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Warm, yet detailed tube preamp Supratek Cabernet 6SN7 | |
A power distributor / conditioner standing upright (like Shunyata Everest) @koenvingerhoets I stood mine on the face with the connections on the top. It was behind the rack out of sight. | |
A power distributor / conditioner standing upright (like Shunyata Everest) You can easily stand the Puritan PSM 156 on it's face. They even make a stand to do it with but I haven't found it necessary on a level floor. | |
PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION The Rhumba 1.4 is $5000 so under the OP's budget. I expect it is upgradeable in the future if needed or wanted. | |
Supratek Owners Thread @tubes4good My Cabernet from the same time frame shipped with Tung Sol's but I have also used JJ's and hear no difference between them or with the NOS Russian ones that shipped with my Chardonnay in 2019. So my advice is just pick one of the ne... | |
Anyone hear the Van Alstine CA1 Control Amplifier or NP1 amp demoed? @norust From reading that thread on AC it appears Frank's not interested in making or selling the amp model you were actually interested in anymore. If that's the case they should just take it off of the website. | |
From Rossini Apex to ???? Aqua Formula.xhd. | |
Suggestions for power amps As a Carrera Be owner, from your list I would go for the Pass XA-25 with the Wytech Jade tube preamplifier. Should give you all the power you need along a much for life like presentation than the LSA. I've tried the Carrera's with a couple of di... | |
$100-200 linear power supply If you don't buy the size LPS that is specified by the amp maker you are wasting money. In your case that's 24 volts and 4.5 amps. Only one of the three you linked met that standard. | |
Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) @greg_f Yes Auralic competes with the others on your list and in some respects beats them. I am now on my fifth Aries unit a G2.2, If you have the right streamer with the correct output no need for a DDC along with the extra digital cable a... | |
Streamer and DDC (I need AES/SpDif output) All of the Auralic Aries G series and Lumin U series streamers have AES/EBU outputs so no DDC needed. The on sale Aries G1.1 is your best bargain. | |
Fritz Carrera 7 Be and 300B power amp? I owned the Carrera Be's for over three years and used them with a number of different amps both SS and tubes. The best sound I ever got from them was with a Supratek Chardonnay preamp and a Music Reference RM-10 tube amplifier. | |
Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? @the_nick Don't see anything fishy in Clayton's request. He's telling you to get a refund and then re-send the money while he holds your place in line. He's not asking you to pay him twice. If you in fact sent the money to the right account... | |
Fleetwood deville impressions -Mixed bag vs the competition Reynaud Voce Grande https://www.jm-reynaud.com/en/produit/voce-grande/ | |
What’s the best DAC < 6k (system specific) @hysteve I’ve owned both the Aqua La Voce S2 and the S3 and contrary to an earlier poster I found the difference in the two to be significant and well worth the upgrade. I went from there to a Holo May KTE which I find to have a similar sound pr... |