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| Bryston or Classe audio ? what do you think of both? Tom_Munro, very well said... Classe is "higher-end" and a more expensive product line than Bryston but they are both outstanding values compared to the mega-buck names. Bryston has a longer warranty - but when I'm shopping for audio gear, I'm not ... | |
| Best Tube Amp under 5K Upscaleaudio is right.The ARC amp requires closely matched tubes and you have to remove the lid and use a digital voltmeter to set the bias correctly. The CJ Premier amps on the other hand are open chassis designs and bias is independently adjusta... | |
| Best Tube Amp under 5K A pair of used Conrad-Johnson Premier 12 mono blocks might be nice. I really like the sound of my CJ Premier 11a. I also recently picked up a used Audio Research VT100MKII. It's a fine sounding amp with good bass authority and over all more neutra... | |
| Bryston or Classe audio ? what do you think of both? I found Bryston to be a little too flat in the mids and too bright in the treble for my taste, but I'm a tube lover so maybe I'm biased. No pun intended. I owned Classe for a number of years and was very happy with the sound. To me, the Classe amp... | |
| Is there anyone who came back from tubes to SS? In response to snook2:There are a number of outstanding and RELIABLE tube amps out there that don't require constant biasing and tube replacement. I'm not saying your gear was bad but if you stick with reputable quality brands with solid construct... | |
| CD Players with PMD-200 filter? I don't think the Levinson No.39 uses the PMD-200 because the No.39 was designed way before the PMD-200 was even available. | |
| Amp protection circuitry? all that its cracked up to be? I doubt that we can protect our equipment from a direct hit and if you were that unfortunate, I bet you'll have bigger problems to deal with than your HiFi. ;-) But there are times when near by lightning strikes can cause spikes and power surges o... | |
| Amp protection circuitry? all that its cracked up to be? I use a Monster Power HTS5000 in my system and plug my CJ Premier 11a tube amp into it. There is no noticeable degradation in performance. The amp sounds exactly the same as if it were plugged directly into the AC wall outlet. We get our fair shar... | |
| Cary 306/200 vs Marantz SA-1 vs Sony SCD-1 Lonecherry, very interesting comments about the XA777ES vs SCD-1. Since redbook is more important to me than SACD, any SACD player will have to pass the first hurdle of outstanding redbook CD playback. I haven't heard any that come close to the be... | |
| Tube Curious Streetdaddy, I'm curious about your BAT + Avalon setup. I listened to a pair of rather large Avalon speakers (don't recall the model) driven by a Conrad-Johnson Premier 11a 70w/ch tube amp in a dealer show room. I didn't think it was a good match.... | |
| Tube Curious Dweller, ARC charges four times as much for their 6550 tubes . The same brand of 8 matched 6550's can be had for about $240 w/o even shopping for best price.2000 hours tube life divided by 9-hours of listening per week = 222 weeks, divided by 52 w... | |
| FPB Series - Hot Running? But my tube amp doesn't sound right unless I waste an hour of power pulling 380-watts at idle before critical listening. ;-) | |
| Cary 306/200 vs Marantz SA-1 vs Sony SCD-1 If SACD is not important to you, I would lean toward the Cary 306/200 or even the Cary 303 (the 303/200 may even be out by now). Check http://audioasylum.com for info. | |
| Cary in bed with Stereophile????? I haven't listened to any of the equipment in your list but it may just be a matter of mismatch with your speakers. The Cary 300SEI is a "lowly" 12w/ch amp and the specs on your 4 ohm Audio Physic Virgos calls for 15w to 150w of power. I'd say the... | |
| Is there anyone who came back from tubes to SS? Tube gear can be microphonic and more sensitive to vibration but I just (now) did a test on my ARC LS16 tube preamp and CJ Premier 11a tube amp.I switched the preamp to an input that didn't have a source component connected to it, turned the volum... |