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| Carver Crimson 275 tube amp Thanks for the reference, shown below. I don't doubt that the Crimson would be a good mate for your JBL speakers! For me, personally, a tube amp without auto-biasing is non-starter. Tiny screwdrivers and a power-up amplifier are the not the way... | |
| Carver Crimson 275 tube amp A question to Jim Clark. It is not clear how the biasing function on the Crimson unit works. I am guessing that one would not need a voltmeter for biasing, but it doesn't appear as though it has auto-biasing. Can you explain the biasing procedu... | |
| Carver Crimson 275 tube amp Very impressive, no doubt. Thanks, Jim. | |
| Carver Crimson 275 tube amp Jim,I appreciate your feedback on this thread, and I would suggest that you encourage, if possible, audiophiles to whom you have sold the amp to chime in on the thread with their experiences with their particular systems. I think this amp might w... | |
| How to value a used CD collection? Ladies and gentlemen,This potential purchase is a vexy one for the reasons you have mentioned. I appreciate the feedback. Selling CD's on Amazon is a losing proposition with the nick they take out of the sale. I guess I need to investigate other... | |
| Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go? Let me chime in on this thread. I got one of Don Sachs first preamps and now with his latest upgrade, I think he has pretty wrung every bit of sonic goodness out of his derivation design. It is far and away the finest preamp I have every had, ... | |
| Carver Crimson 275 tube amp Well, this thread is over three month old and nobody has yet responded who owns a Crimson amp. I note that the Crimson amp only 19 lbs and Don's amp is around 65 lbs. Presumably the Crimson has much longer tube life. Nobody seems to know why. | |
| Power strip for sequenced preamp/amp turn on and turn off? This one: https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/powervar-12-amp-power-conditioner.5258/ | |
| Power strip for sequenced preamp/amp turn on and turn off? That is a fine feature, thanks for the suggestion. | |
| Power strip for sequenced preamp/amp turn on and turn off? Gents,I reconnected my amp and preamp to my power condition with the power conditioner turned off, and then powered up them up with the switch on the power conditioner and there was a gentle startup with zero noise. One switch handles is all with... | |
| Power strip for sequenced preamp/amp turn on and turn off? Mr. Miller,Thanks for the response, which assuages my concern. My tube preamp and amp were made by Don Sachs and he just got back to me with his preferred solution, alleviating the potential of this noisy problem when, on very rare occasions when... | |
| Looking for my first DAC The Schiit Gungnir is a good value, but possible a better route would be to have the Oppo upgraded. StereoDave upgraded my Oppo 103 and the SQ improvement was astonishing for $375. That is the route I would suggest if you other have no need for a... | |
| A tubed integrated amp for Joseph Audio Pulsars? I completely agree with the recommendation of the Rogers tube integrated amp. I heard them together at the CAS a few years ago and was blown away, thinking that their was a pair of subwoofers playing. The combination was amazing, with the amp ... | |
| Sony HAP- Z1 ES music server into a DAC... is it possible? My pal with the Sony unit is wondering if the addition of a Ayre QB-9 DAC might be a sonic improvement. I have one for him to try. It was the first DAC I have had that demonstrably improved the sound of my system so he would like to try it. It... | |
| Sony HAP- Z1 ES music server into a DAC... is it possible? Thanks for the insight. BTW, have you ever heard a different DAC with the Sony or are you content with its internal DAC? |