jtgofish
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| Purifi v Gan amps? They are both unproven technology. Why would you choose something like that when there is plenty of choice of amplifiers using time proven design and components? The latest and greatest is very often not the greatest.I know people who have been ... | |
| What is your take on high efficient speakers vs. low efficient speakers? High sensitivity speakers sound more like live music. | |
| Looking for a preamp with XLR connections A.S.R.- Aspergers for Soulless Reproduction. | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Yes those little toggle switches!Glad you got it working.Now enjoy the 3D ,dynamics and vibrancy they bring. | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Firstgrowth,What was the problem? | |
| Help! I Need An Amp Purchase Option Other Than PayPal Paypal is like a bank that gets its money for free.It will use any possible dispute to seize funds and hold them and even when the seller and buyer agrees to cancel the sale will hold the proceeds for up to a month -or longer.So I can understand h... | |
| Most Musical 6NS7 tube for a Preamp? The best sounding 6SN7 I have tried in my Supratek Syrah preamp is the cheap Russian military black base OTK.They are a bit microphonic however.They do sound very dynamic and vibrant though.The worst I have tried is the Shugyang Treasure CV181-Z ... | |
| Best "Budget" / "bang for my buck" 2-channel amp and speakers can I get new? The best value by far is in active speakers.It seems you get the amplification for free and now with mainstream speaker makers like Dynaudio,Focal and Tannoy producing those products there is plenty of high quality choice. | |
| Have you heard darTZeel Amplifiers Yes I have heard one of the Chinese versions.A Weiliang with the big blue Sprague power supply caps.There are cheaper versions and other than the speaker protection circuit they appear to be pretty close to the real thing. I can't say how close t... | |
| NAKAMICHI PA-7 & Klipsch safe and sound I had a PA7 for a while.Decent sounding amps but why would you use one one high sensitivity speakers?.I also own an Usher R1.5 which is also a Nelson Pass [Threshold] design and sounds better than the PA7 but I think there are much better SS amps ... | |
| Which would you choose for good sounding tube preamp for an audiophile new to tubes. For well under $1500 the Elekit preamps are supposed to be very good.I have read comments about them being better than the Freya. | |
| Tube Preamps that work well with SS amps? Friends and I who are long term Supratek preamp users have found they work well with most SS power amps including Krell,Threshold,Accuphase,Rotel Michi,Dartzeel,Audio Flight,Nakamichi,Musical Fidelity,Naim and Pass Labs. | |
| Supratek Owners Thread TJ Fullmusic 300B/n meshplates are excellent.Beautiful airy treble,lots of image depth and a lovely midrange.Not cheap any more though! | |
| $20k(ish) tube preamps A Supratek or a Don Sachs will compete with $20,000 retail preamps.Except they will cost a lot less because you can buy them direct from the makers and avoid large wholesale and retail mark ups.The Suprateks also come with a lifetime warranty. | |
| Integrated tube amp with phono pre - need recco Best to buy an old tube amp or receiver which usually came with good phono stages. |