terlenka
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| Amp's that are better sounding than a nad 3020 My old HK6200 integrated sounded pretty good. If you know someone who can fix the left channel (it drops pretty much every second, that is, one second you have sound, the next you don't, then again, then not, etc. etc., etc.), you can have mine fo... | |
| Budget Phono preAmp I have the Mani and found the Van Alstine phono pre ($500) better. It may not be a bad idea to get the Mani and use it while you audition others. | |
| Considering a POSSIBLE replacement for speakers. Opinions? I recently undertook the same search with the same upper limit. I currently have Monitor Audio speakers (Bronze 5 I think) and considered, in no particular order:Monitor Audio (I forget which ones)Klipsch (but a newer version of the one I consider... | |
| Low gain preamp options Van Alstine's tube preamp might be close to what you're seeking with a "low gain" toggle�. One review gives the standard gain as 20dB, but they don't say what it is with the low gain in use. Output impedance is either 560 or 600, so a bit above yo... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Neutral Milk Hotel, The Airplane over the SeaSlint, Spiderland (if you like the Pixies or Nirvana in particular, you'll definitely like these guys)Meth Teeth, Everything Went Wrong (Oregon, indie music, yes, that's the name of the band and yes, th... | |
| Amp and Pre-Amp suggestions needed Looks like you can get all that except tone controls with Van Alstine -- their tube preamp runs $2100 and you can get their SS SET 400 (225wpc @8ohms) or their hybrid power amp Fet Valve 400R (200wpc @8ohms) for $2900 (that would put you right at ... | |
| Advice on CD transport I was in the same boat a few months ago, but I wanted to go with something new. I considered the Cambridge, I think the Audiolab, and a Rotel CD-14 and a newer version of it (CdD-15 or 1502). I went with the Rotel CD-14; it was highly rated as a t... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? I had a Schiit Saga S and decided to go with a tube preamp. I was leaning toward the Freya +, in part because it had a SS option in case I decided I didn't like the tube sound. I wound up coming across a Jolida JD5T pre on sale (without being able... |