samzx12
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| NuForce vs Bel Canto Class D amps over time tend to get uninvolving and dry for my tastes. I have heard NuForce at my buddies house and he didn't keep them long. I have not heard the latest NuForce offerings. I heard Bel Canto at another buddies and liked them much be... | |
| Mark Levinson 326S with Nelco board My skeptic self would say costs as with most anything else. | |
| Rogue Audio 99 or CJ Classic Preamp? I would stick with Rogue. You have a nice system so what is $600 difference? I have not heard that particular CJ preamp but the older ones tend to be really tubey sounding or syrupy. Not my cup of tea unless its yours. Also the Rogue is a tube rol... | |
| what amp will match well with Tyler acoustics I would try some Rogue mono's like the 150 or 180. Rogue sounds very good with Tylers. | |
| 5751 tubes and Rogue Tempest? That's what it sounds like. Mark didn't mention it but was quick to suggest replacing the KT-88's. I think I do remember Kevin Deal talking about the KT-88's on his website. | |
| what amp will match well with Tyler acoustics Davvie has a good point. Ty used to use a Jolida 300b on his Woodmeres. He even used it at a show a few years ago. How large is your room? | |
| Best Overall Value in a KT-88 tube I would say the Electro Harmonix is a nice "value"$$$ What is your budget? From my understanding the Gold Lions are very good tubes but do not have the best reliabilty so does that make them a good value? I have not heard a GL but they get really ... | |
| Best tweak - System Improvement My Running Springs Audio Haley and some isolation pads I placed under the CD player have been very good tweaks. | |
| 5751 tubes and Rogue Tempest? Thats ok I appreciate you letting me know. I talked to Mark and he suggested the KT-90's in place of the stock tubes so I ordered a quad. He matches and burns them in before shipping. My Tempest II came with 2 sets of quad EH KT-88's and I have no... | |
| Prima Luna ProLouge 7 or Jolida JD-1000P I probably would go with the PL simply because of the lawsuits that are going on now at Jolida. It is a shame because Jolida makes great gear for the money. Who knows what kind of hit Jolida is going to take on resale. Maybe they will maybe they w... | |
| Best U.S. made integrated tube amp under $2500? The Rogue Audio Tempest II is no slouch. It is basically a Stereo 90 amp with a passive pre. | |
| Thiel 3.7 A local buddy uses Siltech G3 and G5's with good luck. | |
| You'll know it when you hear it I like this thread :) Good post. | |
| Tube amp to drive Tyler Decade D1's? I have never heard a CJ tube amp but if you wanted to upgrade further, go with the Rogue 180's. For the money I think Rogue is hard to beat. Not sure how long you have had the 150's but enjoy those for awhile and have fun tube rolling. | |
| Ayre K-3 vs Plinius CD-LAD I had the CD-LAD for a few years and after I changed preamps did I realize it was one of the weaker links. I agree with Pdreher. |