thaluza
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| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll To answer the OP, one of the main goals for my system was to reduce the heat in my room. I live in SoCal where temps average 85-95 degrees in the summertime, sometimes more, and electricity rates are high. I like to avoid using the air conditioner... | |
| Are Their any Tube Preamp with Home Theater Bypass? Supratek | |
| Preamp suggestion for Coincedent M300B Frankenstein mk2 I am a Frankenstein owner. I had the Coincident Statement Line Stage and currently use Horneshoppe The Truth T3. Both are superb with the Frankensteins. The Truth T3 is a no gain unit and works best with source components with output voltage of 1.... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version Good input by brownsfan. His personal experience is very valuable to the OP’s concerns. Regarding my Atma-Sphere amps, they are an older, non-upgraded version, so it should be no surprise that brownsfan has had a much more positive experience with... | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version @charles1dad Between the two, I have a strong preference for the Frankensteins. I use the Franks 99.9% of the time, but it is fun to switch in another amp every once in awhile. | |
| New Coincident Frankenstein 300B Stereo Version I have happily owned the Frankenstein MKII version for 6 years and had a brief experience with them hooked up to Victory II speakers. If I recall correctly, the VII’s were 97db and 10 ohms. I did not perceive any issues with this particular pairin... | |
| CD transports; do they really matter Tried 3 different transports into my Mojo Evo dac. Oppo (good), Pioneer (better), Esoteric (best). The differences are easily heard. The Esoteric with its VRDS transport is the winner by a wide margin. | |
| Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek I am a former Supratek Cortese owner, purchased in 2007. It had point to point wiring (i.e. the "rat’s nest"), which was touted as a sonic advantage. It had a lot of inputs and outputs, so there were wires everywhere. The phono stage was very nice... | |
| Mojo Audio Mystique EVO Interesting that the subject of cd transports came up in this thread, as after 9 months of ownership of my EVO, I recently decided to experiment with listening to the EVO through my disc player as a transport. Last night was mesmerizing. I am usin... | |
| SET vs OTL @twoleftears,No, I am just relating my extensive experience with one brand. I made it clear I have no experience with Tenor and Atmasphere. Nor do I have experience with other brands. The link you provided does not say anything about user experien... | |
| SET vs OTL I owned an OTL amp for 8 years and then switched to SET. No one has mentioned that OTL amps require many output tubes. For example, my OTL amp had 8 output tubes. The obvious issue is that OTL generates a lot of heat, but also with that many tubes... | |
| Apple Dolby Atmos Music - Absolute GAME CHANGER! Atmos music sounds good. I’ve been playing rock and jazz songs from Apple Music’s spatial audio playlists. I have a 7.2.4 system with Apple TV, a mid level Marantz receiver, in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, and a pair of subs. Riders on the Storm ... | |
| Modwright LS100 vs The followings @gte357s Mojo Audio Mystique Evo B4B (R2R) and Cerious Graphene Matrix (interconnects, usb cable, and power cable). Both manufacturers have a trial period if you want to demo. | |
| Modwright LS100 vs The followings I owned the Coincident Statement Line stage and the Supratek Syrah preamp, which is a Chardonnay plus a built in phono stage. The CSLS is a better preamp sonically than the Syrah. The phono stage in the Syrah is superb, though. I would recommend m... | |
| U-Haul Small Shipping Boxes for vinyl When I stored my LP's recently, I got boxes for free from Costco. Their boxes for apples are very sturdy, and as a bonus, they have handles on them. |