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| Looking at these specific preamps give me your opinions Of those preamps, the Raven preamp without question....but I'd add Aric Audio preamps to the mix, especially the Motherlode or Motherlode XL | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Nightfall I have a Bob Latino VTA ST-120 with the capacitor upgrades and a built in stepped attenuator (no need for a preamp), that I am going to put up on Agon in the next week or two. It will be a bit over that $1,500, but will include high end... | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps +1 for Aric Audio. I own several of his projects, including his Transcend EL 34 "Push Pull" amp that is simply amazing; it is paired with Aric's Motherlode XL preamp. He is a great guy to deal with, builds exquisite equipment, and will add whateve... | |
| Primaluna tube rolling 12AU7 Notes jimmy2615 Thank you for an excellent report on your findings, I too am one who prefers Amperex for my signal tubes (both 12AU7 and 6DJ8). I was lucky enough to stock up about a decade ago, before tubes skyrocketed in price......I certainly could ... | |
| Next upgrade options I personally prefer separates, but definitely a tube preamp. Sell the Luxman and get a tube preamp (Aric Audio Motherlode $5,500, Don Sachs/Lynn Olson Raven $5,500 (sold by Spatial Audio), Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.4 $8,500, Supratek Cabernet... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? Soix I understand, and you know I very often respect your input. In this case no one is going to convince anyone, and the OP is getting no valuable input. | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? Jesus I hate when this crap happens, let's talk audio | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? Serblinfan Some great comments already, and I'll only add my experience. Better cables can absolutely improve SQ, but only if the component is capable of taking advantage of the better cable. Better cables can also make a system's SQ worse, if t... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? mike4597 As others have said, you have 3 glaring weak spots: Streaming service (move to Qobuz or Tidal), streamer, and DAC If I were in your shoes, I would upgrade the DAC first. I'd look at: Denafrips Pontus II R2R ladder DAC (I own this DAC - ... | |
| Best speaker brands for transient response tommyuchicago Volti is a only a 7.5 drive down to Tennessee from you, you can listen to your hearts delight. Greg seems all too happy to give a factory tour, and set up speakers to listen in his audio room. I'll be making that drive in April or ... | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state boxsoft First off, (before you buy anything) do yourself a favor and reach out to Brent Jessee at audiotubes.com, he is the most knowledgeable and best tube supplier out there. He can help with recommendations, and probably has experience supplyi... | |
| Aftermarket fuse to tame a bright system? Gavin1977 Anti-Cables make great products, I'd give Paul Speltz (founder and highly thought of) a call to discuss your issues and see what he recommends Cables can take hundreds of hours to break in, I'd wait for 250 hours or so before making a ... | |
| Review on Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC Thank you for the review Terry, and I do appreciate the early heads up on your reviews......that's how I found (and later purchased) the amazing CODA S5.5. I do however have some concerns that might prevent me from buying this DAC: There is no AE... | |
| Finding a Bookshelf for Luxman C900U/M900U darkknight8586 +++1 Joseph Audio Pulsar, Graphene model if you can find them used. Phenominal speakers, but do not last long used, Borreson X1, Fyne Audio F1.8, Alta Audio Alyssa, Fritz | |
| Diving into balanced mtbiker29 Here is what I've settled on after a bunch of trials: RCA 1 to 1.5 meters, XLR 1 to 1.5 meters, power cables minimum 1.5 meters up to 2 meters, HDMI I2S 1 meter or less, SPDIF 1 meter, USB as short as is feasible |