rspyder
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| Need a big favor picking a preamp An excellent choice! You will not be disappointed. In my experience, the Nagra HD was a bit thin in the mids in my system relative to the Jubilee. But it is fast and precise on the front edge of transients. Enjoy!!! | |
| Need a big favor picking a preamp Hi Dave. I was in your position a few years back. I'm familiar with the Nagra HD and Momentum, which are top-tier contenders (as you'd expect). My research, comparisons and ear drew me to the Octave Jubilee Preamp. It replaced my ARC Ref.10 an... | |
| Shocking Lampizator Service I have a Lampi Horizon as well. I traded in my Pacific DAC because Lampi gave me a full credit after 2 years towards the Horizon. I had the ARC Anniversary 40 preamp and when the ARC Ref 10 was released a year later I asked it I could get a full... | |
| The Growing Challenge of Buying NOS/NIB Tubes I suspect that TTM had a very good supply at one time, but as its inventory of good NOS/NIB tubes has been depleted over the years all it can do is draw the prospective customer in with images of past stock and then pivot a potential sale to a dif... | |
| Suggestions for high efficiency speakers? Viking Acoustics! | |
| Tube or R-2R DAC for Tube System Your best decision, in my opinion and experience, is stick with tubes to get the best of digital and analog. I have an all-tube system (Octave MRE 220's with SBB) and an Octave Jubilee Pre). Admittedly, my server is all SS (Antipodes K50).I bough... | |
| List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey. BTW: the comment shared by Roxy 54 following your post, has equal application to him. Lighten up buddy!! | |
| List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey. Lampizator's Pacific DAC. It's a game changer. | |
| eBay / PayPal: Beware - enough is never enough. Thanks for the screw-over synopsis of eBay and PP transactions. These posts are becoming more common. That's why I don't do transactions using either and I don't deal with buyers or sellers unless they have a long and untarnished record. The ot... | |
| Speakers The single most critical component I think the speaker is the last piece in the audio upgrade path for two reasons:- It is literally at the end of the actual signal path.- Based on my experience and other hobbyists I respect, virtually every relatively descent pair of speakers will... | |
| Reccomend a good preamp for me. Hi there. I see we have a couple of inquiries this week for high end prees. I'll share what I said in my response to the other member. I had the ARC 40th Anniversary, followed by the ARC Ref 10 and then auditioned the BAT and CAT counterparts, ... | |
| Which amplifier should i buy Nice set up! I had the ARC Anniversary 40th, followed by the the Ref 10 preamp and I auditioned both the BAT and CAT counterparts as well as the Soulution 725. I finally landed on the Octave Jubilee Preamp. It was the clear winner over the comp... | |
| Wanting to try a tube amp. I had ARC gear, including the Ref 40th and then the ARC Ref. 10. About 4 years ago I started switching to Octave. First the MRE 220 Monos and then the Jubilee preamp.Octave amps with the additional capacitance provided by the Super Black Box ("S... | |
| Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else You understand the merits of a Class A circuit and have a speaker that permits it.If you are prepared to make a step in the direction of a valves (i.e. towards the arrival point vs. the journey to eventually get there) and want to simplify your sy... | |
| Anything SS sounds better than D'Agostino ? Having heard D'Agonstino amps and preamps several times, I would say they are not a top-tier SS contender. I would put Vitus, Alluxity, Nagra and Gryphon amps in that top tier with a few other SS amps.For a tube amp, I would put Octave in the top... |