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| Best sounding Beethoven symphony LPs I second the vote by Rushton and add Symphony 4, Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic DG 2531 104 | |
| Seeking a "high end" integrated amplifier I second the vote on the Pass Labs INT 150 and I am not a dealer. Redefines the integrated amp to levels not thought possible. | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Coda makes some very good Class A amps in pure Class A and biased Class A. Recently heard the Coda S5.5 a real stunner. Also if you can find the Coda 12.0 it is a heavy contender in Class A amps.Most of the Coda staff is former Threshold staffers,... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Class A amps should run 24/7 for maximum thermal efficiency. By turning them on and off shortens the operational life considerably due to convection. In a way its like a light bulb turn on and leave it on it will damn near last forever as opposed ... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Class D amp have miles to go, to even be remotley considered in the realm of pure Class A amps. Even with the attendent penalities of Class A operation of high cost, high heat, heavy chassis, the need to be powered 24/7, additional usage of power ... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? Over the course of 50 years in this hobby have heard or owned or near owned damn near all the high end amplifiers produced. Such as Levinson, Threshold, Krell, Classe, Coda and many others to numerous to menetion here. But when it comes to Class A... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? For further and deeper understanding of Class A design and operation visit http://passlabs.com/articles.htm There you can find several articles dealing with Class A and other amplification devices. Well worth the time to visit and read the article... | |
| What is the Phono stage you have finished with? Being in Europe easy to get Goldmund Mimesis PH 3 or FM acoustics. Have heard both and the FM Acoustics is by far the best phono preamp I have heard. The Goldmund is right behind it and not that far of the pace of the FM Acoustics. Price wise not ... | |
| Tandberg 3015 A CD Player Contact Soundsmith at http://www.sound-smith.com/ He does a lot of work on Tandberg gear. | |
| Cartridge Suggestions From personal experience I recommend the Benz Ace S. Comes in three different outputs from Low,Medium and High output configuration. Killer sound for the money and works very well with the AQ arm you have. Benz is great for jazz listening. | |
| inexpensive preamp for Ayre V3 with Green Mountain If by reading this thread your headed in the direction of an integrated as opposed to separates. Then the Pass Labs INT 150 should be on your short list. I heard that unit not long ago and hands down there is nothing and I mean nothing in an integ... | |
| inexpensive preamp for Ayre V3 with Green Mountain Forgot to menetion the Pass Labs Aleph P preamp and is every bit the measure of any ss pre I have heard. Carefully and astute shopping you might get a non remote unit for near price you have in mind. Has RCA and Balanced in and out connectors for ... | |
| inexpensive preamp for Ayre V3 with Green Mountain A great preamp for the money and within your budget is the Coda 01p which has on board phono section. If not into analog look at the Coda 02 same unit less the phono stage. New these were near 3K. Often call the Rolex of preamps.Of course the ulti... | |
| Sunday morning music...what's spinning? Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Barry Harris and Dave Brubeck. | |
| Onix X-88 CDP Transport Problem In my opinion, not worth the time and dollars to repair. New the unit was $299.95. With the problems your looking atthe repair is at least $100.00 if not more. Today you can get an Oppo for under $200.00 delivered to your door. While the Onix X-88... |