jbhiller
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| Shootout-- Primaluna Dialog HP Integrated/Carver Crimson 275/Elekit 300B @madavid0, it's not accurate to say "it sucks" so I didn't say that. Trust me, if only this hobby were so simple. I wish it was as easy as, Amp A sucks, and Amp B doesn't. | |
| Shootout-- Primaluna Dialog HP Integrated/Carver Crimson 275/Elekit 300B Yes, the Carver sound is not bland or boring here. It is, however, well behaved at all times. I haven't experienced any harshness. There's a special smoothness on the whole spectrum that sounds very sophisticated. That would be a turnoff if th... | |
| Shootout-- Primaluna Dialog HP Integrated/Carver Crimson 275/Elekit 300B @jjss49 , yes you are exactly right. First, the PL always felt like it could be a super amp. It's Godzilla in size--well nearly. It's bold and refined. But, it wasn't that resolving--or at least with my stuff. It has always been thoroughly enj... | |
| Shootout-- Primaluna Dialog HP Integrated/Carver Crimson 275/Elekit 300B It has now been a month (about 5 weeks) living with these three amplifiers under the same roof. I have owned the PL since 12/16 and the Elekit since 12/17. The PL has superb build quality, customer service, and features. It's sound in my system... | |
| Anyone enjoying this Arlo Parks album, "Collapsed in Sunbeams?" @thiefoflight , Glad you are liking it. I'm digging it too. It's in heavy rotation here. | |
| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? @grannyring, I just looked at your system for the first time. I love that preamp!!!!!! | |
| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? Paging ErikSquires! We need you to chime in! | |
| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? Thanks Speakermaster and Tweak1! I'll check with Danny! Nice idea! | |
| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? Thank you! @dasign , I will look at the Mundorf line. I've used them before with great results. Does anyone else get annoyed or confused by Mundorf's naming system? It seems so redundant and yet nuanced. @grannyrig, your recs mean a lot. I lo... | |
| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? Well, look at this! A man in Cologne, Germany has the same thought as me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrm803g5n08At 10:59 he shows a pic of the upgrade. He's using a $10 Clarity cap. He also swapped out a 2.2R resistor. Hmmm...can't hurt. ... | |
| Anyone heard Cornwall IVs with McIntosh tube gear? @ozzy62 , yes, that's exactly my thought and why I wanted to hear firsthand stories of people who have heard CW IV with newer (say last 10 years) McIntosh gear. I totally get the historical stuff, but we are in 2021 and these are, for all purpose... | |
| Bellari EQ570 Connected to McIntosh MA6600 Integrated Amp Do you still get the pop if you turn the volume attenuator to 0 or mute the system first? | |
| Anyone heard Cornwall IVs with McIntosh tube gear? Yes, these were my assumptions. I respect but don't get super jazzed with Mac SS gear--although I've never owned it. I do wonder how my Cornwall IVs might sound with Mac tube pre/power. | |
| Has anybody bought or heard a Chinese knock off amplifier? I have some experience in this area--not much, but some. First off, true knock offs--posing to be something they are not--are not too common. There are clear examples, like Mistral’s B&W knock offs. In my view, most of the China HiFi market is... | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp jss49, The Carver Crimson 275 compares very favorably with the Primaluna Dialogue HP Integrated. Folks sometimes don't like conclusions that end with, "they are both very good amps", but it's true here. The Carver is smooth, strong, warm and beh... |