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In Reply to: RE: The Lounge is superb but another great one would be... posted by popsy on August 24, 2016 at 21:12:01
Thanks! The reviews on the Lounge are across the board positive. Although some users report a somewhat soft sound. Pretty low risk for $300!
The Park Audio looks neat. My friend plans on leaving the system on 24/7 so tubes are a no go. But a heck of a nice looking piece.
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I was surprised at the apparent non-wear I experienced with a Manley DAC years ago. Just for grins. I left it on 24/7 to see when the tubes failed or wore out. Like the Park Audio, it used a pair of inexpensive dual triodes and found that after a year using some NOS RCA tubes, it sounded pretty much the same.
I found a pic of the Budgie's board and see two op amps and four transistors so it appears to be a hybrid design.
Interesting experiment. I don't think he is concerned with wear and tear, but more so liability. With a nightly cleaning service and co workers..curious hands can only lead to no good.
And I think most "tubed" phono preamps at this price point probably use the tube as a buffer. That is my guess.
Understood and agree!
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