swampwalker
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| Need to steer away from Bryston amp added to AVR At that price, a used McCormack DNA 0.5 or 1.0 would be a good way to go. The 0.5 at the lower end, the 1.0 at the higher. But you will run up against the limitations in the internal pre-amp pretty quickly. | |
| Western Electric WE300B glow and noise I never heard the Shugang but I have heard Electro-Harmonix and Sophias. The KRs beat them both to my ears.There was really no comparison. The Sophias are pretty good and if you want to try a pair, drop me a line. The KRs are just plain better all... | |
| Hum Noise from Plug or Wire Area ? ? Could be an induced hum from power and i/cs or speaker cables running parallel and in close contact, or could be ground loop. Try cheater plug at in-wall outlet; if noise goes away it was a ground loop. If not, then its the cabling layout which yo... | |
| Western Electric WE300B glow and noise There is another thread on the VAC amps that has a great response with tech details on the 300b and the 300bXLS (thanks cyclone). Search on VAC tuberolling and it should come up. Bottom line is that there are some other significant differences in ... | |
| Western Electric WE300B glow and noise Just be warned that KR also sells a higher output 300b "equivalent" that may not be right for some amps. Check with manufacturer and make sure you are getting the right tube. Cary specifically recommended that I not use the higher output 300b. I h... | |
| Will superior earphones matter with my Nano good news!! | |
| Western Electric WE300B glow and noise FWIW, I have been very happy with the KR Audio 300b tubes. I have never heard the WE, but with the right drivers, I am getting good tight bass from my Cary 300 sei. | |
| Adding Headphone Drive? Which will run off the tape loop in the pre. Alternatively, many hp amps have a loop out of their own. | |
| Is the e-mail sounds like a 'SCAM' ? Its just a variation of the Nigerian minister scam. Run like the wind. | |
| Will superior earphones matter with my Nano Sorry you were not happy with them. Glad you have a good altaernative. | |
| Will superior earphones matter with my Nano warren- Sorry you did not like the Etys. Mine are 6, not 6i although I will confess that I do not know the diff. Jeffreybowan2k makes a good point about limited improvement, but I found that the isolation the Etys provide was a big factor, esp on ... | |
| VAC Preamp The VAC Ren would fit right near the low end of that range and it will do balanced in and out. Used cost should be +/- $5K depending on whether you need phono or not. If you can swing it it is a great pre-amp, IMO. HT pass thru and a very good rem... | |
| Integrating sub with KAV-300i If the Krell has a pre-out, main in jumper (most do), it can be hooked up the same way. Alternatively, if the Velo has high level inputs, it can be driven from the speaker outs of the Krell and then looped back to your mains. | |
| VAC Preamp Can't help you with the Standard series but the Rennaissance seris is not tubey. Not cheap but well worth the price, IMO. | |
| LP "Cutouts" They are called cut-outs and basically are overstock. Don't think there is anything deliberately deceptive. I suspect that they marked them that way so people could not return for full credit. Its still done sometimes with saw-marks in teh corner ... |