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| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! Great stuff @jayctoy ! yes, it would seem that at $3000 both pieces are a fantastic deal, and the CD digital audio converter unit might just be a steal. For all the stuff that Audiophile‘s to throwing money everywhere this thing could make a ... | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! So I did get to hook up the Manley Chinook tube phono stage. It's arguably better than that in the Ruby, but not by much. I thought that I would hear sweeping differences. The Chinook may have a bit more air and space, but on good recordings I c... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier @Charles1dad, I'm glad you understood what I was trying to convey. I mean I have no beef against a great cap like WIMA. Aren't they littered throughout nice products, like Audio Research, Pass, Vincent, and the list goes on. A Suntan? Come o... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Hi djones51, Yes, you are correct. I think that I was suggesting there are measurement zealots who don’t put much stock in the subjective side. By "beat out", I meant in my room, my system, my music, my ears. These amps were not bad, and, in fact... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Status update--The ASR guys have their Carver 275 now and testing should occur shortly. The odds do not look good that it will test much much differently on specified wattage, but maybe, just maybe, the distortion results will be better. | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Yes, indeed they are Ralph. It's just an exhibit in support of the point that Suntan caps are super cheap. If a company's electrolytic blows up so easily how good can their even cheaper film cap be? But for our education, yes a coupling cap is ... | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! Yes, Corelli, I seem to be mirroring your view on this machine. I'm trying to motivate myself to plug the Chinook in to compare the Marantz's phono stage. For now, all I know is that I'm stunned at how good this phono stage is. I was not in th... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier +1 JJSS49 on how we are keeping it cordial and respectful. It makes the thread so much more informative and entertaining. I love the differing opinions, especially those that differ from my own. @grovergardner , I didn't know that about conso... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier I have to agree with funky54 now. I would be surprised if the amp tested substantially better than ASRs previous measurements on wattage. I'll less surprised if distortion measures a touch better. I've built and tweak stuff--sometimes to exce... | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! So, yes, I just left the Ruby on all day and night. Virtually no heat. Dead quiet, nary a peep out of the thing at idle. This is a wonderful product. I cannot fault it in any way so far. Some things I’ve noted. The Ruby is substantial, weighin... | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! Oz, Yes, I have a bottle of Rabbit Hole open right now! @corelli, yes, I had the Primaluna Dialogue HP, their highest end amp at the time. I probably shouldn't have sold it. It was a good 10 degrees in Chicagoland when the Ruby was dropped o... | |
| Sale on Marantz PM Ki Ruby Integrated! The Ruby arrived today. Opening the box was something special in itself. The packaging is nicely done with attention to detail. I knew I was in for a treat. This is not some mid-fi integrated. Not by packaging, looks, feel, or sound. I'm im... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier @mulveling , You make great points. I agree wholeheartedly. I didn't mean to suggest that listening excuses any of this! You also are on to something, I think, about whether there might be a problem in the market right now. I had an NAD M22 am... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier After all this dust settles, let's not forget what the late great Ken Ishiwata said, "Unfortunately, specifications don’t tell you about sound quality. That’s not just for DACs, it’s for everything. Those specifications are all based on static m... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier @charles1dad --You've nailed it again. There would be nothing wrong with saying, Carver Corporation challenges you to see how few quality watts will make your speakers sing your favorite music. Less is more! In fact, Carver Corporation recomme... |