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| Speakers for Small Room If you like your current Volti/Pass combination, consider the Volti Razz -- it has a small enough footprint to work in the smaller room. | |
| Galion vs Luxman vs Advance Paris vs (anything else) Take a look at the Pathos Logos MkII Tube Hybrid Integrated Amplifier. It is something different with outstanding build quality, It is hand made in Italy with high quality parts - it has massive transformers and a very robust power supply design— ... | |
| why do expensive amplifiers produce a better soundstage If you have two systems where: speakers are capable of imaging well; room is reasonably controlled; source quality is high; listening position is stable, and both amplifiers are of equal design quality, then I believe that the one with better part... | |
| Need guidance on best turntable in the 3K-3.5K range Technics 1200GR2 is about $2500 new and you will have enough left over for a nice cartridge. I would also look at the Thorens offerings (160, 125, etc) at Vinylnirvana | |
| Used Bookshelf up to $3k Your TSMs are really special (especially if they are the MXr version). If you want to try something totally "different", I would suggest looking at the Zu DWX ($1500-$3000 new depending on performance package and finish). They may be too large fo... | |
| Scott 222C Love I really enjoy 7189 and EL84-based push-pull amps from that era. There are a lot of good ones, including the Scott 222, that can still be the centerpiece of a very good system. | |
| Who is your favorite tube seller? Vintage Tube Services (if not in a hurry); Brent Jessee | |
| Low powered integrated recommendation You may want to consider one of the Raven Audio integrateds. | |
| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? +1 on the Erhard Audio Aretha. You can also add a tone control defeat switch, which takes the tone controls completely out of the circuit for sessions where you prefer to have a classic line preamp. | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing Backert Labs Rhumba.. very well made…consistent and very low output impedance that will match well with a variety of power amps. | |
| Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with? Van Alstine DVA SET 500 | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps Quicksilver Integrated would work great with your speakers. Very well-made EL84 amp that has a warmer, liquid presentation. It would definitely sound different than the integrated amps you are currently using. | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed Musical Fidelity M5Si | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. Talk to Tony at Tonian Labs to see if he has something to meet your needs. | |
| Seeking speakers under $3K for 10x12 ft room and driven by 20wpc tube amp Zu DWX will most likely give you the scale and dynamics you are looking for |