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| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k I always thought I would miss preamp tubes if I crossed over to the dark side, but I recently went from an LTA MicroZOTL preamp to Pass XP-20 and have not looked back. Details emerged, stage grew bigger (especially higher), and most importantly f... | |
| Sexy singer(s) and/or song(s) Tera MacLean - Red. Let the haunting background voices set the stage for the lyrics. Wowza | |
| A warm DAC? I second MHDT Orchid | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? Consider FW SIT3 and Pass XA-25. Both have attributes of SET for me. My SET is a LM 218 which is based on the 211 tube. With SIT3 fronted by LTA preamp, I found it very comparable to my integrated SET. XA25 keeps similar vocal magic while givi... | |
| Who buy PS AUDIO ? I meant to say that I traded in my PerfectWave Transport for a DirectStream Memory player, and it was the DirectStream that had poor chassis construction. | |
| Who buy PS AUDIO ? I had a PerfectWave CD transport that was quite good which I had purchased used (and wish I would have kept). I traded it in for a new Perfectwave transport and though the unit functioned normally the aluminum casing did not line up in the corner... | |
| General question about tube preamps and gain I used to have a Decware amp (TORII mk3) and a Decware preamp (CSP2+) both of which were wonderful. Decware amps have gain attenuators and I found that I enjoyed music most with the amp gain turned to about 25% turn and the preamp to 75% turn. I... | |
| Electric feedback from water circulation pump Thanks Mike for your contribution. I just looked it up and agree with you, it's expensive. Easy to overlook things like that during a custom build. Too many choices and decisions. I'll check with SubDrive to see what options they have. I have... | |
| Electric feedback from water circulation pump Thank you all for your kind help. Sorry for the confusion about the hum vs hiss. No transformer hum to speak of, just speaker hiss. I have a Subdrive 20 submersible pump controller by Franklin Electric. It was installed three years ago when t... | |
| Electric feedback from water circulation pump Thanks helomech. I'll check the Humdinger out. From what I know of that type of device it mainly takes are of the transformer humming. My issue is more with hiss coming from the speakers. Might be worth a try. | |
| Electric feedback from water circulation pump Thanks yogiboy for the advice. I will look into it. Fortunately the space is not an issue. | |
| The most important factor in soundstage imaging There have been many excellent general idioms presented. But in the end remember that you should trust your ears and you will likely benefit from significant experimentation. By way of example, I have now adjusted my current speakers/listening p... | |
| How many brands use own drivers? Cube Audio | |
| New Rega Planer 8 (P8) Turntable - Apheta 2 Cartridge Combo - Thoughts It is a good idea to clean new records before using them as there is sometimes a small amount of residue from manufacturing process depending on manufacturer. That said, I am not very fanatical about cleaning records and sometimes play new record... | |
| New Rega Planer 8 (P8) Turntable - Apheta 2 Cartridge Combo - Thoughts I have had my P8/Apheta2 for two weeks and so far I am impressed. The ergonomics are fantastic. The sound is fresh, detailed and believable. Still early on for sure though. Tracking at 1.77 which I think is a little better than 2.1 (adjusted d... |