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| Best bargain ARC tube pre amp around a grand I've paired my ARC LS-2B with my Quicksilver EL-34 Triode push/pulls, my Quicksilver 300B SET's and my old Quicksilver Silver 90's (like your 60's, that is another KT-88 pentode design by Mike Sanders). I love it in combination with the EL-34 and ... | |
| Anyone ever have claims for damage with UPS? Buckingham is right about the 4 foot drop. Have you ever seen the 'assembly lines' our packages go through to get sorted and out to the planes? It would just make you wince! I've become a big believer in overpacking and double-boxing. Much worse t... | |
| Muddy Waters "Folk Singer" Kind of Blue - Miles DavisRobert Johnson - Boxed SetJazz at the PawnshopThe Healer - John Lee HookerThe Bach Sonata's - Lara St. John (Astounding!)Cafe Blue - Patricia Barber Monk's Dream - Theloneous MonkWhen a Woman gets the Blues - Rory Block A... | |
| Transitioning: back to solid state.... Yes, I think Steve (Huntley) is pretty swamped over there at times, and neglects follow-ups (or just doesn't have the time). I had a similar experience trying to ask a few questions and really had to keep trying. All I can say is that the mod was ... | |
| Transitioning: back to solid state.... Sorry Viggen, I too somehow got the idea your CA50 was a power-amp and not integrated. My bad. This has become a pretty lengthy thread so I guess I missed that detail. I still stand by everything else I've offered thus far, especially the idea tha... | |
| Transitioning: back to solid state.... Ohala makes a very good point. Again, I don't know much about your Meridian DAC & Transport other than it is an older model, but the golden rule that Ohala is indirectly referring to: "Garbage In = Garbage Out"...it doesn't matter what you use... | |
| Transitioning: back to solid state.... This would open up a whole other can of worms for you, but here goes: One other thing you may want to try before you sell your CA50 is to put a good pre-amp between it and your source (you said you were using it direct). Even though many players h... | |
| Transitioning: back to solid state.... OK, I'm a bit confused here....so it seems you're frustrated with the idea of the 'maitenance' of having a tube amp. It seems like the only issue was biasing, and the cost of tubes as per your initial post. Yet you are looking for an SS amp that w... | |
| My wife finally got it Congratulations indeed! One small step for man....one giant leap for audiophiles! My wife was trained as a classical violinist and comes from a family of musicians. You would think that they'd all be overly critical about the reproduction of their... | |
| RCA to XLR adapter, advantages of special boxes ?? There are several solutions besides the box you refer to. The advantage of the box is that there are so many options. Whether the box itself degrades the signal via poor connections, soldering, or switches would be a question I might be concerned ... | |
| Is High End Cable Really Worth It and What Brand There is no doubt in my mind that cables and interconnects can make a big difference in how your system sounds. A simple demonstration would be to demo some cables that exhibit very different tendencies (in any system) and hear the difference for ... | |
| artists who most deeply touch you Tom Waits...well, what can you say, the man is a musical genius! A favorite album would be difficult, but if pressed for a desert island disk I'd say Swordfishtrombone. His new ones are wonderful too.Tori Amos is also a longtime favorite. If you g... | |
| Which lower price range CD player should I pick ? I'll give you a vote for the Planet 2000 and add that you should be able to find an excellent 8-9/10 example (slightly) used for around $650-750 right here on Audiogon. It will be easier if you will 'settle' for the black face version, as they ten... | |
| Velodyne ULD-15 Input Signal Strength I'm not quite up to speed on some of this material yet, but as I understand it, the Spica TC-50's I own start to roll off at around 70Hz. They are very musical in the mid and high's, but quite lacking in the bass. In their day (they are no longer ... | |
| Headphones - Senn HD 800 or Grado RS1i....... Whoops, my hyperlink must have got corrupted. =243&graphID |