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| bullet proof amp 1.) Crown first, Hafler 2nd, and also Carver2.) Pro touring amps | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? Larryi,I could try other brands of tubes for sure, but I'm resonably happy for now.I found Cary's Chinese 6SN7's were better than Electro Harmanix in the DJH preamp in my system.I found the Svetlana EL34 excellent in the Jolida 302 w/ RCA front en... | |
| audiophile music servers the latest products, info I'd look at the Linn and McIntosh music servers. The Linn has garnished some very good reviews. I'm sure the same for the Mac. | |
| Is this the biggest HT system ever? I wonder how much the the A/C system cost to cool the room with at least 15 tube Macs! ... Or is this an expensive sauna? | |
| Metro shelving for your audio gear? What is metro shelving? Do you have a link to see it? | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? I think the reason I liked the AES(Cary's budget line)AE-3 DJH preamp so much is that it uses 6SN7 tubes. It sounds "oh-so-good". I like them better than the 12AX7 tubes of my Jolida integrated. That is why I bought the AES Superamp MkII power amp... | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? Larryi,Intersting thoughts. I have only used one tube preamp, the AES/Cary DJH, and it worked wonderfully with the Pass Labs Aleph 30 and Linn Klout poweramps. These amps where natural and accurate in there own right and adding tubes improved on t... | |
| is getting a tube pre a valid option with ss amp? I had a tube pre w/ a Pass Labs amp. The soundstage improved, the vocals became more intimate, and everything sounded more real and human..like you are there. A tube pre is a good move. | |
| Can a preamp's gain be lowered? Ask them what to do. They really will help if you call and they will recommend what mod to do inside the chassis if you want to do it. They are a bit slow on emails, but are a great source of knowledge if you call. | |
| Projector and Screen recommendations Kirkus, thanks for your wealth of knowledge on screen choices. It will help. I will now have to research the apropriate projector to match a screen. Drew, thanks for the info on directional lighting. | |
| Cambridge 740c or Rega Apollo with Linn and Sonus Used Linn Genki for about $750. With Linn black interconnects and LK20 or LK400(biwire) speaker wire.Awesome synergy! | |
| "Best" of the "Universal" players ???. Linn has a few options.Here is their flagship model.http://www.linn.co.uk/music_systems_unidisk_1_1 | |
| Can a preamp's gain be lowered? It is funny that you have had problems with Cary (AES). Every time I called Cary and told the receptionist I wanted to talk to someone about an AES product technical support I got transfer immediately. He would look up the schematic and have an an... | |
| Can a preamp's gain be lowered? I used to own the DJH preamp with 2 different SS poweramps (Linn Klout and Pass Labs Aleph 30) and its 20 db gain had me clipping the amps at 11 o'clock. I sold it because it had little volume control adjustment, even if it did sound awesome.This ... | |
| Projector and Screen recommendations Thanx everyone.There is some good info to get started.Now I will have to research further and get prices. |