sheridan50

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Your tube preamp and ss amp thread
Audio Research LS 28 McIntosh 601’s ....... lovely !The guitar amps comments are interesting. Largely music style dependent but tubes still rule that world.......solid state is closing the gap though.  
Sonus Faber speakers
mrklas thank you for your service for our freedom ! Yes 901’s would be a dream amp for me as well ! 
Sonus Faber speakers
mrklas does the 302 drive your speakers adequately at higher db levels say above 90 db’s ? Or does it near the power guard threshold up there ? I’ve had my senettos on an 8900 and now a pair of 830’s and up around 90 db’s both amps are near protec... 
Sonus Faber speakers
Maybe I should consider a different direction loudspeaker wise ? The Forte 4’s ? Similar footprint size wise higher efficiency more dynamic as my musical tastes are all over the place. 
Sonus Faber speakers
I was afraid of that.... I really like the way my V’s sound. I do notice when I get up around the 85 decibel level the speakers seem to run out and just grab more power from the amps in return for not much of a volume increase.  
I saved alot of money.
Yes ....... Audio2design nailed it ! 
McIntosh 830
Currently speakers are Sonus Fabre sonetto fives 😃What are you currently running ? 
McIntosh 830
I’ve tried both DAC’s and prefer the 8900 DAC via coax. You are probably right though but considering I’m new to the high res streaming it’s sounding pretty good. At this point I’d rather put money towards a pair of La Scalas than a better DAC. 
McIntosh 830
It’s my first McIntosh ownership but so far it’s way ahead of anything I’ve owned before now. I’m currently running the 830’s from the preamp section of my 8900 integrated with a node 2i doing the Tidal high res thing. I’m looking at replacing the... 
McIntosh 830
No one ??? 
What are you streaming tonight?
Tool Fear inoculum Tidal 
8900 integrated
If someone could walk me through exactly how to do this I would greatly appreciate it 😃 
8900 integrated
It does have pre outs how is the connection made  ? With a pair of rca’s ?  I’m reading the manual and I’m not interested in doing the biamping mentioned there just bypassing the 8900 and running a pair of 830 monos ?