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| Are Their any Tube Preamp with Home Theater Bypass? Probably already mentioned but most of the newer ARC preamps have a Unity Gain input | |
| My experience with the First Watt F7 I’ve used an F3 on a pair of Crites Cornscalas for a while. Around 100db efficiency I think. It sounded very good on the top and upper mids but had very little authority in the lower end. My friend is currently using it on the top end of an active... | |
| Torus vs AudioQuest Niagara I also own the Bryston version , the Bit 20. After auditioning a few units I found that it was the only one that didn’t alter the sound at all. Fwiw, my power amps are plugged directly into the wall | |
| The new LSA Signature 50 Monitor "Disruptive Product" “Never head them but they look like slavish knockoffs of Sonus Faber in terms of build/appearance” I honestly thought that they were SF’s when I first saw them | |
| New PrimaLuna versus used Audio Research preamp? Definitely the AR. I own an older LS26 , which I am very happy with. I have also heard the Ref models which I think are outstanding. IMHO, AR preamps don’t sound very tubey but a nice balance between tube and ss | |
| Mixed Brand Pre-Amp Power Amp Pairings that Work Audio Research pre into Pass Labs X series works well | |
| Audiophile Speakers for Rock, HipHop and Techno I’ll add another +1 for ATC. | |
| Let me explain something to you jive turkeys. Right on, brother! | |
| Amplfiers that Sound like Pass 30.8 that are not so heavy You could put it on a dolly if you’re moving it around frequently | |
| Anybody use a single ended component with one that is balanced? I never heard much of a difference between se and balanced on Bryston and Anthen amps but I heard a huge difference on my Pass amp when I switched to balanced inputs so I’d say it depends on the design | |
| The smoothest amp you've heard? Some of the First Watt amps , F3 comes to mind. | |
| LTA Ultralinear vs SET amps I also own the Elekit 300B integrated. I haven’t used it in a while but I remember it being very dynamic, especially once I changed out the small signal tubes to some nicer nos tubes. It’s not only dynamic but actually digs fairly deep too. Not de... | |
| Sadly missed manufacturers MONDIAL. My Acurus Act 3 with bass management and Aragon 4004 mkII were my first taste of high end audio at a decent price | |
| Need help selecting a streamer for a beginner. “Sorry computers and phones are crappy "non" streamers.At least by the description that defines it as music exclusive hardware.Anything that does other things does not play music as well.”My computer running Roon to an OpticalRendu is far superior... | |
| What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks Ode to Boy (Live) -Yazoo , Behind the Wheel - Depeche Mode , How Soon is Now -The Smiths , Slave to Love - Bryan Ferry , Famous Blue Raincoat - both Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes versions. Anything with a lot of synth as well like Gesaffelstein. |