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| Tube Home Theater PreAmp? Spudco: Does the Modwright need to be powered on to be used in pass-through mode? | |
| Tube Home Theater PreAmp? Many tube line stages have "HT pass-through" where the volume control is out of the signal path via the source selector switch. The trick is to find one that can be used for such a purpose and NOT need to be powered on for such an application. I h... | |
| Do electrostatic speakers "break down" in time? I think I'll skip on poking holes in my Sound-Lab A1s. | |
| Looking for phono stage recommendations Ah shucks, no tubes hah? | |
| ARC VTM120 Any thoughts? Pawlowski: There are a lot of VR4JR owners who would be willing to share their experiences on their search for an amp that works well here. This could save you considerable time and even a little money. Consider starting a new thread requesting id... | |
| ARC VTM120 Any thoughts? Pawloski: I think that it is going to take some patience and luck to find a good deal on a pair of good sounding mono tube amps in your price range. But I have seen older VTL models like the 185/225/300 sell below the $2k mark. And these were huge... | |
| ARC VTM120 Any thoughts? Blue Book price often has nothing to do with actual sonic quality so I would not focus on this too much. What the going price has been on Audiogon would be a far more worthy indicator of their "value".$1500 does seem a bit high considering that AR... | |
| Cats and audiophiles The only place that our two cats sit in the basement are on the CAT amps. Go figure. There are always lots of little kitty paw prints on the top plate. | |
| Review: Aesthetix Calypso Line Stage Tube preamp The Callisto's level controls have only 45 positions. Another 10 or 20 might be nice, but the 45-position control works mighty fine to get a sound level that works for me. | |
| Which cable to change first-intercon. or speaker? David, since late last year, I have heard two systems that are much more resolving than my own. One of these is an out-of-state dealer and the other is a local audiophile. Both of these systems render detail that makes one stand up and pay attenti... | |
| What can you tell me about First Sound pre-amps? Guido: The man is taking drastic steps. We hope to do some listening sessions this weekend. | |
| Which cable to change first-intercon. or speaker? Mt10425: Thanks for your clarifications here. I clearly was not too excited to be put in the "iPod/Wilson" camp and now I know that was not your intention.Concerning the issue of "the importance of system connections", it really comes down to tria... | |
| Which cable to change first-intercon. or speaker? Excuse me Mt10425, but your comment about me was way off base. If you take note of my system, you will see it is very well balanced with a highly resolving front end. The fact that you associate me with a crowd where the focus is all at the tail e... | |
| Which cable to change first-intercon. or speaker? I think the whole philosophy of always putting the "best" anything upstream is questionable if not nonsense. Unfortunately, it's just not this easy or I'd be spinning LPs on a Rockport turntable driving my old Marantz receiver and Pioneer HPM spea... | |
| Which Mono block amps for ML Summit Speakers? Electrostaticman: Send me an email as to your current system, what sonic qualities you want that you currently don't have, and a preamp budget. I will respond with some models for you to keep your eyes out to audition. John |