RE: Analogue sound on the cheap

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Posted by AbeCollins (A) on February 17, 2025 at 12:10:36

In Reply to: RE: Analogue sound on the cheap posted by Mick Wolfe on February 17, 2025 at 08:07:47:

On a related note to your comment about adding another 0 to the price. I've had a handful of tube preamps over the years that were warm-ish and very musically involving but it took a rather expensive tube preamp to additionally deliver on the bandwidth, dynamics, punch, and resolution. The best tube preamp I ever had was the Cary SLP-05 running a batch of 6SN7 tubes. It was pricey even well over a decade ago.

The most incredibly lush experience I had was with the EAR 834P phono preamp. It infused so much warmth and richness into the music that even old poorly recorded rock albums weren't so bad. The downside was that I realized how much detail I was giving up. It was fun for a while but I returned to a phono preamp that wasn't so lush.

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Topic - Analogue sound on the cheap - Mick Wolfe 10:54:13 02/16/25 (13)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - sabihtasoz@gmail.com 00:03:00 02/26/25 (0)

Some good sounding DIY multi-bit options e.g. PCM56 - andy evans 03:50:03 02/18/25 (2)

RE: Some good sounding DIY multi-bit options e.g. PCM56 - Mick Wolfe 09:24:07 02/18/25 (1)

RE: Some good sounding DIY multi-bit options e.g. PCM56 - Mick Wolfe 08:17:55 02/19/25 (0)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - MaggiesAndCats 19:38:16 02/16/25 (2)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - Mick Wolfe 08:07:47 02/17/25 (1)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - AbeCollins 12:10:36 02/17/25 (0)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - AbeCollins 13:51:38 02/16/25 (4)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - Mick Wolfe 18:16:16 02/16/25 (3)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - AbeCollins 09:08:14 02/17/25 (2)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - Mick Wolfe 10:57:01 02/17/25 (1)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - AbeCollins 11:53:27 02/17/25 (0)

RE: Analogue sound on the cheap - Dawnrazor 11:23:27 02/16/25 (0)

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