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| Vacuum Tube preamp with my KRELL KAV 250a, a no no......WHY? judsauce You will get some great advice here, and many of us use tube preamps in front of our tube and solid state amplifiers......the combination can be a beautiful pairing. I'd recommend reaching out to some of the best tube preamp manufacture... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 hickamore Best of luck on your final decisions, I wish you the best. I have couple of other needs that I'll be purchasing from Aric, my experience with his equipment is that impressive. Except for a CODA S5.5 SS amp (which is extraordinary), I c... | |
| Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system 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... | |
| 300B or 2a3 SET Class A for Heretic Model A? +1 for Aric Audio Give Aric Kimball a call, he's a great call even if you don't buy his equipment. He offers 2 different 300B amps, a 2A3 amp, an EL34 "Push Pull" amp, a KT88 "Single Ended", and a pair of KT monoblocks. I own his Motherlode XL pr... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta grislybutter, That is true, buying used can certainly be a better way to purchase audio components. I just posted that because it was my experience, as I purchased new. The feeling about the speakers remains the same however, and each can be purc... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta johnnotkathi I really wouldn't care if someone else considers a speaker to be "audiophile", because that is subjective.....and often related to budget. My $3,000 Clayton Shaw Caladans (which are great speakers), would not be considered audiophile... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Thanks for the update Terry, really looking forward to reading your review.....should be outstanding | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Congrats Fred, can't wait to hear your thoughts | |
| What is preferred/best contact cleaner these days? tvad et al I did purchase some Stabilant 22 it kit form, and understand that it should be cut with isopropyl alcohol at 3 to 1? I have yet mix it, and thus have not installed it. Any recommendations on proper coating with the Stabilant? | |
| Tube amps under $7500 hickamore ++1 for Aric Audio, and funny I just asked Aric about XLR inputs for a friend that is going to buy one of his amps. Aric makes 2 300B amps, a 2A3 amp, a Transcend EL34 "Push Pull" (What I own) a EL34/KT88/120/150 single ended, and Supe... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Great customer service too, tubes arrived yesterday in less than a week. Helen reached out to me today via email after she saw the package was delivered, to make sure everything arrived safely; and let me know to contact her if anything does not w... | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? If anyone is interested, someone just posted a really detailed review of the Caladans on another thread on Agon titled "My Caladan Impressons".....Yes I misspelled impressions, but it is on the other thread | |
| My Caladan Impressons Moonwatcher Some thoughts on your questions, I've had my Caladans 3 months now. You can read my full review on the "Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw?" Agon thread back in February. (1) Placement - I have played around with positionin... | |
| My Caladan Impressons audioman58 I posted this some time ago, but here is what is in the Caladans "IsoAcoustics Gaia III feet, WBT Nextgen 0703 binding posts, Jupiter twisted pair lacquered cotton wiring, US Coils air coils, Jupiter copper foil and Dayton Audio capac... | |
| My Caladan Impressons Wester17 Thank you for the very detailed review, and it closely mirrors a review I put up in February/March on another Caladan thread here a Agon. At the end I too, thought that my review sounded like an advertisement for Clayton's speakers.....b... |