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| Review: Wadia Series 9 DA converter Roysen,That is very reassuring that I found a preamp that would be hard to beat. I think balanced is very important. I also think tubes and power are important. There are only a handful of such preamps in addition to the BAT: Joule LA450, ARC 40th... | |
| Review: Wadia Series 9 DA converter Roysen, congratulations on finally getting your Wadia upgraded. One of my sayings in audio is that "good things come to those who wait".I am as impressed with the Wadia Series 9 now as I was back then. Maybe even more so. I have really put togethe... | |
| Review: Pass Labs XA60.5 Monoblocks Amplifier Pettyfeversk, Thanks for taking the time to follow-up and share your experience for the rest of the community. Don't feed the trolls. Enjoy your amp. | |
| Removing power conditioner... The power cable feeding the power conditioner is absolutely critical and often the weak link of any conditioning system. Many cables just can't keep-up. I've experienced this multiple times.On the other hand, an excellent power cable on a great co... | |
| Avalon Eidolon Visions in the house One great thing about Avalons is that they keep getting better. I appreciate mine even more with each passing year. Your ears continue to open over the upcoming months, you will find the perfect speaker position to 'lock' onto that holographic ima... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners Bostonbean, I think with the BAT Rex preamp, you can have the best of both classical music and (gulp!) rock. Put a Sovtek or EH gold pin 6H30 in the switched position within the power module. The 6C45 provides great detail, depth, and extension. T... | |
| VAC 440 Statement mono blocks, any opinions Dev, Congrats on coming to the end of a very long journey. | |
| Review: Stage III Concepts Magnus Prime Cables Interconnect Not sure about value, as I am trying the Zyklop PC and Gryphon IC. But, it's really about finding uncompromising performance.I got the PC settling in last evening, so we shall see how that goes. | |
| Review: Stage III Concepts Magnus Prime Cables Interconnect The Stage III cables appear to have some innovative design features. I just received some cables to demo, and look forward to making an assessment. | |
| TAD Reference loudspeakers-How good are they? Bugman03, Congrats on the speakers. Now you have the whole enchilada - top, middle, and bottom. Seems like you are having alot of fun. | |
| Sonus Faber Stradivari amp: X600.5 or X1000.5 ? What's the verdict? | |
| Pass X150.5 vs. X250.5 Perhaps not. There is not much more class A headroom between those 2 models. You would be going from 10 watts to 15 watts into 8 ohms. You'd probably need to go to the XA60.5 to get an improvement, but it depends upon the size of your room. With a... | |
| Sonus Faber Stradivari amp: X600.5 or X1000.5 ? I recall the break-in was not gradual and progressive. It all happened in 2 days, after several days of little to no change.I don't think it will take 600 hours. Maybe 200. | |
| Sonus Faber Stradivari amp: X600.5 or X1000.5 ? Congrats. I still remember that the magic began after 5 days. Seemed rather stable after 7 days of continuous play. Big, open, effortless is what you'll hear with the break-in. They probably sound closed and slightly raw right now. Good, but not q... | |
| Electro-Harmonix 6H30pi Gold vs Sovtek 6H30pi eb I agree with the assessments made in this thread. That said, I prefer the Sovtek to the EH, for their clarity, extension and transparency. My BAT Rex uses 4 Sovtek and 4 Reflektor NOS 6H30DR in the power module, and a pair of the Sovtek 6H30 in th... |