shkong78
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| Amp for SF Amati Homage? Rogue Zeus or 180, Jadis Defy 7, Quicksilver 88 or 90 or M-135 https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis96e7h-balanced-audio-technology-vk-75-se-tubeIf you can not stretch your budget, then above will be pretty good choice.Your speaker has a sensitivity of 92db/w.https://hometheaterhifi.com/volume_7_4/bat-vk-75se... | |
| Big vintage amps worth paying for and keeping for a long time When I see the word " Vintage". I thought you mean Western Electric , Jensen and old Fisher amplifier.They are worth getting.Rowland, Lamm, Levinson are not vintage but just middle age old amplifiers. | |
| Amp for SF Amati Homage? Rogue Zeus or 180, Jadis Defy 7, Quicksilver 88 or 90 or M-135 https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis95ejf-allnic-audio-m-3000-kt-150-monoblock-amplifiers-tubeIf you can extend your budget to 5,500, then this will drive your speaker well with 140 tube Watts.I was also looking at this amplifier but I am satisfi... | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat Come on Guys, you make me spend more money.E mat appears to be too expensive.I will try out E-card instead.I shall not come into threads in Audiogon Forum to save money. | |
| Schiit Saga which tubes to order? In my Line Magnetic 508, Amperex(Bugle Boy) blew up Tungsol( American made NOS) with more refined sound all around.https://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-OF-6SN7GTB-AMPEREX-TUBES-NEW-6SN7-NOS-NIB-Vacuum-Tubes-Bugle-Boy/26392... | |
| Amplifier Recommendations for Monitor Audio Silver 300 Speakers https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis968a4-rogue-audio-cronus-magnum-2-tubeI recommend Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum 2 for your speaker.I had been happy with the amplifier for the last 4 years.It is made in USA with excellent customer service.This tub... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio @ srosenberg Nice and detailed review!I also plan to do tube rolling and put SR blue fuse in it.I placed an order for Lab12 3 days ago but I have to wait 8 weeks to get it.Are you still in Oregon or had left for Vietnam?I hope that you enjoy your ... | |
| Accuphase Vs Parasound I had been using Accuphase DG28 digital equalizer for room correction for 18 years with no problem at all.Thus I agree with other people that Accuphase makes excellent product.But tube amplifier makes speaker sound alive.I had been happily using R... | |
| JBL - almost nothing for sale, why? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis95dja-jbl-everest-dd-67000-speakers-full-rangeIf you are die-hart JBL fan, then you shall try above.I had been blow away by seemless dynamics of the speaker when I heard the speaker 10 years ago but I did not h... | |
| Best standalone music server? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis96ade-cocktail-audio-x30-music-server-streamer-dac-amp-new-in-b...Cocktail X30 is on sale at 750$ including shipping.It is hard to beat the value.I had used X12 for 4 years with no problem at all. | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio @solo8008 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/lite-dac-83-versus-audio-gd-ref-7-8-9.513759/It is interesting.Good things are coming from China.If I were reviewer, I would have a chance to audition GD 7,8 I am curious how do they sound. | |
| Line Magnetic 508ia and the Elusive 805 Tube @georgehifi I heard similar opinion from my Guru.They did not spare the cost of material earlier but now they try to save the material cost.My Guru has a NOS stock tubes worth more than 10 million USD.Next time I see him, I will ask whether he has... | |
| Line Magnetic 508ia and the Elusive 805 Tube @radiohead99 It is nice to hear from you about NOS United Electronic 805 tubes.I believe your opinion.The only catch is how to connect from the top to other connector behind tube.I read the instruction from the thread in Steve Hoffman Forum.But ... | |
| Line Magnetic 508ia and the Elusive 805 Tube @geek101 What a beautiful speaker you ordered?I am pretty sure that LM 508 will work fine with Legacy Aerius which has a active speaker and 95db/w.LM508 appears to be more powerful than Rogue Cronus Magnum ii which is specified to have 100W.Enjoy ... | |
| A DAC that crushes price vs. performance ratio @ lordcloud I am also curious about it.My impression from the reviews is that Terminator has better scale and dynamics and Lab12 has more nuance like vinyl.I placed an order for Lab12 two days ago but it is on 8 weeks wait.It must be pretty popula... |