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| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Terry, that’s great feedback. Thank you! | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Stereo Times isn’t popular enough for you? I heard there is a forthcoming review, lol. I’d pay to take the meters off, otherwise I’d have to tape them over. Don’t need spot lights burning into my retinas. But I’m the kind that turns the fireplace... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Hi Terry, Does the S5.5 have a preamp preference? Tube, SS, SE, balanced? I know you have a few on hand. Maybe you have rolled them? This “model” has been around for a long time. First as the S5 and now the S5.5. AFAIK, it received upgraded part... | |
| 300b lovers Don thanks for sharing what you are hearing with the OPT and tubes. I’ll have to hear these somehow someway. I share my tube experiences because I know how hard it is to get all of these expensive things in one session so they can be A/B/C/D c... | |
| 300b lovers First, loving the conversations here - delving into the correlated technical stuff. Everyone should have a Tektronix RTA for this hobby, lol. But the last time I used one they were over $50k. That's more than a good pair of interconnects🙄. It's a... | |
| 300b lovers Lynn, Could you expand further on your balanced, but not differential comment? What is your philosophy, what have you observed? I can appreciate the desire to chase the sound quality rabbit to fruition, but it seems likely this will result in mo... | |
| 300b lovers I've lived through many new equipment break-in events over the years. As my experience level increases and the resolving capabilities of my system increases, it has been easier to track changes through the duration of the event. In a moment of jud... | |
| Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact? An interesting question without a definitive answer, but I've learned a few things since jumping into the shallow end of the pool more than a few decades ago. Things have changed since then. About ten years ago I began playing more with cables in... | |
| Roon ready Music Streamer with I2S digital output? The Antipodes model you linked is the K40. It does not have the I2S output, only Ethernet.However the K50 has the I2S output option which can be configured to any I2S protocol with simple dip switches. This model also has the dual cpu arrangement ... | |
| Server/Streamer or Streamer/DAC? There is a fair explanation of the benefit of using a better server/streamer, as compared to something like a stock computer, on the Antipodes Audio website and the reasons why. A soft tech explanation which enlightens.https://antipodes.audio/anti... | |
| Best 6NS7 Preamp for a Pass Labs XA25 amp Another vote for the LTA preamp options. I started with the MZ2 with an XA30.8. Very good combination. Moving up to the Microzotl Preamp resulted in a meaningful improvement. Now this preamp is by far the most affordable piece in my system. I’ve n... | |
| Review on Linear Tube Audo Ultralinear amplifier just went up on Six Moons.com FWIW, I run a Lampizator Golden Gate through my Microzotl Preamp and Ultralinear. The DHT sound of the Lampizator comes through unrestricted. The LTA gear breathes right with it. It certainly helps that they let the saturated harmonics through mak... | |
| From tubes back to SS? BlueorionSorry I don’t have any insights on the ET6. Is it the entry level replacement for the ET3?Yes, the better LTA preamps use audible relays (MZ3 and Microzotl Preamp) can’t say that this bothers me and I’ve owned mine for 10 months so far. T... | |
| From tubes back to SS? Over the last 30 years I’ve gone back and forth with tube and SS gear multiple times. VAC, Belles, McCormack, Modwright, Emotive, Pass, many others, and now LTA. The motivation for change was driven by the feeling of incompleteness, never reliabil... | |
| Hiss/ground problems on a LTA MZ2/40 My MZ2 exhibited something like a beat frequency with the fundamental a little less than 60 hz. Found out it was from the WiFi unit about 8 inches away. I moved it two feet away and the noise stopped. I ve had half of a 6sn7 fail and it started to... |