tomcy6
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| Is no preamp really better that a good preamp? Rustler, I use the Aesthetix Calypso with an Esoteric K-05 and I enjoy the combination a great deal. It gives you the opportunity to tailor the sound by tube rolling. The gain of the Calypso can be reduced by 12dB by switching two pair of jumpers ... | |
| Primaluna DiaLogue Premium preamp Congrats on completing your journey! Amperex tubes from the Heerlen plant in Holland are known for their nice midrange. There is a variety of their 12au7 designated 7316 that is supposed to be one of the great 12au7 varieties.I would talk to Kevin... | |
| It Was 40 Years Ago Today... Well, I guess John Hammond (John Hammond at Columbia Records was responsible for discovering Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Pete Seeger, and Bruce Springsteen, among others.) d... | |
| It Was 40 Years Ago Today... Look to Springsteen for rock music, seek moral and political direction elsewhere. | |
| It Was 40 Years Ago Today... I had the good fortune of seeing Bruce twice in his prime, at a a bar named Fat City in NJ in Sept. 73 and in Columbus OH in April 76. The young Boss was killer, a man born to rock. He started losing me when he became a serious man and I was gone ... | |
| Primaluna Integrated with a seperate preamp This is from your owners manual:"Stereo Home Theater Pass ThruThe PrimaLuna DiaLogue Premium Integrated Amplifier is equipped with a home theater pass thru thatallows you to enjoy your stereo source material and the 2 main channels of your separat... | |
| modest DACs: any real improvement, 8 yrs on? I can't give you recommendations in your price range, but DACs have definitely improved in the last 8 years. It would be worth your time and effort to find the right one for you. | |
| 6SN7 tube question Cdrc,"Why don't you call Rogue and purchase exactly what Mark O'Brien, the gentlemen who designed the piece would suggest instead of listening to all the patrons in the euphonic coloration."Because no two people hear the same or have the same idea... | |
| Thoughts on Overlord 12AX7-HD / ECC803S-HD tubes The only way to know for sure is to listen to them, of course, but I'm skeptical of tubes that come in fancy packaging and use crystal technology. The guy selling them has some other nice tubes for sale, though.$400 can buy a pair of really good 1... | |
| Speaker suggestion for Pass Labs Int-150 Mareri031, Before you start spending money on other parts of your system, take your Pass INT-150 over to your friend's house and substitute it for his Onkyo amp. If the sound quality doesn't improve, there is a problem with your amp.If there is a ... | |
| Speaker suggestion for Pass Labs Int-150 Mareri031, Take your Pass INT-150 over to your friend's house and substitute it for his Onkyo amp. If the sound quality doesn't improve, there is a problem with your amp.If there is a problem with the Pass, contact Pass and they can probably recom... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium I think you'll like the 30.8! Let us know what you think after you've had some time to listen. When you get around to it, try some NOS tubes as well. They can help dial your system in to right where you want it. Kevin Deal is who I would talk to a... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Tswisla, You're welcome. I think you have a really nice system and I would just enjoy it. If you still get the urge to tweak it now and then, you could try a little tube rolling. You probably know that Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio is the distributo... | |
| PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium The PrimaLuna / XA 30.8 combo would sound significantly different compared to the INT 150. IMHO, the PrimaLuna / XA30.8 would be the way to go, but it would help if you would tell us what speakers you are using, how your system sounds to you and w... | |
| Just listened to Street Life by the Crusaders I used to enjoy it too. I'll have to dig it out one of these days. |