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| Tube amps under $7500 @mdalton I would use the word 'vivid' to describe my Lab12 and also Jadis. They give a bold first row live music experience type that demands your listening attention. I agree that more niche brands tend to give incredible value of money. I still ... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @mdalton OP wanted romantic sound. As much as I adore my Lab12 Integre 4 MKII (and by extension Suara) they are definitely not romantic and tubey. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 You want romantic, bloomy tubey sound? Audio Note, Leben, and Triode have those characteristics. At your price range, Audio Note Cobra, Leben CS600X, and Triode Evolution KT88. But all these are not silver and do not have balanced input. Ther... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? If you can't hear the differences, it's either 1. You lack the critical ear to discern subtle differences 2. Your setup is not resolving enough 3. Your new cord is very similar to your previous If you think it's 1, count your blessing and jus... | |
| Tokyo for SET Lovers Takatsuki 300b tubes are way cheaper in Japan, so I would get that if I was you. I would also get one of those fancy Hijiri power cords. | |
| Lab12 Integre 4 MKII - user review @rolrol I can't remember if the Line Magnetic model I listened was 805i, but I did listen to one model in the same price range of the Lab12. If I recall, the Line Magnetic driving a pair of ATC bookshelves had similar sound profile to the Lab12 se... | |
| Cool running, low powered power amp I second the Benchmark AHB2 recommendation. Clean, neutral, and balanced sound. Before my current Audio Note Cobra, I used Perreaux 100p which was a really competent performer for its price. Other good power amplifier I've heard in this range ... | |
| Small amp or all in 1 choice? You could actually connect 4 speakers to a stereo amplifier in the same way we connect a sub with high level input to amp without pre or sub out. Two speakers connected by banana plugs and two speakers connected by spades/bare wire. | |
| Cables for BW 805D4, JC5, Prima Luna 400 I use Ricable Invictus Reference power cord, speaker cable and RCA cables. They synergize very well with my setup as they are neutral and liquid sounding. I tried Lab12’s cables (Signal Project really), Furutech, and Supra Sword, but they added to... | |
| Looking for 50-100 watts of Tube Power (give or take) for my JBL 4349s @rischa Truth be told, I have not heard a tube power amplifier. All the tube setups I have heard in showrooms, audio shows, and friends’ are all integrated. With the exception of lab12 pre1 and suara that I auditioned alongside Lab12 Integre4. T... | |
| Looking for 50-100 watts of Tube Power (give or take) for my JBL 4349s 4349s are sensitive speakers. 30+ watts of push pull tube goodness should be more than sufficient to drive your speakers to terrifying volume with room still to spare. Since you don’t have a preamp, just go for integrated. The good ones in this ... | |
| Lab12 Integre 4 MKII - user review @nainghsy I have never used a preamp in any of my setups. But I did listen to Lab12 Pre1 with Lab12 Suara when I was auditioning the Integre4 MKII. To my ears the Pre1/Suara combo sounded pretty much identical to the Integre4, so I guess you could... | |
| Lab12 Integre 4 MKII - user review @nainghsy No, you can’t control the volume for DAC1 Reference from Windows. It’s an annoyance for sure. My other amp/dac Audionote Cobra can’t do that too. Just get a passive preamp I guess? | |
| 15k USD Speakers for Classical and Pop Extended Listening, Near setup, Low volume A bit late to the party here, but I would like to share my workplace setup. I too had to deal with limited space but so far this setup gave me much enjoyment. Cabasse Baltic Evolution driven by Audio Note Cobra with built in DAC. The coaxial natu... | |
| Tube amp suggestions for Divine Acoustic speakers I really would not want to try driving 89db speakers with just 2 watt as others have echoed. A used AirTight ATM-1 or Leben CS660p would be good match. Brand new I would get a Lab12 Suono or Suara. |