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| 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? | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular The OP made comparison of the TS 7581 tubes to, among other tubes, the KT88's in his first sentence. So far as I know, few tube amps can swap between EL 34's and KT88's. I am super happy with the pricey Shaguang KT-88-t tubes in my Don Sachs pow... | |
| Differences between cd transports? Another thread hijacked by GK who, as always, veers any technical audio discussion in absurd directions. Others have made astute points about the question raised by the OP which I appreciate and can learn from. My best is advice is to pay him no... | |
| The Carver Amp Challenge and the 21st Century and it's Failure Elizabeth, you have the right take, in my view. Carver is a genius and I would be keen to hear feedback from owners of his new Crimson 275 tube amp. I have casted about for this feedback since Sept 2018. | |
| How to select a good set of vacuum tubes? Finally, thanks to the OP for his excellent information... it is going in the vaunt of audio reference material. I agree with Tomic, without reservation. I am put off with the arrogance of the large tube seller in SoCal, but he has excellent tube... | |
| Your favorite male soul voices Sinatra has no peer, as well as Mel Torme. I love Chet Baker, too. But my favorite male vocalist is Bobby Scott, who never sounded better than one of his later recordings, "Slowly." |