timlub

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Once again...looking for a "tube like" SS preamp
I'm with Schipo, Old Classe stuff... Still not like tubes, but it does head that way. 
Bowers & Wilkins - B&W
BlackmsportDo you know any industry affiliates? A rep? a manufacturer?I am still an electronics buyer as a living, way back when I own my own store and way before that worked for a manufacturer/retailer... If I contact manufactures direct, I can u... 
how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ?
Orpheus10, I'm no tube expert, but I've built a whole bunch of speakers. When you look at impedance charts, you will many time see phase charts also. When you see phase dips, these are going into capacitive loads, when you see phase rise, these ar... 
how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ?
Hi Orpheus 10, If you ran your tubes into speakers that had phase angle dips, you'd find out real quick about the load. MOST tubes if on the right tap have no problems driving lower impedances, but I haven't seem tubes handle speakers that have de... 
sibilence....any cures out there?
Hi Swampdog... Brother, if you follow all the advice above, you just might find the problem after spending a couple grand... Alot of good advice but varies widely. I would take it a step at a time, looking at cause and effect. Start with positioni... 
how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ?
Mrtennis, It seems that between all the lines that there are answers. You have been answered by a wealth of experience and knowledge. The general consensus is, you can certainly find solid states that have some tube character and some tubes that h... 
how close in sound can a tube and ss amp sound ?
The closest transistor amp i've heard to immulate tube was a Son of Ampzilla 2000. 
Musical Fidelity - M1DAC - 192 KHz input problem?
DTC, I agree completely about sampling. I have been using an MHZS tubed cd player that has adjustable upsampling, I could clearly hear the difference playing cd's @ 192k. I have since abandonded the cd and have downloaded files to computer and am ... 
Musical Fidelity - M1DAC - 192 KHz input problem?
Do you know if they even tested beyond 48K to give results up to 96K? I have a hard time hearing up there. 
active speakers, Paradise? Trouble in paradise?
Hello all, a bit off subject, but in line with the conversation. I have recently switched to computer audio. I'm using foobar. I have noticed that there are basic eq settings within foobar that would send the info to your dac, so the music would b... 
Why do intelligent people deny audio differences?
Do you feel the need to convince him? Do you win in some way if you do? and what if no matter what you say, he won't admit it? 
Old vs. New
Agree with Faust3d about some new gear being very analytical, Measurements are the place to start, should never be the place you end. Listening prevails. 
Old vs. New
I have been building Speakers since 1979. In the early 80's I was with SpeakerCraft/Marcof electronics. Speaker components have certainly improved, the real improvement is consistency. Drivers used to be plus or minus up to 20% in spec, today, the... 
True Headphone AMP?
I haven't read all of these, so it might have been mentioned. Go over to HeadFi.org. This is a forum just for headphone enthusiest. You will find solid recommendations in any price range. This is a very knowledgable bunch.Tim 
Building a Music Server that will play all formats
Foobar 2000 or JRiver playing in wasapi mode are normally considered the best sounding players. Also, I've read fairly consitantly that Windows 7 has a better driver base and is typically thought of as the best sounding. Big argument between wav a...