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| Threshold fet 10/pc info This was 3-4 years ago, but I believe I paid $800 for my Threshold FET-10/PC | |
| Scout 1.1 Tonearm Comparison I absolutely love my Aries table with the JMW 10.5i arm. Even though I've been into VPI for years, I find their model lines and upgrades a tad confusing (and sometimes a bit on the expensive side - $1200 for a SDS?!). The sheer number of platter &... | |
| Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh? My introduction to high-end audio was through McIntosh. I had a friend who - in the late 80s - owned most of the 60s stuff - The MC60, MC240, MC30s, the C22, etc. Those units have a special place in my memory since I got my first taste of the audi... | |
| Your first amp? The year was 1989. I was about to head off to college without a stereo. I had just heard a friend's McIntosh 240 amplifier and was amazed by the looks and the sound. I had zero experience with tube gear.He asks if I would like to buy a tube amp?Su... | |
| What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear the preamplifier nut is one of the hardest to crack.I really enjoyed my Threshold FET-10/HL linestage - though a little dark, it never got in the way of the music. The matching -10/PC phono preamp was good, but I've heard better.I'm now running a ... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? rebuilt EICO HF-60s - with GEC CV4085s, good 6SN7s, Mullard 5AR4s, and vintage Mullard EL34s. Updated with new caps,they're the best I've heard so far - something about those Acrosound TO-330 transformers. | |
| Tube Amps from China Magnepans love power...Back when I had 1.6QRs, I hooked up a "50" (more like 25-30!) watt EL34 Yaqin MC-10T amplifier. It sounded pretty good - provided you didn't listen at loud levels or any music with deep bass.Perhaps a Ming Da MD75 would work... | |
| best chinese tube amp under $1k? I own a Yaqin MC-10T. It's a PP EL34 amp. Sound, though not as good as my EICO HF-60s, is still quite impressive for the low price. It has a very 'modern' / fast sound. I ran mine for many hours without any issue - currently on loan to a friend wh... | |
| Set amps ? I love single-ended amplifiers but I've run into matching problems with lower efficient speakers. Even a homemade 15W SE (ultralinear in this case) amp with negative feedback couldn't drive a pair of current hungry Magnepan speakers to any reasona... | |
| Which B&K ST-140? I used to own a B&K ST-140 as a backup amplifier. It ran 86dB Magnepan 1.6QRs without too much problem. It was a second generation one - 105WPC, torodial transformer, 2 output devices per channel. The first generation has a standard frame tran... | |
| Recommendation for Tube Preamp around $1000 I recently bought a Quicksilver full function the older one with dual 6X4 rectifiers. Needless to say, I'm very happy with the sound, especially after doing some tube rolling: RCA 12FQ7s and vintage Mullard 12AX7s. | |
| Help me recommend some speakers for a friend thanks everyone. I'm normally not a fan of subwoofers (I'll admit my experience is minimal with them) but this may work out best for him. | |
| Did I blow my tube amp? Things to check:1 -Do the tubes still light up? If not, check the fuse.2 - Check connections - both input and output. We all do silly stuff, like the time I plugged the speaker wires in to the 4-ohm and 8-ohm tap, hence no sound!3) if you have the... | |
| General opinion about ADCOM amplifiers I've owned the 535, while my father still owns the venerable 555 after all these years.To my ears, these 80s/90s Adcom amps are a touch dry, and a little grainy. If going budget SS, I prefer the B&K ST-140 which has a warmer sound. Of course I... | |
| REVIEW: Meng Yayi KT88 Monoblocks thanks for the update.I recently bought a Yaqin MC-10T tube integrated amplifier that uses EL34s and a brace of 12AT7s. Honestly, for the price, I couldn't be any happier. It certainly sound better than quite a few vintage amps I've owned. I've ev... |