sgunther
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| Bel Canto DAC3 without preamp First I think if you put a pre into your system it needs to be a good one. I put a Aesthetix's calypso pre into my system which I thought improved the music. It became more natural and full sounding more like live music. If I did lose any detail i... | |
| Tube amp recommendation Rogue M-150 about $2,000 used. 150 watts ultralinear and 100 watts triode easy to switch on the fly. Easy to bias and holds bias well. Good control of woofers and American made. Good luck | |
| Rogue M-120 and M-150 I have had the M-150 amps for 4 years driving audio Physic Virgo's and now Martin Logan Summits. They worked well with both and Logans are a tough load 1ohm at 20khertz. Great amp in my opinion also good opportunity to tweak to your taste by rolli... | |
| CD player connected directly to Amplifier? I agree with Jb0194, a nice tube preamp improved the sound of my system. | |
| Martin Logan Summit I have the Summits and drive them with the Rogue Audio M-150 monos with Golden Lion KT88 reissue driver tubes. They sound great together. My wife says I listen pretty loud but I have never measured. The amps have never clipped. I agree with earlie... | |
| Man Cave or No? Definitely Man Cave. This may sound selfish but I like having "one" place that is totally mine. Admittedly I would listen to my system more if it were in a family space but I guess I prefer quality vs quantity. | |
| Will adding a preamp dramatically change my sound? I used a Camelot Uther IV dac with anolog volume control direct to amp for many years. About 8 months ago I added an Aesthetix Calypso preamp which in my opinion provided a significant improvement. The pre added more weight and a richer tone to th... | |
| Best DAC for under $1500 There is a Camelot Uther DAC III for sale here for $800. It was Stereophile class A rate back in the early 2000's. Also offers great flexibility in that you do not need a preamp. Just a thought and no it is not my listing and I do not work for Cam... | |
| What is the best speaker cable for Martin Logan SL I have ML Summits and use Tara Labs Air 1 with good effect. I wanted to avoid a cable that was to bright but wanted good detail, dynamics and rich texture. | |
| my new black faceplate Aesthetix Calypso looks great and better yet sound wonderful - happy calypso owner | |
| Tube amps vs solid state for large speakers You might consider the Rogue M-150 mono blocks. 150 watts ultra linear or 90 watts triode. They are made in the U.S. and their customer service in very good. I am using with Martin Logan Summits that dip to 2ohms and are 90db. Used they are just a... | |
| biwire terminations Many of the Tara Labs speaker cables have interchangable bananna and spades that screw into the cable termination. So you can have it both ways. | |
| Direct connection of CD to Power amp I ran a Camelot Uther IV dac direct into amps (pass and Rogue) for several years. I added an Aesthetix Calypso (with nos amprex 6922 and telefunken 12AX7 tubes)two months ago and there is no going back. I will forgo all of the audio jargon, it jus... | |
| Top 5 Entry-level audiophile speakers $1500-2000? If you can set up on the long wall 9+ feet apart Audio Physic Virgo II's are hard ot beat about $1,700 used. There has been a ton written about them, stereophile class A rated in late 1990's. Good luck | |
| Mark levinson 30.5 and 31.5 vs todays cd playerrs AolmrdWhat does a Whest Audio Dap-10 do to the analog signal coming out of your DAC that causes the improvement? |