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| Bel Canto DAC vs. Perpetual Tech P3A? Well I feel very comfortable comparing these two units. I have given my comments on the PT unit on other threads and there is no point in belaboring my impressions. The Bel Canto is MUCH more like music than the P-3a although the P-3a is on the ri... | |
| Single-ended amps with Martin Logans Dekay I can't imagine that you will EVER get SET sound but with an SET amp. There is no corner cutting to get there and it STARTS with the amp. | |
| Preamp with deep soundstage suggestions (Continued from last post hit the wrong button) quite transparent is the ARC SP-8 if you can find one used at a reasonable price (800.00 or less). Both these pre-amps will provide what you are looking for at a bargain. I am quite familiar with bot... | |
| Preamp with deep soundstage suggestions Danet1 Used I saw a Conrad Johnson PV-5 with new tubes and the added benefit of a phono stage. Price 575.00! Depth it has plenty of and also a great midrange. Another old classic that has as great depth and is ALSO | |
| Single-ended amps with Martin Logans 90493m is right on an absolute level. The Viva Aurora (25K) will drive them (20 watts I believe), kind of like building a 500K home in a 100K neighborhood. I know this isn't the answer you are looking for but in answer to your question, yes. In th... | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? I'm sure if David Hafler read this thread he would be crushed if he wasn't mentioned as he should be. | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? Can't single out one but they include several already mentioned - William Z. Johnson who was directly responsible for the rennissance of tube gear in the early 70's; Saul Marantz, one of the great pioneers of quality audio gear and certainly Nelso... | |
| Top Ten Tube Amps of All Time? Lamapp You have a fine piece in the McIntosh 240 and I'm sure with the upgrades it does hold its own with many. I have a pair of MC-60s which I have owned for 10 years. They have been extensively modified and I'll still take them (got rid of a Thr... | |
| The BEST system you've ever built !!!! Yeah Charles I do have a comment. I have said the same thing myself time and time again. The only way it is going to happen is if you abstain from sites like this, stop reading the rags, hole up in a room somewhere and just enjoy your music. Other... | |
| Top Ten Tube PreAmp of all time? Audio Research SP-10 Mk2 especially phono stage | |
| JOB, BelCanto, Perpetual, MilleniumDACs? Subaruguru not sugarbrie sorry Ernie. | |
| Resolution Audio CD-55..Past Threads... Doug harassing anyone? He is too much a gentleman for that nonsense. | |
| JOB, BelCanto, Perpetual, MilleniumDACs? Sugarbrie Whether there was a measurable shift in spectral balance, my guess is probably not, I mean can a power cord result in that type of change? The effect noted was purely subjective in my descriptions since I dont have a spectrum analyzer t... | |
| JOB, BelCanto, Perpetual, MilleniumDACs? Subaruguru Sorry for asking in last post, I see your system above. | |
| DV-525 and Bel Canto DAC 1 v CAL CL-20 Tweak1 - Sorry Tweak1 I listened to that P-3a for 2 weeks and couldn't disagree more. How long does that unit take to break in BTY? It would have had to make a magical transformation to improve on what I heard in my system, major lister fatigue af... |