mwood
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| Speaker cable recommendations +1 Auditorium 23. These cables work incredibly well with tubes. I had much more expensive Analysis Plus cables and when I got the 23’s they brought my system to a new level. | |
| Which Line Level, Balanced Preamplifier? Backert! Great amps, 2 12AU7s. Absolutely beautifully made and they sound incredible! | |
| DecWare 300B amp I have a ZMA and I love it. I'm trying 7027 A's in it right no, NOS General Electrics from the 60's. Immediately after I got it from Decware I discovered it came alive when used with a preamp. I bought a Backert Rhumba Extreme and its been pur... | |
| High powered single end 300b recommendations Wyetech Labs is worth looking into. They have (2) 300 B mono block amps that are superb and produce about 23 watts per channel running 2 300B tubes per channel. | |
| Speakers that are good with tubes DeVore O96’s are superb with low power tube amps. I would recommend them to anyone enthusiastically’ | |
| Convincing your local dealer to let you try speakers at home Good luck, I hope they let you do a home audition. I’ve had O96’s since early 2020. With a low power SET AMP and a Backert Rhumba in a fairly large and not yet treated but good sounding room they are mind blowing. Worth every penny. | |
| Pass Labs Speaker Choices I have a Backert Rumba Extreme 1.3 into a Pass XA-30.8 and DeVore O96’s. I have had this setup for about 6 months and I still can’t wait to get home from work and listen. A match made in Heaven. | |
| Streamer/CD ripper I can recommend very highly the Innuos Zenith MK III. Takes about 3-4 minutes to rip a CD. The streamer sounds as good as my Bartok. The Innuos Sense app is intuitive and VERY stable. | |
| Digital gain vs analog gain FWIW. My dCS Bartók DAC is set at .2v output gain, the volume control is set at 0db ( all the way up) Roon is also at 0db. Volume is controlled by volume pot on Backert preamp. This gain staging was recommended by Backert’s Andy Tebbe. I would swe... | |
| Solid state to tube The Backert line of preamps are all absolute gems. They use two 12AU7 tubes which are auto biased . Tube rolling is easy and the results of rolling with this preamp are palpable. Decware, despite the wait makes wonderful low power tube amps. Wyet... | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? I replaced my Wyetech Labs Jade preamp which had served me well and sounded great for the last 15 years with a Bankert Labs Rhumba 1.3 Extreme. That changed the sound of my system to a more detailed and faster one. The extra gain from the 1.3 brou... | |
| Amplifier recommendation I’ve been extremely happy with my Decware ZMA. It’s being driven by a Backert Rhumba 1.3 Extreme and that pairing with DeVore 096’s in a large room is, for me, nirvana. | |
| 12x7 tubes Brent Jesse is an absolute prince among men. Every purchase I have made from him has been nothing short of an excellent experience. I can’t recommended him strongly enough! | |
| Sad to say I need a new amp… Decware amps are a great value in Hi-Fi. Lifetime warranty, responsive staff and as previously mentioned, they never come up for resale. With my O 96's , in my opinion , the sound is gorgeous. Also, Decware amps are super quiet. | |
| What were the radio stations of your youth that helped you on your music/audio journey? WHFS in Bethesda MDHoward University stationWOL Washington DC |