vthokie83
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| Your journey with lower-watt tube amps -- Can a kit be good enough? If you like the idea of a kit (or they will build a complete amplifier), I agree with the Dynaco design option. The company Tubes4hifi has kits and fully assembled amplifiers based on some of the most popular Dynaco products: ST-35, ST-70 and ST-1... | |
| Where are the front men? (Rant) Auto tuning, takes the life out of any singer; male or female | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS Measurements have their place, and I use them to a point. I also use reviews from reviewers I trust, input from a select group of posters here, looks of the speaker, listening at Audio shows (I attend at least 3 a year now), quality of the compone... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing sim_audio_nerd The CODA S5.5 is a killer of an amp in it's own right, but pair it up with a great tube preamp.....and it's brilliant | |
| Help With Streamer - Aurender, Auralic, HIFI Rose, Eversolo A10, etc. +++++++1 for the Innuous Zen MKIII or Zenith MKIII, both will be perfect for what you want to do | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing gryphongryph No I have Aric's top preamp, the Motherlode XL.....but that is more money still.....and I was trying to respect Terenthia's budget. My top two preamps would be the Aric Audio Motherlode XL ($6,500) and the Don Sachs/Lynn Olson Raven... | |
| Thoughts on Speakers for a Small Audio/Video Room captouch No I don't own the BMRs. I had just purchased a pair of Buchardt Audio S400 MKII stand mounts when I got a chance to listen to them. But I do remember how much I liked the BMRs | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? The speakers come with a standard one year warranty, but that increases to 3 years if you register the product with Dutch & Dutch. Also I think they've been on the market for about six years, and I've never heard any quality issues | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers And I don't want to abuse the Furutech rhodium plated, but they are REALLY detailed and it was too much in any of my systems. I could see it being really helpful for people with "dark" systems | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers mclinnguy I'm not sure what caused the long break in to be honest, I just know the Rhodium took me over 3 months.....not sure of the total hours. I was working with 8 (9?) receptacles for about 13 months. I also tend to prefer gold plated, then s... | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers OP I tested a bunch of receptacles over a year, and here were my findings: Best - Furutech GTX-D(G Gold) - The GTX-D(R Rhodium was too bright for me, but it is a detail machine...but took forever to break in) Best (just a hair down) - Oyaide R-... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing gryphongryph I thought all Suprateks have adjustable gain? I talked to Mick and he thought his preamps would work well with my CODA S5.5, though I'd have to adjust gain. Maybe I'm mistaken, but my friend's Grange is adjustable | |
| Thoughts on Speakers for a Small Audio/Video Room captouch Good recommendations with Fritz and Revival, and I'd also throw in the Philharmonic BMR stand mounts.....beautiful speakers to look at, $2,200 per pair, and shoot WAY above their price point......check out some reviews | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing Terenthia For under $3,000 I'd recommend the Supratek Chardonnay preamp, $3,000 with chrome accents and $2,500 with black accents. Hand made in Australia, and Mick Maloney is a really smart dude......and great to talk to. That's what I would buy ... | |
| All-in-One units for retiring audiophile & music lovers in 2025, say what? decooney It is a lot, and they are not cheap at $15,000; but for an all in one box and for speakers that really deliver.....the Dutch and Dutch are a really good solution. I (nor any of my audiophile friends own them), but the have really impress... |