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I find myself thinking of the good gear I let go and now I want some of it back
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Posted on August 12, 2016 at 08:50:27 | ||
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Lately all I think about is what gear did I REALLY!!!! like and regret letting it go. Now I find myself scheming ways to get some of it back. An example is I loved my Dynaco ST-70. So I built the VTA kit and WOW do I LOVE that amp to death. One piece I've always regretted letting go was my McIntosh C38 preamplifier. I'm am NO Mac fan but I always felt they did make a great preamp and I always did like that one. I went through a bad point in audio when I got frustrated and sold everything off. Stuff I will NEVER ever see again unless I win a lottery. Maybe that C38 would pair up nicely with my NAD C275BEE or VTA ST-70???? But what to do with the CJ??? charles |
RE: I find myself thinking of the good gear I let go and now I want some of it back, posted on August 12, 2016 at 11:12:23 | |
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As you probably know, I just assembled the VTA SP14 preamp kit and I really really like it. My Pass Labs X1 is now history because the SP14 sounds better. If you're a kit builder, I highly recommend the SP14 with upgraded Sylvania chrome-dome tubes, Mundorf silver-oil output caps and a Khozmo remote volume control. You won't regret it. If you're not a kit builder, buy it assembled. It's really worth it. . . |
Nostalgia?, posted on August 13, 2016 at 10:16:15 | |
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By my observations: Nostalgia is 95% "Selective Memory" |
I absolutely agree (nt), posted on August 14, 2016 at 19:30:50 | |
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RE: OK: Apt Holman preamp; Ohm F speakers, posted on August 15, 2016 at 17:19:11 | |
Interesting. I also had an Apt-Holman. It was my first decent preamp, and it was driving an amp pushing Ohm Walsh 4s. |
RE: Odd -- I had exactly the opposite reaction comparing those 2 pres. (nt), posted on August 28, 2016 at 00:58:26 | |
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