scotttubenut
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| Looking for recommendations for integrated with a more “organic” sound. I'm very pleased with a Rega Elex Mk4,that to my ears sounds quite "organic." If you could spring for the Elicit Mk5, that would be better. Both have a very good phono section. | |
| Sub $2,000 Integrated Amp Recommendations Rega Elex at $1875. | |
| Phono Stage: Cornet3 vs Eros 2 vs Parasound Hint6 I built and use the Eros 2 from Bottlehead with a Rega P6 with Ortofon 2M Bronze cartridge. I have been very happy with this setup. I really like Bottlehead gear. Bottlehead provides extremely good instructions for building their kits and help wit... | |
| How many systems do you have? Four. Main tube system in a dedicated listening room, a second tube system in the office, a SS system in the workshop, and a SS in the bedroom. | |
| Turntable help/recommendation with specific setup +1 on the Rega P3. I like Rega TT's and the P3 is a great value.However, if you can push your budget to $2K, the Rega P6 with the Exact MM cartridge is, in my opinion, the better way to go. I really liked the P3, but by the time I had added the u... | |
| Looking for a turntable around $1k... +1 on the Rega P3. I've owned the P1, P2 and P3 (and currently own a P6), and I think that the P3 is worth the extra cash over the P1 and P2. The P3 is much better out of the box than the other two and has a good upgrade path should you wish to ex... | |
| Say a fella wants to build an SET monoblock based on the 300B.. Charles,I played with the AC filament heating for a while, then decided to add the DC heating as I was using sensitive speakers. That was a good move, reducing the noise floor substantially. At the time I had 100 dB Zu Audio Soul Superfly speaker... | |
| Say a fella wants to build an SET monoblock based on the 300B.. The Bottlehead Kaiju 300B amplifier was mentioned by another member. If you want to get into DIY tubes, the Bottlehead kits are a great way to go. The instructions are fabulously easy to understand and follow, and help is always available via a su... | |
| Suggestions for New CD Player +1 for the Rega Apollo. The internal DAC is superb and the top-loading feature is very robust. I used coax out to a fantastic Bryston DAC, using the Apollo just as a transport and frankly could hear no difference between using the DAC internal to ... | |
| How old are you? Lovers of parties,Lovers of fun,We are the Class of 81!So, 57.Got my first system, an all-in-one unit from Sears with an 8-track player, in 1978. Built my second system myself from parts at Radio Shack and plans I found in books at school. This le... | |
| Desire to try tubes Have you considered DIY? My current system consists of a Bottlehead BeePre 300B tube preamp with a Bottlehead Kaiju 300B power amp. This SET combo provides 8 watts, which would be fine with your high efficiency Heresy speakers. Bottlehead provides... | |
| Advice on CD transport +1 on the Rega Apollo. I use mine with a Bryston BDA-1, an older but excellent DAC. Honestly, the DAC built-in to the Apollo is very good, nearly as good to my ears as the Bryston. | |
| purchasing US made speakers +1 for Zu Audio. They have a great 60 day inspection period and will pay return shipping if you don't want to keep the speakers. I have a pair of Soul Superfly speakers and really like them when used with a tube amp. If I had $10K to spend I would... | |
| Separates to tube integrated I just sold a PrimaLuna Evo 300 integrated, and it was a sweet amp! If I hadn't recently gotten into DIY SET and couldn't afford to run two systems, I would never have let the Evo 300 go. I used it to good effect with a pair of Dynaudio Excite X38... |