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Posted: September 14 2011 at 13:21

^ That's pretty cool stuff!! Thanks for sharing the picture....

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Posted: September 14 2011 at 13:00

Here's my current system

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 16:59

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[QUOTE=Catcher10] I'm sure I will need a sub with whatever I endup with, the room needs it.

I forgot an excellent subwoofer brand: Velodyne

http://www.velodyne.com/[/QUOTE]

Yes...I have been looking at a 10" model DQR10 or something like that.........Assuming I go with a bookshelf model speaker......I have been looking at a Klipsch bookshelf, but I need to find one local to go and have a listen first.

Still looking....Thanks

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 15:26

They're open cans so indoor. Supposedly the I+ synergizes well with Grados and at the low price point of the amp I don't think tube replacement will be too much of an issue. Although I've been searching high and low for the discontinued Gilmore Lite, which is my first choice.

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 04:19

Sonically, if it sounds more "solid state", the match with the Grado may be nice (Grado sounds very warm and analogic).

But i somehow agree with Dean...if this hybrid doesn't sound valve but with all the troubles that come with valves...(replacment, etc...), is it really worth?

Well, what's your goal actually? Are you looking for an amp for indoor listening? If it's the case, the Triad audio Lisa III should be considered as well.

http://www.triadaudio.net/Triad_Audio/Home.html

If you want something really portable as well, then it's
RSA Mustang P51 or Headamp Pico, but of course it has to be powerful enough for the choosed pair of HP.

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 04:13

Right, but the unlike the 2/3, the 1+ is tailored more towards low impedance headphones, which is what the 325's are (32ohms). I just need to smooth out the harshness and tame the brightness a bit and I'm all set.

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 03:57

^ no, just pointing out you shouldn't buy it just for the valves, all the hard work is done by transistors, (and that's not a bad thing of course), but it is a hybrid and not a valve amp unlike the Little Dot II and Little Dot III.

What?

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 03:48

If you've got a better match for a SR325i at that price then I'm all ears.

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 03:36

The Little Dot uses a Bipolar Operational Amplifier chip to do all the voltage amplification and bipolar transistors in Class B configuration to do the power drive to the headphones... the valves (tubes) are pentodes in Class A but driving into resistive loads (no matching transformer) so won't display the odd harmonic colouration so loved by Oliver, I guess they will tell you the power is on. Also the mains rectification is done on the same circuit board as the amplifer, which cannot help.

However, if you've heard one and like it, all this is irrelevant.

Edited by Dean - March 10 2011 at 03:37

What?

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 03:24

No ... But these are Wink

Looking to order the Little Dot 1+ later today.

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 03:07

Is it yours?

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Posted: March 10 2011 at 02:50

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Posted: March 09 2011 at 02:49

Catcher10 wrote:

I'm sure I will need a sub with whatever I endup with, the room needs it.

I forgot an excellent subwoofer brand: Velodyne

http://www.velodyne.com/

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Posted: March 07 2011 at 07:28

Hello Black velevet! I'm very happy to hear from you!

Yes we both are happy Prima luna owners now!

To reply you about valves, i'm playing a lot these days with New Old
Stock valves dating from the late 50's to late 70's from the following brands: Raytheon (excellent), Brimard (very close to Mullard), Dumont (very very good),
RCA, General electric, Siemens, Mazda, Philips ECG (all good as well); all in 12AX7 or 12AU7.
As you probably know, NOS EL34 are very expensive, that's why i'm still on classic Electro Harmonix which are quite good fortunatly.

To sum up, the difference between these NOS valves and the « basic » Electro harmonix
and/or Prima luna stock one is day and night IF your sytem’s transparent enough.

You also may add (cheap) silicon rings (two per tube), and it's a big improvment, whatever the tube BTW.

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Posted: March 07 2011 at 02:48

oliverstoned wrote:

I precise that i'm myself the happy owner of a Prima Luna Prologue Four

Great to hear you went for the Prima Luna :) From memory this is a new acquisition since we last spoke (I used to post under Black Velvet here, I've got the prologue one myself). Have you done much playing around with different types of valves, besides the stock ones which came with it? (Also do you know what company makes the stock ones?) Just recently two of my 12AX7's and one 12AU7 blew, so in the interim a friend gave me some Golden Dragons to keep me in business till I decide what I want to replace them with. Been thinking maybe some Electro-Harmonix, but I'm not so knowledgeable about brands, quality et cetera.

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Posted: March 05 2011 at 08:56

Dean wrote:

The day the weight of interconnects hanging off the back of my NAD 6125 cassette deck caused it to tip over I realised I'd probably gone a little too far (they cost more than the deck too).

Seriosuly, if all you have is the thin cables and little plastic RCA plugs that came with your system then spending $20 on a pair of interconnects like QED or Monster and you won't be disapointed. You can spend more (much more) but with little to compare them too you'll be hard pushed to justify them.

QED yes, but not Monster, nor Audioquest.

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 13:44

But it could sound utterly dreadful and for $150K you wouldn't need that much encouragement to point out the emperor's new clothes, unless you were stood next to the proud owner of course... "Yes, it sounds magnificent your highness, the best I've ever heard, the finest in all the land."

However, personally I think it looks hideous - I'm sure the mechanics are perfection and the tracking of the tangential tone-arm trimmed to micrometer precision, I would wager the signal path is as pristine as it is physically possible to get - but that styling is butt-ugly...

Edited by Dean - March 04 2011 at 13:45

What?

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 12:30

This is a pretty turntable.........needledoctor.com US$150,000.00...that's all

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 12:13

^ Especially listening to good looking equipment. Wink

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Posted: March 04 2011 at 11:26

i have come across people before who are in to listening to the equipment more than music , i always found that rather amusing .

Edited by Hawkwise - March 04 2011 at 11:27

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