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| When to power off a tube amp? Many recent vintage tube preamps have a slow start cycle built in. It slowly increases the voltage going to the tubes over a 20 to 45 second interval when you turn the preamp on. Preamps that I know of with this feature include PrimaLuna, c-j and ... | |
| Tube preamp for SS amp Just to clarify, the input impedance of the amp should be at least 10x the output impedance of the preamp. Tube preamps can have fairly high output impedances, e.g. 1.5 kohms. 10x this output impedance would require an input impedance of at least ... | |
| Grant Green suggestions I second Rja's recommendation, "Grant Green, The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark" is excellent. | |
| Joseph Audio RM25XL Congrats! It's always good to hear that someone found enlightenment, or their system did anyway. | |
| Blu Ray Audio has any one tried it? I've got a couple of BluRay discs that I play through an unmodded Oppo 95 and they sound better than cds. I think I'm going to wait and see how Sony's HiRez DSD download venture goes before I load up on a new high res format. | |
| PrimaLuna ProLogue 7 Monoblocks or ? The PrimaLuna amps are well regarded, see if the dealer will let you take them home for an audition. In the meantime there is a thread on this topic in this forum titled, "tube amps and electrostatics" that should interest you. | |
| Stop compression of music petition via Stereophile Odd timing. Sony claims they are deeply committed to releasing a large catalog of DSD downloads and components to play them on. Acoustic Sounds has some on their site described as "Super HiRez." Sony also claims that the other two major music grou... | |
| Seeking Ten Years After song Alvin moved on to "The Great Gig in the Sky" last spring. The other three guys still tour as Ten Years After with a new guitarist/vocalist. | |
| KIND OF BLUE Mobile Fidelity has been advertising an SACD version of KOB for a couple of years now, but the release date is still To Be Announced. Only time will tell if they ever get it released. | |
| Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013 Sorry Petland, I didn't answer your question. I can't confirm that both outputs are variable, but two reviews I read stated that the outputs were for connecting to an amp and the remote has volume up and down buttons. Those clues make me think tha... | |
| Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013 The Sony does have both single ended and balanced analog outputs. There is a "light" article about the new Sony components in the December TAS and information about them on Sony"s website. | |
| tube amps and electrostatics Atmasphere, I have a pair of ML Ethos driven by a Plinius SA 201 (class A/B) with an Aesthetix Calypso preamp. They sound great but I would love to get a more natural, more 3D sound. What tube amps would you recommend trying with a pair of zero au... | |
| Midwest plains travelogue The compilation on ECM "Works" would make a good relaxing listen for that drive. Not if you need something to keep you awake though. The song "Last Train Home" is another perfect fit. | |
| Midwest plains travelogue Same to you 77! You might want to try some Pat Metheny next time you make that trip. He was born and graduated high school in Lee's Summit, MO and that wide open spaciousness of the plains can be felt in a lot of his music.He has put out a lot of ... | |
| Duane Allman Warning!! I read some reviews of "Dreamin' My Dreams" and learned that in the name of "copyright protection" if you play it on your computer Sony installs a root kit that is really bad news. Don't go anywhere near this album! |