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| Tube Preamp for Rowland 8Ti Vtin,CAT, Lamm, Emotive, Hovland, Joule, are all good choices, I've owned all but the Hovland. You don't balanced preamps to use with Rowland amps to get their maximum benefit; the Rowlands use Jensen transformers whether the XLR or RCA inputs are... | |
| Tube Preamp for Rowland 8Ti Tacs,Maybe you should have a bit more knowledge before you spout off? Rowland power amps have rather high input impedances, perfect for tube preamps. The Model 10 and 12 for example are IIRC 47kohm. Any modern tube preamp/linestage with even avera... | |
| Which monitor speakers are the most detailed... Meadowlark Shearwater Hot Rods. In your budget, sound terrific, they are basically 2-way monitors with integral stands. Small footprint, easy to drive even with lower powered tube amps. I actually picked the Shearwater HRs over several MUCH more e... | |
| Modified equipment... You will never get your money out of mods to equipment on resale--NEVER. Unless you absolutely LOVE the piece of equipment, and are committed to keeping it long-term, paying for mods is a BAD BAD BAD idea. And if you try to do your own mods, then ... | |
| Can the Rowland Concentra II be beat????? As much as I like the Concentra II--and I do--IMO if you can afford the upgrade, a Rowland power amp with a nice tube preamp will REALLY take you to the heights. I know we're talking much more $$ but such is my experience. I had Rowland Model 10 a... | |
| Best Packaging in the Business Yes, the double box-in-a-box method with foam around component in inner box, foam around inner box in outer-box--this is about the most surefire packaging and I know that Levinson, Cary, and McIntosh all do this. Always arrives in one-piece even i... | |
| Siltech G3 X Purist Audio Colossus Go for the Siltech, no contest compared to Colussus. The PAD Dominus is an incredible cable, but the lower PADs aren't so hot, IMO of course. Plus, you already own Siltech speaker cables, and silver works VERY well with Pass electronics. I would r... | |
| any comments on the Yamaha CT 7000 It is one of the great analog tuners. Not the best--the Mac 78 and 80, and of course the big Marantz win that game. I also prefer the current MD 102 and 108, though so pricey! And the Day Sequerra is probably the best tuner ever made, though it ha... | |
| Question about different tubes Sfrounds,I used to own the VK-30, I found with good NOS tubes I preferred the VK-30 to the 30SE version. I have experience with MANY 6DJ8/6922 subs in the VK-30.IMO, based on what you're looking for, there are two tubes that will probably work for... | |
| DAC AUDIO LOGIC 2400 VS FORSELL AIR REFERENCE I also forget to say, with your CEC TL-1 (or newer TL-1X) it is most-excellent match for superior Audio Note DACs. Smooth and analog sound from Audio Note, and the belt-drive CEC transports make for the perfect match.I have also hear the Burmester... | |
| DAC AUDIO LOGIC 2400 VS FORSELL AIR REFERENCE I think you will find Audio Note DAC3.1x Sig, DAC4.1x Sig, DAC5SE are far superior to any of the others you mention. Linn CD12 is also so good if you can afford it, (!) and want single-box player. I see Audio Note DAC3's and DAC4's here on audiogo... | |
| LAMM LL2 vs. Hovland preamp The Lamm L1 is superb, but the LL2 is ho-hum. If your only choices are LL2 and Hovland, I'd go with the Hovland. Though I think the Atma-Sphere preamps are better than either... | |
| Tale of the preamps Honestly, you are doing yourself a disservice in using the MA-1s if you don't listen to the Atma-Sphere MP-1 preamp. IMO, it is MORE IMPRESSIVE than even the amplifiers. A-S phono section destroys any iteration of the CAT--again, IMO.It goes w/o s... | |
| no body is buying anything on audiogon Nobody's been anything here for a long time now, since before Christmas. Everyone knows it, dealers are dying, used sales are hopeless. It's called the economy. Hard to justify buying $20K speakers et al. when your job is in jeopardy and your inve... | |
| Art Audio Amps I don't know about the split thing? I heard the amps back-to-back at a dealer's that sells both. Speakers were various model Silverlines, and Reference 3A models. The Jota is good like I said, but I thought the KR amps were just "better", you know... |