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| Best cheap integrated amp Yamaha R N303, you have amplifier and streamer together, by the way,the steamer is very good with total price before tax under $400. | |
| Audio Research VSi75 - End of Tube Life? KT120 vs KT150? Even audio research Ref 75se, originally with kt150 amplifier, you can choose kt120 for warm and sweet sound. With the tube amplifier, I always think of downgrade the tube, but never upgrade the tube,as it will depend on the power of the transfo... | |
| Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like? Let talk the live music. live music is based on music instruments. Not one ,but many kinds of. Different instrument make out different sounds, Piano,drum, violin are very popular but they are very different. You can never ask the piano get the s... | |
| McIntosh C2700 or Luxman L38uC Cl38u definitely is a good pre,but the problem here is no XLR,my power amplifier is Audio research Ref 75se with XLR only. so they can not work together. C900u is also good. Does anyone know the different with Cl38u or se or uc? As C900u has XLR... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @samzx12 I can change the tube,there are several brands on the market, prices is different,and I will choose the good one I think.but I will never ever choose the NOS tube the price is completed different from the new tube on the market. For e... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @femoore12 I am the opposite. I use tube amplifier,and I definitely do not like the amplifier depending on specific NOS tube. In my view, if that is the case, it means the design of the amplifier is not very good. Amplifiers should run good with... | |
| What is the best pre-amp for ARC Ref 75SE amp? Just watch Jay's audio lab tp compare Luxman c900u vs audio research Ref 6se on youtube,and I connect it to my music system. Ref 6se more transparent, more high tweet.but a little exaggerated but totally speaking,Luxman win it by far ,as the sou... | |
| What is the best pre-amp for ARC Ref 75SE amp? @almarg Thanks very much! I will givemy Ref 75SE a try with Jensen isolation connecting my Rega Cursa 3 pre. | |
| Single Ended vs Balanced Output Gain Make things simple,what I talked about is real XLR amplifier port and RCA port. It is real circuit inside the machine. Now on first time,I really feel the taste of the amplifier, the tone of the amplifier is so important,which I can not chan... | |
| Single Ended vs Balanced Output Gain The most important thing I forgot to mention is that my RCA pre get perfect sound in my point of view,if I changed the pre, the sound is different. I also try RCA to xlr cable, the sound is also different.I will stay with this pre,that's the reaso... | |
| Single Ended vs Balanced Output Gain I know for sure XLR system get good sound, and get big sound , (I mean the sound get spacious) and get high,mid,bass in balanced. But in reality, it won’t win in all situations. In my case, I listen vocal Jazz 99%, I want a low voice most of the ... | |
| Amplfiers that Sound like Pass 30.8 that are not so heavy If the much lighter class D can replace the heavy weight amplifier , it is really good things for audiophile. I just wondering how such good things come true? | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? @tzh21y I am wondering Mc275 has auto bias or not? | |
| USB Input causes noise across whole amplifier - Musical Fidelity M5si Yes,I know. Just leave the internal DAC there,you have no way to use it. Add external DAC if possible. | |
| USB Input causes noise across whole amplifier - Musical Fidelity M5si If that is the case,do not use the internal DAC. I have bad experience to use USB port in hifi system,so since then I never use USB port in hifi system again. Now I use optical port,the sound is very good. |