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| Conrad Johnson preamp: ET5, ET7 (series 1 or 2) or ET3SE ?? Sounds like everyone is confirming the ET5 is much better than the ET3SE, which is kind of what I expected. So that ends that half of the discussion.the question now is:how does the ET5 compare to the ET7?Anyone? | |
| Conrad Johnson preamp: ET5, ET7 (series 1 or 2) or ET3SE ?? Oddiofyl- Yes, I heard the ET3 has been replaced by the ET6, but it sounds like (per audiotroy) I’d be better off with the ET5. | |
| Conrad Johnson preamp: ET5, ET7 (series 1 or 2) or ET3SE ?? Audiotroy-I have the dacv1, a dac/pre unit. It can be used as a dac only, so I plan to buy a preamp, use the Naim as a dac only, then shop for a dac upgrade. | |
| Gold Lion KT77 tubes for Primaluna Amp - a few questions I have been curious about trading tubes. I have 8 matched gold lion KT77s from my Primaluna HP amp, with about 30 hours on them. They are from upscale audio, paid 50 each (400 for the set). After some listening, I decided I preferred something ... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? OP here - thanks everyone for all the input. I now have a handful of candidates and brands to look into. I am heading south for the rest of the winter, and will continue the pursuit when I get back in the Spring. (No music in the rental place)I... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Audiomaze- I could not agree more. If the recording was not miked to give a great soundstage, you will never hear it in your system. I have many recordings with gorgeous soundstage that I keep coming back to. But, given a great recording, still... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? OP here. Just reviewing al, the comments and what catches me is there are no solid state preamps being suggested. Does not surprise me that tubes dominate the conversation, but kind of expected to see one or two solid state units in the mix..... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Atmasphere- line stage, phono not needed, must have remote. | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Atmasphere- 5k out the door is a hard stop. | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Aolmrd1241- are you using the Primaluna preamp with the HP or other Primaluna amp, or with something different? And are there other preamps that you have tried in your system before you decided on the Primaluna?i had not really considered the Pr... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Rollintubes- I have my speakers in a near field set up, and have spend countless hours tweaking my room. Sounds like you are in full agreement with me that getting the speaker and listener position optimized is the most important step. And we h... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Kalali- I think you make a lot of sense. Once you have strong candidates, it is probably a “how” the soundstage is rendered. And perhaps once one is willing to spend (what to me is) a reasonable amount of money, most of the candidates are prett... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Jtcf- I am big fan of the LTA in general, but that is the preamp I home demoed and the soundstage was disappointing, much smaller compared to my naim solid state. Otherwise, I would have bought it, and would not be on this quest. However, I did ... | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Atmosphere- is the mp-3 balanced only for input and output? Can I use RCAs? | |
| What preamp creates the largest soundstage? Batman1971- Never heard of graaf. I see they are an Italian company, but can’t tell much more. Are they readily available in US?phantom_av- it has been years since I have listened to Atma-sphere. I will check into them. Per their website, th... |