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Best agressive metal tube pre amp with phono stage
Rogue Audio Metis. Great with rock 
Notice to all. Bob Williams of Audionut deceased.
Wow, this is a chance thread. i've dealt with Bob on a few occasions. Bought some Usher speakers from him and he gave me a good deal (shipped to me in CA). The man sure could talk (!)... But a very helpful, patient and experienced person. He seeme... 
Bad preamp choice?
"-19-09: TholtWe get Wal Mart same as you. The bigger question is -- why are you shopping for high end audio gear on Craigslist? Nothing but 5-disc all in ones and Alpine car decks"Where else would I find used gear localy? As far as I know there a... 
Bad preamp choice?
We get Wal Mart same as you. The bigger question is -- why are you shopping for high end audio gear on Craigslist? Nothing but 5-disc all in ones and Alpine car decks 
Bad preamp choice?
Dude, what were you THINKING?sorry, this kind of thread somebody's gotta call you out, eh? No idea, hopefully no buyer's remorse (insert animated figure hitting head against wall here)cheers, it's only audio. At least you can still have a V8... 
Sony Playstation 1 for a CD player ???
Like a good scotch, the PS1 goes down smooth...My observation is that it's a little flat on the soundstage, but you have to love the 'analog' sound. Haven't yet tried a modded one. Currently it's not in the rig, replaced by another little giant, t... 
system synergy
Again, a long way of saying trial and error. If you have a piece of equipment you want to try to stick with, then you start with that and build from there. If you get the same brand associated components it would take away the trial and error part... 
Tubelike SS Power amp
dang... 
DAC with the best midrange ever.....
2chnlben -- how much for those new ps units? 
DAC with the best midrange ever.....
Man I gotta try me one of them MHDT's! 
system synergy
You should be good from an impedance standpoint. It's a general rule. I don't think that system synergy is dependent at all on same-name components, it just makes the job "easier" if you elect to go all one brand. Of course, that's not half as fun... 
system synergy
One obvious note is the output impedance of the pre to input impedance of the amp. Try to stay at least 10X the latter of the former.that said I think you can assume that one company would make their own gear sound good together. 
DAC with the best midrange ever.....
Here's an interesting idea...I just picked up a minimax BBA to try as an impedance buffer between my preamp (with 5k ohm impedance out) and amps (47k in). Turns out it sounds much better between cdp and pre. The soundstaging and 'live' experience ... 
Do all Class D amps lack soundstage depth?
Good luck 
DAC with the best midrange ever.....
huge analog fan, best midrange ever, doesn't like the Benchmark...i'm thinking at the very least NOS and something with tubes.