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Better Amps For Talon Khorus CAT JL2 or Tenor 75?
I have listened to Tenors + Khorus X MKII system and found them to be a great match. We listen to quite loud jazz, pop and acoustical music and the Tenors showed no sign of sweating at all. More than enough power to drive Khorus. The system is ver... 
Best Phono stage for a .3 mv Ruby 2 ?
Pass Labs has very high gains phono stages available in two versions Pass X-Ono (current version) and Aleph Ono (older version). Both phono stages has as high as 73 db gains for MC cartridge and are fully adjustable to suit your cartridge loading ... 
BAT VK-D5 CD Player sometimes does not play a CD
Hi,I've had the same problem with my VK-D5SE and it was a quick fix to open the tray and close it again. Then I noticed that the circle slot on the tray is a little bit bigger than actual CD disc. Later on I found that if I place a disc more forwa... 
Driving SF Extrema with one BAT VK-60 ?
Now I'm thinking about Sonic Frontiers Power3 monos. With its power rating at 220 watts/ch, I think it should be able to handle Extremas well. Should it be a good match? How well SF tube amps do compare with other Hi-end tube amps like BAT, Cary, ... 
Driving SF Extrema with one BAT VK-60 ?
Thank you all for your responses. Twilo... The 300B amp that my friend use to drive Extrema is KTA brand. It's a Push-Pull 300b amp not a Single-Ended. Before he got the 300b amp, he used the Jeff Rowland Model 5 to drive his Extremas. He told me ... 
Need recomendations on Pre-Amp / processor
I had Chiro C-802 before then bought an EAD Signature to replace it. Much much better. EAD Signature does a really good job in decoding DVD and especially excellent in 2-channel audio. I compared it with my BAT VK-5i tube preamp and EAD has nothin... 
Is there a HT pre-amp/processor w/o Video switiching??
EAD Signature is the one. It has all functions you asking for plus digital flywheel for jitter reduction. Later on if you decided to have video switching, you can still buy "EAD SwitchMaster" to do the job.Ted 
Lack of Bass from my BAT VK-5i Preamp...
I just got new tubes today and already put the Tungsol 5881 and Amperex 6DJ8 Orange Globe (Holland) into my BAT 5i tonight and it did sound much more convincing with more bass attack. By the way, I didn't have a chance to compare with my EAD Signa... 
Lack of Bass from my BAT VK-5i Preamp...
Thanks a lot Joeabrams!! I did some research on specification of both pieces and found the following number:BAT VK-5i: - Minimum Power Amp Input Impedance = 10k Ohms each phaseJeff Rowland Model 5 amp: - Input Impedance is selectable to 100K,20K, ...