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| Tube cdp with ss units... Try a Sonic Frontier tube dac. I have the SFD MkII, with the right tubes, you can be in heaven. I replace my ARC CD2 with the SFD MkII and never looked back. | |
| Budget 24 bit/HDCD dac options..... Try the Toshiba sd-3950, it is a very inexpensive dvd player (less than $100 for a good used one) on Ebay but the audio section is 24 bits, it has great sound and if you like diy upgrade, you will bring it to a super cd player or you can have some... | |
| power for Thiel 3.5's I have been using the cs3.5 without the equilizer for years with a much much more neutral sound. My amp is a tube power 100 watts ARC, pre is AI M3, and an ARC cd2 and VPI MK 4 table with Benz cartridge as source. There is plenty of volume and low... | |
| need tube advice from tube preamp owners. Take Newbee's advise, you need a base line for reference to start out, otherwise you don't know what you are comparing against. | |
| tube preamps Try Audible Illusion Mod 3A with premium tubes. | |
| Audio Research CD2 randomly skips Thanks for all the good inputs, I just have to send it back to ARC for repair. It is still a first class player after all. Happy Holidays! | |
| need to upgrade my center speaker Try KEF Reference 100. Its neutral, not bright like Thiel, 6 ohm impedance, bi wire. Supurb for voice, and a big % of HT is dialogue. | |
| Analog Expert, please help me Preamp under $2K- Audible Illusion Mod3A, upgrade the tubes to NOS premium grade. 1.0 mv works well with the built in phono pre. Good luck. | |
| Opinions on PSB Stratus Mini speakers... Great sound for small area. | |
| Best Used Tube Preamp (under $750)? Counterpoint SA1000, SA3000 or the all tube SA5.1 w/separate tube power supply unit for about $500. All excellent value and is upgradeable. | |
| Please recommend Tube pre-amp(s) How about trying out the Counterpoint SA5.1. It is a supurb tube pre amp, absolutely musical and liquid. Though it is available in the used market only, it is still a class A equipment regardless of price. And if you want to upgrade line stage onl... | |
| Amplification for my Vandersteen 1C's I had the 1B driven by Counterpoint SA12 amp. It is an exceptional tube sounding match. For the money you cannot go wrong with this combination! You may find used Counterpoint gear on www.altavistaaudio.com Good luck. |