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In Reply to: RE: OPINIONS WANTED: Can I really integrate everything? posted by kentwalter@outlook.com on August 27, 2014 at 08:45:52
Consider a Parasound P5. It has everything except the amp.
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I was going to suggest the P5, but it is solid state rather than tubes. It seems to have everything you could possibly want including a phono stage and DAC.If I remember correctly, the reason they separated the power amplifier from the preamplifier was because of the heat produced by tube components as well as the magnetic fields of all the transformers in tube power amps.
Good luck,
John Elison
Edits: 08/27/14
I was going to mention the P5, as well, and since I own one, am semi-qualified to speak to its sonic virtues. Except for my UnUsed phono stage.
I believe my all-Parasound chain has plenty of detail and is NOT shrill or squeaky in the highs. But my speakers are very low sensitivity panels and I'm running a PAIR of the A-23 as biamp.
But I didn't want to come across as a nut or fanboy of the parasound stuff.
Can anyone suggest a good tube amp of 30 or so a side to go with the P5, for the OPs benefit?
Too much is never enough
I have been thinking how great front panel access to the sub mgmt controls would be.
Well, it has only rear access, I guess. I don't see this as a problem because once set, these controls should never require changing until you make a speaker change. The preamp has front panel tone controls for the purpose of adapting to different music equalization requirements.
Best regards,
John Elison
Yes and yes.
Bass management is ALL rear panel and quite flexible for all it does well. Once setup, you DO have the front panel sub level control which I've NEVER touched.
However, I have dialed in moderate BASS and TREBLE increase using the tone controls, for late-nite listening, as sort of a poor-mans 'loudness contour', an old-school control which has fallen out of fashion.
Too much is never enough
On the right side.
I was looking at the sub crossover frequency controls on the rear panel.
I have a sub in my system, but I never touch its volume control or its crossover point after initially setting them where I thought they sounded best. I adjusted sub volume so that a string bass sounded equally loud as it went up and down the scale.
Best regards,
John Elison
Rotel also makes a 'kitchen sink' preamp that's a grand, phono, dac, etc - the RC-1570.
I have a friend who's heard it and liked it.
Add an amp and you're done.
The Peachtree 220 (220wpc 8 ohms, 400wpc 4 ohms) is being blown out at $699-799. That and a nice pre would be a smoking system.
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