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    Posted: September 26 2005 at 09:03
Originally posted by Tony Fisher Tony Fisher wrote:

I've never heard a really good tube amp yet. The ones i've heard are slow, coloured and lose detail. Warm and cuddly with good imaging, yes, but I prefer transistors for their neutrality, accuracy, bite and excitement. I use Audiolabs.


Strangely, I don't like CDs much either. My Pink Triangle Anniversary dredges more detail than any CD system I've heard. I auditioned a £10k Theta/Krell deck/DAC a few years ago with the intention of buying it - it was so inferior to the Pink I went home empty handed; I still don't have a CD player.



Bad tubes amp are coloured, slow...
But good ones are neutral, quick and so much more detailed in the highs than transistor ones...
On another hand, you're right, CD dosn't works, but the digital system you heard few years ago is not good too!
There are even little english integrated players that work better! but of course, it can't stand the comparison with such a turntable like the Pink Triangle...
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This is my system, well not my system but someone else's but the same model:-

http://www.tradera.com/auction/Stereo___HIFI/aid_16329088

At the bottom of that page.

Except, mine has the Amplifier on top left, CD Player on top right, AM-FM Stereo Tuner on bottom left and Stereo Cassette Tape Deck on bottom right.

I use Mordaunt Short 'Pearl Edition' speakers that came out in 1997.

The only downside to my system is that the sound is very clean.  When I use a lot of Bass, the sound becomes very heavy so there's no real Bass Kick to the system.  For music like Opera, Classical and MOR stuff it sounds very good but for Metal and Blues, I would have preferred more resonance in the lower registers.
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I've never heard a really good tube amp yet. The ones i've heard are slow, coloured and lose detail. Warm and cuddly with good imaging, yes, but I prefer transistors for their neutrality, accuracy, bite and excitement. I use Audiolabs.

Strangely, I don't like CDs much either. My Pink Triangle Anniversary dredges more detail than any CD system I've heard. I auditioned a £10k Theta/Krell deck/DAC a few years ago with the intention of buying it - it was so inferior to the Pink I went home empty handed; I still don't have a CD player.
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You want the top?

Here it is:

Preamp


or



High



Low



Cables (Transparent cables)





Speakers (Infinity genesis)



Plus a few accesories







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Originally posted by maidenrulez maidenrulez wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Yeah Burmester makes big digital. But without tube's magic in the highs, it's disapointing.




(the best tube amp compared to its price a mere $8500)


Do you want to make a match with my Jolida?

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Originally posted by maidenrulez maidenrulez wrote:

Gryphon poweramp



175 W PURELY CLASS-A...still the best mono power transistor amp out there





Sorry, but Gryphon is bad. Overrated.
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Originally posted by maidenrulez maidenrulez wrote:

Here is mine...


2x B&W 800D speakers



2x Classe ca-m400 power amp



Classe ca-500 pre amp



NORDOST Valhalla Extreme Reference Speaker cables




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NORDOST Valhalla Extreme Reference XLR signal cables



<SPAN ="overskrift">CLASSÉ CDP-100 CD-player</SPAN>


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<SPAN ="overskrift">Clearaudio Master Reference turntable</SPAN>


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<SPAN ="overskrift">Yummy</SPAN>

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Her's my advice for Cd:

Teac VRDS 20 + Goldmund Mimesis 12++ converter




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Originally posted by maidenrulez maidenrulez wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:


Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

BTW, i've got a Nordost digital cable, which is better than Transparent ones;(each brand has its specialty)



Are you saying that DIGITAL cables also affect the sound?


 That would be the most ridiculous comment on Audiophile systems so far.



Actually i think the trend with getting high end power cables is a bit strange...On the adverts it says that they "speed up" the power...and that sound rather ridiculous anyways the test says that it actually affects the sounds...but it is pretty strange anyhow



Yes, digital cables affect the sound.
For example, optic fiber doesn't work at all.

I've listen to a Shunyata King Cobra power cable (3000 dollars the power cable) on a big system. We just put one on the preamp and it makes "BOOOM": it's like we changed the whole system...(which was already excellent, btw)

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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:


BTW, i've got a Nordost digital cable, which is better than Transparent ones;(each brand has its specialty)

Are you saying that DIGITAL cables also affect the sound?

 That would be the most ridiculous comment on Audiophile systems so far.

Actually i think the trend with getting high end power cables is a bit strange...On the adverts it says that they "speed up" the power...and that sound rather ridiculous anyways the test says that it actually affects the sounds...but it is pretty strange anyhow

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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:


BTW, i've got a Nordost digital cable, which is better than Transparent ones;(each brand has its specialty)

Are you saying that DIGITAL cables also affect the sound?

 That would be the most ridiculous comment on Audiophile systems so far.
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Gryphon poweramp

175 W PURELY CLASS-A...still the best mono power transistor amp out there

 
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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Yeah Burmester makes big digital.
But without tube's magic in the highs, it's disapointing.

(the best tube amp compared to its price a mere $8500)



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Yeah Burmester makes big digital.
But without tube's magic in the highs, it's disapointing.
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God after i had played it in...what would i play..properly something very symponic i guess something symphonic and very bombastic...infact i think i would have played Nightwish ghost love score on it...
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If you had just bought all of that, and set it up; what would be the first thing you played on it?
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Points: 3254 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 16 2005 at 05:35
btw Oliverstoned for that price the T+A V10 is the most amazing tube amp out there...great stuff
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BURMESTER 909 POWER AMP

BURMESTER 970SRC CD PLAYER

BURMESTER 808  MK5 PRE AMP

BURMESTER B100 SPEAKERS

OR ADYTON IMAGIC 2.0

look at that ...and for price...dont ask

 
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A big sytem without tubes in the highs can't work...
it's a waste of money.
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Originally posted by maidenrulez maidenrulez wrote:

Originally posted by Kohllapse Kohllapse wrote:

and how much $$$$ does that cost

It is infact a pretty disexpansive set, you get it for around 70-80 000$ now for the EXTREME STUFF ...

Btw AMAZING TUBE AMP T+A V10

IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.....for that price anyway

only $80,000
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