twoleftears
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| what's going on with specs? Welcome to the world of audio specmanship.Find some magazine reviews of units you're interested in; certain mags in the U.S. and Europe test the amps and publish results, so you can actually compare apples with apples. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max The other trade-off you're looking at here is new vs. used, and I think it should factor more into the discussion. Otherwise you're not comparing apples with apples. Do you want the peace of mind that comes with a new unit (and, likely, the abil... | |
| how would you describe a system that is musical in nature I think a lot of audiophiles reach this point in their journey, at which point some of them bail, some make a major course direction, some scrap everything and start over, and some continue listening because current audiophile orthodoxy tells them... | |
| On ''what there is'' OK! On to Searle... | |
| Bryston ??? Bear in mind also that Thanksgiving in Canada was October 11. | |
| On ''what there is'' TIme to throw some Wittgenstein into the mix! | |
| Bryston ??? https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=175758.0 James Tanner is active there today. He's very approachable and will get you squared away. Mike is their no. 1 tech who is also wondering approachable and helpful. | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max If you're buying new, then it would be hard to get better value for money than from the Belles Aria stereo amp (2k) or the monoblocks (3k the pair). I own the monos; they run cool and together take up less space than many stereo amps.I glanced ov... | |
| Amplifiers in use with big Harbeths (Mon 40 series) that work very well I first heard the 40.2's at Deja Vu in Washington DC. There and at the CAF Vu was driving them with high-power CJ tube amplification. I believe they can do well with both SS and tube. The need for a certain amount of power seems to be the most f... | |
| Bryston ??? You can find the CEO over on the Bryston forum on AudioCircle. | |
| Yet Another Post About Power Conditioners! @output555 In answer to your question a while ago, yes, I other threads on the Puritan I posted how I compared them over a period of time with a substantial number of other respected units, most of them costing more, and the Puritan came out as t... | |
| Yet Another Post About Power Conditioners! You missed likely the best choice, a Puritan 136 or, with a little stretch, the 156. Search threads on them on this site. | |
| RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . . The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft agley,An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy! Robert Burns, "To a Mouse" | |
| Amplifiers in use with big Harbeths (Mon 40 series) that work very well Over on the Harbeth Users Group (I know, I know), there is a thread called "The 'A-list' of amplifiers actually in use At home". While this obviously covers all the Harbeth models, and while subjective comments are indeed discouraged, what I stil... | |
| Are Pre-Amps necessary? Yep. All you need is a straight wire with gain and a potentiometer. Amazing that no one figured this out sooner. |