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| Audio research and krell Some Krell amps actually had an internal jumper to add a capacitor to the circuit when using tube pres to avoid DC issues. | |
| Upgrade McCormack or... McCormack and McIntosh typically have a very different presentations. McCormack's tend to be somewhat forward, McIntosh's tend to be laid back. Either might be better suited to different speakers. The Kef 104/2's are somewhat reticent;. I think th... | |
| Thiel Owners @coop_301 , Please indulge me as I offer some thoughts. IMHO, the CS 6's play with greater ease and with greater dynamic range than the CS 3.6's, at a very premium price difference (at least when new). If you have a rather large room or intend to ... | |
| Thiel Owners @coop_301 , Another consideration is to purchase an amp on the condition that it passes an authorized tech inspection. In which case you might avoid some risk, could get the amp properly updated, and as such eventually save money on at least one d... | |
| Thiel Owners @coop_301 , Something to consider; some of these amps are getting up there in age, and might be due for a recapping and perhaps re-biasing. The cost of which may not be inexpensive, especially when considering the weight and corresponding shipping... | |
| Thiel Owners @coop_301 , Just to clarify; that with the Thiel’s sonically I’d much prefer the ML to the Crown or Eagle, and many others too. Which is not to say those amps might not be preferable with other speakers. The Eagle would be a great match with more ... | |
| Thiel Owners The Levinson's are certainly up to the task of delivering on the Thiel's, but Harmon hasn't exactly built the best reputation for customer support, especially for the legacy models. FWIW, personally I prefer some of the vintage Krell's, Threshold'... | |
| Thiel Owners @tomthiel, though I'm typically firmly ensconced in the solid state camp, the Sonic Frontier's Line 3 tube line stage impressed the heck out of me. With its true balanced, DC coupled, low output impedance; makes an unusually good match with ss amp... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition Sonic Frontiers Line 3. I’m typically firmly in the solid state camp, but this tube line stage impressed the heck out of me. | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition New or used price? | |
| Selling off Tubes for Solid State, A Cooler Love Story? Budget?: Speakers?: Scources?: | |
| FM Tuners @big_greg , offers excellent advice. When it comes to tuners, like real estate, it comes down to; "location, location, location" FWIW, IME, Magnum Dynalab’s own cheaper (though still somewhat expensive for what it is) previously called "silver ri... | |
| Do speaker wires have to be the same length for each speaker? The argument seems to be less about distance and time, but rather one of commonality of load per channel on the amplification. | |
| Thiel Owners @decathlon1991, Which models? | |
| Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps? @twoleftears, Tube pres are more likely to have a higher output voltage that could be going into typically more sensitive ss amps; reducing the effective range of the volume control. Tube pres are less likely to have the balanced outputs that are ... |