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| Considering switching from Audio Research to PrimaLuna, troube with VS115 amp Primaluna gear was originally based on a Cayin TA-30 amp (which I had years ago) with the addition of Primaluna's adaptive auto-bias circuit (which is brilliant, by the way). Sound-wise, the Cayin was designed to bring back the glory days of tubes... | |
| Anyone Using Crystals? There is likely just one useful crystal in your system and that is the clock for the DAC...... The rest is all mumbo jumbo. Spend your money on room treatments and decent gear. | |
| Separate conductors for separate frequency ranges in cables So included in the cable price is a certified electron trainer that they will send to your home to teach the electrons which path to take depending which frequency they are transporting at that time.Holy moly, you have got to be gullible to believ... | |
| Power Cable DIY - Please advise What a complete load of navel gazing. All you need is cable that conducts sufficient current not to get warm when in use.Spend your money elsewhere. | |
| Don't think my preamp likes feeding signal to two seperate places. All you need is a buffer. I'd suggest solid state rather than tube seeing as it is for bass duty. | |
| Recommendations please for good, affordable pre-amp for system? A used Quad 99 is pretty decent and has useful tone controls for helping Internet radio out a bit ☺I'm a huge fan of the AMC CVT1030 tube preamp which can be a bargain on the used market. They usually need a bit of work but are very satisfying. I ... | |
| How do you spot an overplayed used lp without obvious scratches etc Worn records tend to have a whitish color to the surface towards the end. | |
| Review: Jolida JD-1000a Tube amp Bias points and pots are on the pcb between and behind the power tubes. 1. They get hot 2. There are high voltages nearby. You need a steady hand, plastic screwdriver and long probes for the multimeter.Added info: build quality is great for the pr... | |
| TAD1000 Modifications - interested? It is possible - I'd need you to remove the bottom cover & send me some clear photographs of the interior in order to judge that... The issues I found were (1) the variable feedback circuit has some errors in it (2) there is insufficient power... | |
| Which integrated Amp for Vandersteen 2ce Sig2 ? I have 2CE's (the older version) and have heard the new ones. They are not bright speakers, rather they are a bit on the warm side of the fence. In addition, Marantz gear's "house sound" is warm and usually slightly rolled off at the top to my ear... |