get great depth but ss preamps can have a wider soundstage. Tube rolling will help a bit in this regard. | |
| Speaker setup experts please? Here is a very simple rule that works well for a good tonal balance (for me anyway).Measure these three dimensions: distance from the side walls, distance from the wall behind speakers and the distance of the center point of the woofers to the flo... | |
| Is there a killer preamp for 1500? The AI MOD preamp I had was very high gain, 30db so keep that in mind if your amp has 1v sensitivity. I couldn't live with the gain issue, very little volume control and tube noise was easily heard with 89db speakers. | |
| Best sounding CD player for under $500? Get a Sony 9100es or the older 999es which to me sound better than most of the players mentioned above. Yes, I have used most of the ones mentioned, not heard the MF 3.2. | |
| NAD C372 & Gallo Ref 3.1 Riley, before you preach any further, the C372 is an integrated and not a receiver. It is superb at it's price point. Katee, yes it will be more than adequate. 150 watts with lots of headroom, I see no issues. | |
| Universal players as a transport Get a Sony 999es or 9100es as a transport. They are solidly built. The Oppo players are so flimsy in comparison, you will have no vibration isolation. | |
| speakers for classical music Try one of the Focal speakers in their current line-up. Their new tweeter and midrange are very clean and grain free. No more anguish while listening to massed strings, majority of my cds are listenable now. | |
| Quicksilver and 6SN7 pre The red base ones are a bit overrated for sound. People like them because they are so ruggedly built. There are equally good options at a fraction of the cost. Take it from a guy that has had over 20 different brands/types in various preamps:) | |
| Quicksilver and 6SN7 pre kt88, I had a Belles 20A for a while and it is a bit dark sounding, more so with some NOS tubes like RCA blackplates. The pre just lack the top end sparkle imo. I have also had various 6sn7 preamps because I like this tube, big open sound. The AES... | |
| Audio refinement complete? From what I read the 201 is not much of an upgrade, probably not worth paying 2x the amount. You could buy the Arcam A85 I have for sale here (shameless plug) and it would be a step up from the complete:) | |
| Audio refinement complete? You could try a Nad c352 or 355 Bee with one of their cdps. Nad amps are very warm with a clean mids and highs and you get a little more juice. | |
| Cambridge 840c or Pioneer PD-65/Benchmark DAC 1 Neither, get a used Bel Canto DAC2 for your PD-65. If you want a real bargain try the Keces dac sold here for $350 with the opamp upgrade. | |
| Does anyone out there NOT hear a difference in CD Fruff, I have mentioned this a few times before in other posts, the differences in digital under $1500 are subtle at best. To give you an idea, moving the speakers 6 inches in any direction changes the sound to a much much larger extent than switc... | |
| Integrated amps on a 1,000 dollar budget You can get a new jolida 1501 or NAD C372, warm and musical. |