bigkidz
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| Value of a preamp? It can offer so many benefits if you have the right one. Soundstage, clarity, dynamic contrast, slam & dynamics, imaging, details, separation of instruments & vocals, etc. | |
| question of soundstage different tubes have different characteristics even the same numbered ones. For example, the Sylvania Chrome Domes are not as side as the Linlai 6SN7 tubes in our preamp. .Same goes for preamp vs amplifiers. | |
| Some Cables Thoughts I cannot give you the secret but Mogami wire is used in the majority of speaker cables. The differences are in the design. Twisted wire, straight wire double insulation, shielding, etc. Use a tech flex on the other cover that reduces the electroni... | |
| Sonus Faber Sonetto V’s Thoughts Requested @skads_187- we are a manufacturer of tube audio components so we are using our Class A 40wpc mono blocks, we use our own 6SN7 preamp but currently have an older Trone preamp which is full of black gate capacitors. We use many different model spea... | |
| Best Circa 90's CDP @soix different presentation. The Audiomeca is so musical you simply fall in love with the music and things just float in the air so it comes down to your preference. Can't go wrong with many of the suggestions here. Just find a unit where you ... | |
| Sonus Faber Sonetto V’s Thoughts Requested The thing about the Sonus is that most people have an opinion of how they are so sweet sounding. They make everything sound good. BUT once you find a preamp and amp that match them, then they become another level of sound reproduction. My partn... | |
| Best Circa 90's CDP Nice recommendations above. Best was the Audio Meca Mephisto II. Next the Metronome T1A & AL2 CD Transport & Power Supply. Another great choice is the Marantz CD-94. These easily sound better anything suggested above. After that then f... | |
| Transport Recommendations buy something and send it to me for some upgrades. Happy Listening | |
| Some Cables Thoughts Search eBay for one buy a good cheap one and be happy | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @sns - very nice. I prefer Amtrnas and Audio Note non-magnetic resistors, power supply caps Nichicon superthroughs, Audio Note Caps and V-Caps where I can use them. | |
| Aurender Music Server and CD Transport comparison @sns - comments are spot on. Other options are CEC Tl-2X not in current production but an excellent sounding transport. The Pro-ject was the best sounding transport we tried. Older options are the Marantz CD-93 (I think that is the model number ... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? @sns - I had mentioned Pass Labs also. I was wondering since you said your other preamp was upgraded and had some modification by you. What were they? As an repair service, I would imagine that we could upgrade the Pass with a few choice parts ... | |
| What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps? One of the best SS preamps I heard was the old Pass Labs two chassis preamp. It was not like tubes but fast, separation, dynamic contrasts, deep bass, etc. I purchased mine used years ago for $2K. It looks good also. The Ayre would also be my ... | |
| Borresen Loudspeakers You don't actually describe what you lied about them to whatever you won today so while congrats on you buying something, the info provided does not make me want to go out of my way to have a listen. | |
| Rogue Audio hard to resell, has it fallen out of favor ? Probably because other people have a similar priced unit that they feel is as good or better than the Rogue unit. Most people are trying to upgrade and not move sideways IMO. |