catman2963
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| Rogue Audio Cronus &/or Atlas owners ... TUBES ? I have an older (non-Magnum) Cronus and I am using the original KT-77's that came with it. Anyway, after talking to Rogue, I was under the impression that only the Magnum, which has a beefier power supply could use KT-90's. IMHO, I just think it i... | |
| DALI Euphonia MS5 in smaller room Hello,I have the smaller Dali Mentor 6 and the speakers do some magic on the soundstage. There is a right and left to the speakers and you can get this amazing WIDE soundstage that creates a wall of sound. The Mentor 6 has two rear ports and they ... | |
| Thiel 3.6, what will drive them best? I used to play mine with a very updated Audio Research VT-60, which probably did not control the bass like a good SS amp would.At the sub $1k mark, I suggest something like a Belles 150A Hotrod, OCM 200 or 500. Some of the updated Hafler 500 amps ... | |
| Stolen SoundLabs - just in case... Hello,I know that someone mentioned car insurance, but if you have not thought of it, your home owners or renters insurance also covers items being transported to and from your home in your car.Good luck. | |
| What amp to use with Apogee Stage speakers Hello, I have owned many pairs of Apogees, including the Stage. I have always found that the best sounding amp for Apogees is the older Coda amplifiers. The Coda "System 100" was one of the best sounding amps. Then there is the Coda 11, 10 etc.. T... | |
| Most musical S.S. Amp under 2k used ? Hello, I will try not to pontificate too much here about system matching and long lists etc.. I am a gear head and have owned a number of the amps listed with all sorts of speakers. Yes, it is a sickness.The Krell amps you listed were fun to look ... | |
| Pass Labs Aleph L vs. Aleph P ? Hello, I am not as familiar with the P as I am the L. When searching for an Aleph L make sure that you understand there are two versions. They look the same. The original version was built to 09/96 and then the newer version with the 1.2 revision ... | |
| AR LS3 preamp sterophile review..... http://www.arcdb.ws/LS3/LS3.htmlThe ARCDB site above has some good pics and specs. but I think that they stereo-Pile review has been pulled. I will look around for a hard copy that I used to have.I have mine on the market, but I just mated it with... | |
| What EL34 and 12AU7 NOS tubes... Hello,I just bought some of those Mullard re-issues that New Sensor is building and am pretty impressed. There seems to be all sorts of trade-offs with different tubes. I am using them in an Audiomat Aprege integrated, which I find to be sort of a... | |
| phase inverted preamps...about Rewind to Clio09's observation about the leads being reversed from the crossover to the woofer he pulled on the Spendor 7/1's. Various crossover designs require a phase inversion on one of the drivers (usually the mid-range) to maintain overall ph... | |
| Rotel RCD 991 or 1072? Hello, I have the 991 and enjoy it very much. The dither adjust capability is rather handy for making slight changes to the sound. Probably not considered a real option for the purist, but I like it. I am told the 990 had a bit more substantial tr... | |
| tubes or no tubes Ah..The battle rages on....Having crossed back and forth over that line many times looking for the magic amp I have finally found an amp that I really find to be something special. It has the magic of VTL Tiny Triodes with the brawn of a high powe... | |
| KT88s to replace 6550s -- biasing question Hello, yes, you can replace them at the 65ma or whatever ARC recommends, however the amp(s) will not sound as good. They will sound different, but in most cases 88's make ARC amps sound a little warmer, but the amps will lack the bass punch and de... | |
| Subtlety ? do any American amps do it? Hello, Having owned a stupid number of amps, I have recently become an Ayre fan. Picked up the V3 used on agon and am astonished at how good it sounds. Somebody else mentioned Clayton. That is also a very sweet brand if fronted with the right prea... | |
| Advice on integrated tube amps Hello, You may want to consider the Kora line of integrateds if you can find one. They are French made and sound awesome in most systems. I really like the Kora Design 30, which uses El-34's and 12au7's. They made one called the Mercury, which is ... |