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| Rotel RA-935 BX :: Any votes for this amplifier? Yes, it's a solid, no-nonsense amplifier. I've owned a couple and passed them on, one to a friend and one to a daughter, when they wanted the beginnings of a nice audio setup. The friend has since replaced the Rotel with a Creek 4330R, mostly to g... | |
| interested in exploring classical I came to an interest in some kinds of classical music only recently and find that what I like is just as unpredictable and specific as with any other genre. I have found much classical music I love but can't say I love classical music any more th... | |
| Dorm Room Amp/Preamp Agree with Jaybo about the Peachtree Decco. Tubed preamp, amp and Scott Nixon-designed DAC with USB input in a nice package. Also works well as a DAC/preamp for an external power amp if you want to experiment with tubes later on. | |
| Moving from CD Player to MAC Book Pro Music Server Congratulations, that should sound great and be easy to use. A couple of observations, unless you're going to use the MacBook for other RAM-hungry applications at the same time you shouldn't ever need more than 4Gb of RAM. You should have a second... | |
| Budget Amp with Optical DAC Stereophile gave the Onkyo A-9555 a rave review and my experience owning one was that it was substantially better then the NAD, Rotel or Cambridge integrateds I've owned. It's built in Japan and the sound and build quality compared to the Chinese ... | |
| Budget Amp with Optical DAC The quality of the watts is more important than the number of them and 50 watts from a decent quality amp should be plenty for the Ushers. My daughter has the S-520's driven by a 40 watt Pioneer Elite integrated and power isn't an issue even in he... | |
| Budget Amp with Optical DAC I'm not sure you could find one for $400 but a Peachtree Audio Decco would give you an internal DAC with Toslink, coax and USB input, a tube preamp and a 50 watt/channel amp. | |
| Playing iPod thru car system? The only options I know of that don't involve replacing or adding auxiliary equipment to your existing system are either an FM transmitter that connects to the iPod and plays through your FM radio or, if you have a cassette deck in your car, a cas... | |
| which budget integrated amp Rotel, NAD or other As often happens here, my experience has been the opposite of Pcs's. I've owned three Rotel integrateds and two NADs. I've preferred the Rotels both for build quality and sonics but that is, of course, just a single owner's experience and ears. Th... | |
| Suggested power tubes for Onix SP3 integrated amp? I don't have extensive experience with the 6L6/5881's but I've been very happy with vintage Tung-Sol 5881's. I haven't tried the reissue Tung Sol's but the originals are very plentiful. Many are well-used but if you're patient you should be able t... | |
| Speakers for a desktop system I've been using a pair of JohnBlue JB3 single-driver monitors in a very similar setup and find them to be absolutely remarkable. The sense of openness and the convincing soundstage are great and the quality of the bass is something I wouldn't have... | |
| Good Interim Integrated 75 WRMS min? The Onkyo 9555 is an amazing amp and they're available refurbished within your budget | |
| "DAC MAGIC "Coax digital cable recommendation A couple of new cables I'd recommend in your situation are one of the Canare/Belden cables from Blue Jeans Cable, which are really good and really cheap or, if you insist on spending more money, a DH Labs D-75. | |
| Integrated amp powered with 5881/EL-34 tubes Because the AE-25 accepts such a large number of tube types without any problem and there's no effort involved in biasing I've accumulated an embarrassingly large number of output tube sets. The NOS Tung Sol 5881's are some of my favorites and I t... | |
| Integrated amp powered with 5881/EL-34 tubes By your question, I'm not sure if you're asking for a technical explanation or wondering if it's really possible. If it's the latter the answer is yes. I have an auto-biasing AES AE-25 SuperAmp and have used 5881, 6P3S, EL-34, KT-88, 6550 and KT-6... |