vthokie83
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| Power Cables jfrmusic Thank you for the quick synopsis, I'll keep the Frankencable in mind | |
| Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M) dejayos Congratulations on the new preamp, the Motherlode XL has been a revelation for me.....I never knew how much a great preamp could "make" as system. Aric had to do some customization on mine as well, to compensate for the 10k ohm input for ... | |
| Best 12AU7? olds1959special As already mentioned, reach out to Brent Jessee.....he's the best tube provider I've ever used. He carries a great stock of tubes, but he doesn't give them away. The best 12AU7 tubes are expensive, so be prepared STAY AWAY from r... | |
| Starting Over and I need your help Forgot to mention for the Schitt Ragnarock - 60 WPC into 8 ohms, 100 WPC into 4 ohms. Get the "Just An Amp" version.....the pricing above is for that version | |
| Starting Over and I need your help wavendon I would stop trying to cheap out on your upgrades, otherwise your sound will never improve.....you have a comfortable budget, I would spend it. Keep the Omega speakers, they are probably good enough for a $3,000 system; and the 94db sen... | |
| Power Cables jfrmusic Congrats on the Frankencable purchase, please do let us know how you like it. For others looking for reasonably priced cables, here are a few reasonably priced cables I've tried and own and can recommend: Anti-Cables Level 3 8awg ($330 ... | |
| Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M) dejayos There are generalities of course between 12AU7 family compared to the 6SN7, but here are mine; and I have both 12AU7 and 6SN7 systems in my collection. These are my own findings, others may disagree: 6SN7 - I find these tube components t... | |
| McIntosh tube upgrade - worthwhile? +1 for Brent Jessee, huge selection of hard to find tubes. He's not giving them away, but he does have a 30 return policy (with restocking fee), and he does warrant his tubes against failure for 30 days. I've had great experiences with him for 12A... | |
| Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M) dejayos I'd prefer a 6SN7 preamp tube personally. In addition to the CJ recommendation though, I'd look at: Aric Audio, Supratek, and the Don Sachas/Lynn Olson Raven preamp. I'd even reach out to Aric Kimball (Aric Audio), Don Sachs (Raven preamp... | |
| Interconnect priority DAC to preamp, then preamp to amp | |
| Tube preamp topologies and music gochurchgo I can highly recommend the tube amplifiers and preamplifiers of Aric Audio, and I agree that a "Push Pull" configuration might best provide what you are looking for. Give Aric Kimball (owner of Aric Audio) a call, he builds 7 different... | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? mikhailark There are some really great recommendations already put forward, that are really helpful. If I were in your shoes with your listening tastes (and with your Accuphase), I'd pay attention to speaker sensitivity. Some thoughts if I were y... | |
| Help with high end bookshelf speakers Renosteve 42 posts in, and we finally have your budget.....of course you've gotten recommendations all over the place because no one knew your price constraints. No need to replace any of your electronics, they are all very good. Some options to... | |
| Recommendations for really well-recorded music for high-end audio system demo Several of the MTV "Unplugged" recordings, stripped down acoustic (mostly) and usually very well recorded: Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots (hard to find MTV UK), Eric Clapton, 10,000 Maniacs, Lauryn Hill, Oasis, Florence and the Mach... | |
| How Long Should a First Watt SIT3 Last ? Tonydennison (or anyone else considering a new solid state amp), I will echo yyzsantabarbara here. The CODA S5.5 is a magical 50 wpc class A SS amplifier, and should be on anyone's short list IMO. I've had mine for a few months, and it has excee... |