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| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) a. nervosa has set in.Just count yourself lucky. VERY lucky. | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? ...any objective assessment of the characteristics of the product itself. But here's the problem. You can have a mental checklist of things you want the component to do, and how well it does each one of them. But the response to music is at le... | |
| Can the need for novelty and change be mitigated by rotation? Maghister, you seem a little intemperate these days.So answer me this: when was the last time you added any component to your system/room? "Component"=anything that is part of the audio system or part of the room's acoustical treatment.When was t... | |
| Subwoofers with room correction built in? Check out Herb R's review of the SVS 3000 MIcro in this month's Stereophile. He spends a good deal of time on the phone app and the many variables that are constantly adjustable via the app. | |
| Change the Power Voltage It all depends on whether the unit has been designed in the first place to be adaptable to different countries. There are threads here on the 'gon on going into Accuphase amps and changing over some wire connections, to achieve 110/120. You defi... | |
| Puritan PMS 156 vs. Audioquest Niagara 3000 Can't you get the two units for an in-home trial? I'm sure you can get the Niagara; try and find a dealer (Puritan have an increasing US network) willing to let you try one.As I've posted elsewhere, I found that the PSM 156 bested a Niagara 1000 ... | |
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| More watts or better power ? Check the Stereophile review of the XA25 to see how many watts it can really put out (in AB). Given your speakers, the size of your room, and your volume levels, it is more than sufficient. Plus, at least some owners familiar with PASS gear woul... | |
| Can the need for novelty and change be mitigated by rotation? If you're not changing something, or planning to change something, or thinking about changing something, you're not in the hobby, you're just listening to music.Of course, that "something" can be components, accessories, tweaks, room treatment, po... | |
| Rotel RA-1592 MK II or something else to deliver around 200W to B&W towers around $3000? Probably Parasound Hint integrated would take care of all your needs.Or a used Hegel integrated. | |
| Speaker Road Trip In-state you could drive to Pontiac and hear Salk speakers where they're made and talk with the designer. There must be a couple of audio shops still left in greater Detroit (Royal Oak, perhaps), and there's always Ann Arbor. | |
| AUDIO RESEARCH VS VTL As you're only comparing two brands, then one can only say which is better. (Best applies with a minimum of three.)That said, there are at least half a dozen brands of tube amplification better than the two named. And that's a modest estimate. | |
| B&W speakers sounding very harsh? If it doesn't sound reasonably good when you first get it, no amount of break-in or burn-in will transform a sow's ear into a silk purse.On the other hand, if it already sounds pretty good from the get-go, things will likely improve further. | |
| Reasonably sensitive speakers for tube amps, max $2k/pair, new or used Obviously there are big differences if we are talking new or used. Also big differences w.r.t. how much bass extension you want.I'll second the Fritz recommendation, for a standmount, new or used, with good bass extension.You can get a used pair o... | |
| LinLai WE 300B or the LinLai Global Elite Permaloy 300B tubes ? If you check the Stereophile website, I think you will find that there are two previous columns by HR where he covers other brands of 300b tubes. |