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| What Unusual SET tubes you've tried & liked? They are exceedingly uncommon/hard to find but have you considered a PX25? Similar to a 2A3, Art Audio produced a 5w power amp for years using this tube and it is an interesting middle ground between a 300B and 2A3. | |
| 2A3 Tube Opinions @enobenetto Not sure if he will do it for free but Upscale Audio definitely has the equipment to test those tubes. | |
| speaker/stand, couple or isolate? @boxer12. I had a pretty extensive conversation with distributor on this and I have a spare set of Gaia III feet lying around and just tested it. Distributor advice was touse the pucks.Isolating the speaker from the stand makes an obvious differen... | |
| speaker/stand, couple or isolate? I have tried this a couple different ways when I was working on stands for my speakers.I started with a high mass MDF with spikes coupled. Good result, not great. Moved to low mass metal (aluminum) with spike. Bad result. At advice from the wh... | |
| Amp recommendation for Vandersteen Treo CT My apologies for no looking at the Simaudio unit first. I just assumed . Silly of me. The Musical Fidelity M6si is spot on what you are looking for then. Price is exactly $2999, 220w and circuitry that should sound really good with your Treo C... | |
| phono pre-amp being replaced I have a Kleos on a Linn LP12 currently paired with an Art Audio Vinyl One Copper Reference. It pairs perfectly with the Kleos and has variable gain via a dial on the back. This was a step up for me from the PS Audio NuWave Phone converter and was... | |
| Amp recommendation for Vandersteen Treo CT For years, commsysman out in the stereophile forums has been a huge advocate for Vandersteen and Musical Fidelity. He has the Treo's, not the Treo CTs, but has them paired with a Musical Fidelity M6 PRX with an ARC LS26 Preamp and has raved about... | |
| need help regarding new Ayon spirit iii Couple of questions - are you listening in pentode or triode? What are your issues specifically with the sound? Can you offer more nuance?Saying you don't like the PRaT and bass is sort of like saying I hate everything about the sound of this pa... | |
| Separate Phono Pre - $$ before I will hear a SIGNIFICANT difference vs. integrated? MF lx lps at $199 is a steal. I will give that a 3rd! Regarding interconnects, an entry level .5M cable from Kimber or Audioquest is more than adequate for what you need. | |
| Balanced vs RCA between amp/preamp Read third post down from KBK...great explanation. https://www.stereophile.com/content/balanced-xlr-vs-unbalanced-rca-1 The fact that the Marantz units and your sources are not fully balanced means you will likely experience minimal gains vs. ... | |
| What amp is best with Wilson Sasha DAW speakers @rauliruegas I think the MFs vs. the JC1 are technically relatively comparable units. They are similarly priced and are directly competitive in many ways including power, overseas building, etc... I would never buy the JC1s over the MF M8 500... | |
| What amp is best with Wilson Sasha DAW speakers Personal taste but IMO the ARC Ref 10 is the best of the three. I would consider a CJ GAT, Ayre KX-R Twenty or Soulution 725 over the VTL or the Spectral. I think the Arc Ref 10 is best of all of these though. | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia ll footers plus carpet spikes @twoleftears - You would want to use Orea Pucks most likely instead of Gaias as the Gaias get screwed into the speaker or footing hardware. Check out my Olneya stands as this will provide a simple visual: https://verdantaudio.com/collections/verda... | |
| How many turntable’s have you owned? I have had 5:- Technics Auto Turntable - don't remember model. It was automatic and cheap. Sound character was crap with crap filling (sold years ago)- Rega P3-24 with RB301 tonearm & Elys 2 - Sound is signature Rega, all about PRaT with som... | |
| Isoacoustics Gaia ll footers plus carpet spikes I am working on a subwoofer and machining feet was going to cost as much or more than just buying the Gaia IIIs and including them. I have tried no feet and feet, not an alternative but they make a huge difference. As a result, I ship Orea pucks... |