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In Reply to: Hmmmmm.... posted by Peter Gunn on May 5, 2007 at 21:18:31:
Some preamps need careful matching with a power amp to a certain point to realise their full potential, I think.A Nagra pre, for instance, really doesn't sing till it's mated with their own amp.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - What Purchase Was Your Biggest Waste of Money? - dsockel 16:20:50 05/04/07 (101)
- My computer. )MT( - J. S. Bach 13:11:25 05/08/07 (0)
- PL Autocorrelator? declicker? Octave Eq? YOU decide!? - Timbo in Oz 16:28:50 05/06/07 (0)
- George Foreman grill; squeezes the fat out of your burgers and they taste like cardboard. [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 15:19:05 05/06/07 (2)
- Re: George Foreman grill; squeezes the fat out of your burgers and they taste like cardboard. [nt] - DeeCee 18:02:17 05/07/07 (0)
- Fat rules—you nailed that one... - Wellfed 20:18:10 05/06/07 (0)
- Ceraballs (honest!). - vital ital 04:11:57 05/06/07 (0)
- Anything I bought before what I have now. (nt) - JMCIII 18:10:41 05/05/07 (0)
- Celestion 100 speakers - vacuous 17:40:05 05/05/07 (0)
- Hovland HP-100 - Ian Mackenzie 15:47:55 05/05/07 (2)
- Hmmmmm.... - Peter Gunn 21:18:31 05/05/07 (0)
- Agree... - kuma 01:41:06 05/06/07 (0)
- Re: Hovland HP-100 - bjh 18:34:50 05/05/07 (0)
- A '74 BMW Bavaria.. - DaveInVA 12:06:01 05/05/07 (12)
- I guess they've learned a few things since then - ArdRi 19:09:53 05/05/07 (4)
- Seems odd having a German car pasted with the name of an Israeli tank.. - David S. 07:13:22 05/06/07 (2)
- Merkava=Chariot. - ArdRi 12:20:29 05/06/07 (1)
- Thank you for the fascinating explanation. - David S. 04:52:23 05/07/07 (0)
- Re: I guess they've learned a few things since then - AbeCollins 20:25:51 05/05/07 (0)
- Mine was an '83 BMW 320i - Peter Gunn 13:08:41 05/05/07 (6)
- BMW 530i - nightdoggy 14:34:33 05/05/07 (4)
- Re: BMW 530i - Vik 08:15:57 05/06/07 (0)
- Re: BMW 530i - DaveInVA 15:01:49 05/05/07 (2)
- The '70s - nightdoggy 18:04:43 05/05/07 (1)
- Re: The '70s - DaveInVA 19:51:05 05/05/07 (0)
- Re: Mine was an '83 BMW 320i - DaveInVA 13:55:46 05/05/07 (0)
- Upgrading from a Tabriz-Zi to a SME IV - ppopp 11:42:52 05/05/07 (3)
- Re: Upgrading from a Tabriz-Zi to a SME IV - ppopp 01:05:16 05/10/07 (0)
- Your profile indicate you now use a VPI combo - Please compare. - lochrider 16:20:49 05/09/07 (1)
- Re: Your profile indicate you now use a VPI combo - Please compare. - George Mann 21:07:34 05/09/07 (0)
- First wife. nt - gbeard 10:31:22 05/05/07 (4)
- Second wife, (I should know better)... NT - Lowrider 04:11:00 05/08/07 (1)
- Second wife = worst error in judgment I can remember, most costly, too! nt - lochrider 16:27:05 05/09/07 (0)
- Mail order? [nt] - Wellfed 00:10:23 05/06/07 (1)
- Should that be "male order"? [nt] - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 15:14:16 05/06/07 (0)
- actually; the ones i most expected to be a waste have many times been the most cost effective. - mikel 10:15:46 05/05/07 (0)
- wedding cake - BS64 10:08:37 05/05/07 (1)
- Re: wedding cake - Dan Banquer 14:56:57 05/05/07 (0)
- 1998 Chevy G3500 cargo van.. - ArdRi 10:03:50 05/05/07 (0)
- Sota Sapphire - especially considering how it affected my LP purchases! nt - Don T 09:51:44 05/05/07 (0)
- SACD - players, discs - doh! (nt) - hinduclient 09:44:25 05/05/07 (3)
- Actually, the one DVD-A player I bought: Technics DVD-A10 - Kal Rubinson 06:54:43 05/08/07 (0)
- Not into multi-channel, eh? - Feanor 10:08:47 05/05/07 (0)
- Yea a big waste for me too - Don T 09:49:11 05/05/07 (0)
- Krell KSA-100 ... - reelsmith. 09:15:46 05/05/07 (0)
- Behringer EQ - E-Stat 07:13:38 05/05/07 (0)
- Music Hall MMF 2 - Bob Wortman 07:06:16 05/05/07 (0)
- Re: What Purchase Was Your Biggest Waste of Money? - Quint 06:48:26 05/05/07 (6)
- Re: Yeah, I know what ya mean... - geoffkait 08:22:32 05/05/07 (3)
- That MSB-modified Ipod looks interesting - Quint 08:26:21 05/05/07 (2)
- Re: Actually... - geoffkait 13:10:22 05/05/07 (0)
- Re: That MSB-modified Ipod looks interesting - geoffkait 08:57:10 05/05/07 (0)
- You're no fun... nt - clarkjohnsen 07:42:44 05/05/07 (1)
- Yeah, just a stick in the audio mud :) [nt] - Quint 08:27:21 05/05/07 (0)
- B&W DM7's, circa 1981 - Feanor 06:44:31 05/05/07 (4)
- LOL! I loved mm DM7 MKII ... - reelsmith. 09:14:21 05/05/07 (1)
- Absolutely lacking in dynamics - Feanor 10:05:57 05/05/07 (0)
- Closely followed by NAD C270 - Feanor 06:49:18 05/05/07 (1)
- Re: I agree - sboez23 17:56:56 05/05/07 (0)
- Fulton Model Js and ARC Ref I. nt - Norm 06:43:34 05/05/07 (0)
- all my martin logans etc CLS2Z - Kloss 05:48:14 05/05/07 (0)
- Any Grado Cartridge (nt) - Fishcat1 05:37:42 05/05/07 (0)
- Re: What Purchase Was Your Biggest Waste of Money? - Rudy 05:19:40 05/05/07 (0)
- Tie - VTL 7.5 and Cary 500MB's - Shane from AUS 00:41:19 05/05/07 (11)
- By the way, even with VTL series 1 machines, you can replace 12AX7 tubes with 12AU7s to reduce gain/tube-rush.[nt] - Steve Cortez 08:17:34 05/06/07 (7)
- yes I know - but with 12au7's it did not sound any where - Shane from AUS 17:07:32 05/06/07 (6)
- Re: yes I know - but with 12au7's it did not sound any where - quiltzig 16:05:20 05/07/07 (4)
- With respect Paul, You are the importer of VTL, so you opinion might be considered biased - Shane From Aus 00:55:51 05/08/07 (3)
- Re: With respect Paul, You are the importer of VTL, so you opinion might be considered biased - BMH1 21:46:32 05/09/07 (2)
- Re: With respect Paul, You are the importer of VTL, so you opinion might be considered biased - BSW1 17:22:53 05/13/07 (0)
- Re: With respect Paul, You are the importer of VTL, so you opinion might be considered biased - quiltzig 22:36:04 05/09/07 (0)
- IMHO, even the best 12AU7s have reduced dynamics when compared the best 12AX7s... - Steve Cortez 07:27:01 05/07/07 (0)
- Yes on tube "rush" with stock 12AX7... BUT... - Steve Cortez 08:11:15 05/06/07 (0)
- Lemon Cary or mismatched with VTL ? - AbeCollins 07:23:32 05/06/07 (1)
- Lemon Cary's Abe, I was using the 500MB's with a cary - Shane from AUS 17:27:16 05/06/07 (0)
- Jan Allaerts Phono Cartridge..... - Todd Krieger 23:53:16 05/04/07 (3)
- This might explain why your buyer claimed what he did. - Raiderman 07:35:44 05/05/07 (2)
- That's a New One....... - Todd Krieger 14:22:34 05/05/07 (1)
- Re: That's a New One....... - throwback 19:50:31 05/09/07 (0)
- NAD - blackwax@mac.com 22:36:57 05/04/07 (1)
- I had good luck with the 2200PE & sold it for a good price 12 years later. - David S. 06:57:07 05/05/07 (0)
- ez - Green Lantern 22:01:28 05/04/07 (0)
- Sony DVP 9000ES (DVD/CD/SACD Player) - Raiderman 20:55:18 05/04/07 (0)
- A bunch of 1-hit CD's...(nt) - cdb 20:50:59 05/04/07 (0)
- JBL "Music One" Speakers - Big Dave 20:46:00 05/04/07 (1)
- Re: JBL "Music One" Speakers - yotacowboy 06:08:12 05/05/07 (0)
- $150 for a Robyn T240D - REL54 20:30:13 05/04/07 (0)
- Not audio, but... a Nikon N-80... - Jimmy C. 19:34:15 05/04/07 (1)
- Similar camera situation here - AbeCollins 07:28:39 05/06/07 (0)
- Sony SL-2700 Beta Hi-Fi - Road Warrior 18:20:59 05/04/07 (2)
- Re: Sony SL-2700 Beta Hi-Fi - Vic D 22:33:31 05/04/07 (0)
- Re: Sony SL-2700 Beta Hi-Fi - SteveBrown 19:27:50 05/04/07 (0)
- Philips DVD-R 75 - docw 18:10:35 05/04/07 (0)
- 80s CD collection nt - Sherlock 16:38:29 05/04/07 (2)
- Yes, my 80s CD set - AbeCollins 17:18:48 05/04/07 (1)
- I think he meant either - J.Mac 22:53:01 05/04/07 (0)
- A few but the topper: Levinson 383 Integrated Amp - AbeCollins 16:29:26 05/04/07 (5)
- thanks for the tips - Kloss 07:09:47 05/05/07 (1)
- Re: thanks for the tips - AbeCollins 20:33:34 05/05/07 (0)
- Re: A few but the topper: Levinson 383 Integrated Amp - the roofman 05:22:18 05/05/07 (0)
- I haven't heard the NAD but I'll take your word for it - plantsman 01:46:38 05/05/07 (0)
- With you - Sordidman 17:16:24 05/04/07 (0)
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- Agree... - kuma 01:41:06 05/06/07 (0)
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