stevenkc
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| Does an aftermarket power cord matters for Amp? Thanks guys for all the good input and I will continue to read up. Any additional input is still appreciated.Jab,What power cord did you end up for your VAC amp? Would love to get another suggestion. | |
| Musical Fidelity A3 vs A3.2 Integrated? S7horton, you are correct. i.e., the A300 is that much more bang for the buck! | |
| Musical Fidelity A3 vs A3.2 Integrated? Forget about both A3 and 3.2, and go for A300 instead, with 100wpc. A3 and A300 were the predesessors of the A3.2. and MF decided to merge the 2 into 1 and ended up with 75wpc in the middle. If you look hard enough, you can find a good A300 here f... | |
| Need Help on Tube Rolling for VAC Avatar Terry,Still using the stock power cord. I bought a Synergistic A/C decoupler pc here for my Rega Planet 2000 cdp and have been very pleased with the result - more airy, and more spacing between instruments. Given limited budget, I was just trying ... | |
| Sonus Faber Grand piano home Chris,It's a tough question to answer as you know we all have different musical preference. To narrow down the brands, MF specifically, I actually prefer A300 than the 3.2. Tonally, they don't differ too much, but the A300 has much more power and ... | |
| Need Help on Tube Rolling for VAC Avatar Thanks guys for the additional input to keep this thread "active". Lately, I've heard about JJ's "blue" version of the EL34, and was told that it can provide better bass extension. Does anyone have any experience with the blue JJ's EL34? Is the ad... | |
| Why my system has detail but no body & warm vocal? How about a Rega Planet 2000 CD player? It's relative warm and analog sounding compared to the Rotel. You can usually find one here for around $600 range.Or make a move from solid state amp to tube. I've just done it a few months ago and never loo... | |
| Need Help on Tube Rolling for VAC Avatar Ta ta ta...Almost a month after my initial Newbie Tube Rolling posting here, here is the verdict of my 1st experiment:I've decided to use the JJ 12AX7's for the input stage, and keep the stock (Chinese Golden Dragon?!?) EL34 tubes for the power am... | |
| Power cord craze What should I get for $100 I was also looking for a "budget" power cable a couple weeks ago and ended up getting the Synergisic Research A/C Master Coupler here, thinking that if I don't like it, I can always resell it easily. I have to tell you that I was very skeptical wi... | |
| Cable Influences: IC SpeakerCables Power Cord? Thanks for the feedback. So like everything else in the system, I guess a budget of $150 is not going to cut it, huh. Man, "just when I thought I was out...they pull me right back in..."Seriously, how about the Blue Circle BC 61/62, Kimber PK 10, ... | |
| Cable Influences: IC SpeakerCables Power Cord? Tok20000Good perspective. If I want to start with a good power cord for my source, do you have any recommendations? Say, $150 range? Per your logic, I'm sure Glai would be interested too.Steve | |
| Need Help on Tube Rolling for VAC Avatar Thank you so much for all your input. I've taken all your feedback and did a lot of reading in the past week. Man, you guys are right, some of the suggestions are not cheap, especially with a matched quad. As a newbie, I just ordered a match quad ... | |
| Help with Integrated Amp Choice Check out the VAC Avatar Tube Integrated Amp. It has the HT bypass AND a great tube amp for your musical preference - warm and lush. I've checked out other solid state amps too, like the MF A3.2, etc, but decided on tube for its flexibility. Check... | |
| My brain hurts, tube integrated with RC and phono? Second to Crazy4blues since I actually have a VAC Avatar. It's a great tube amp and you should definitely check it out. After much research, I finally decided on this one and love it. Then again, my musical preference is more classical/jazz/vocal.... | |
| rega planet 2000 & audio refinement amp? Nordost - Blue Heaven, with great detail and fast. Reasonably priced used at around $100. |