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    Singer/Songwriter Forum

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    Singer/Songwriter Forum

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    All New Yamaha NS 5000 Speakers..... World-Beaters ?

    I know somebody with NS5000s and they prefer them with a 50 watt push pull tube amp.He has tried far more powerful SS amps. Which seems to indicate the suggestion they need lots of power is not correct.Room size could come into it of course.
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    Which Speakers for Dartzeel NHB-108B and NHB-18NS Combo?

    Yes I have friends with Kondo-one a Neiro and the other an Ongaku. The Neiro is just not very good-just not a balanced sound with an emphasised midrange and very rolled off treble.The Ongaku is very good but the owner has never been able to find the right speaker match and is still hunting...
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    Which Speakers for Dartzeel NHB-108B and NHB-18NS Combo?

    Fantastic with vintage Tannoy Monitor Gold 15s in Canterbury style cabinets.The best amps I have used.Usually those speakers need a medium output impedance amp like a push pull valve amp but the NHB108 seems to be electrically perfect for them.Nearly all other SS amps over damp them and SETs...
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    Name your favorite Christmas Carol

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    What's Spinning Tonight?

    Exceptional live recording and singing.
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    What's Spinning Tonight?

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    Bakoon Amp-41R and 51R integrated amps using SATRI circuit

    The SATRI circuit design and development is not Korean.It is all a product of Bakoon Japan.The Korean made amps are basically just the Bakoon Japan circuit designs made under license .It is a bit like what Mercedes does with the Nissan Navara.The Japanese Bakoons appear to be much better value...
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    What's Spinning Tonight?

    Mark Sholtez and Jen Mize-Twighlight on the Trail. Holy Moly good vocal recording quality.
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    Soundstage Reproduction and Scale: Does Speaker Size Matter?

    I have owned most types of speakers.After many years I think I have come to prefer wide baffle point source but that is probably more of a reflection of the sort of music I listen to-smaller scale acoustic music mostly. I have never heard a wide baffle line source though.That could be...
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    Horns with SS amp instead of Tube (se)!?

    I just heard my Bakoon AMP 5521 mk3 with Avantgarde Duo Omega speakers and the sound was sublime. What the Bakoon brings is wonderfully detailed and sophisticated treble and very precise ,rhythmical and textured bass.If you read reviews of Bakoon amplifiers this sophisticated and detailed treble...
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    Looking for warm, rich, euphonic tube preamp, must pair well with pass power amp (Budget $6000-7000)

    The Supratek Chenin is the base model and although good value is not in the same league as the more expensive models like the Cabernet.
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    Looking for warm, rich, euphonic tube preamp, must pair well with pass power amp (Budget $6000-7000)

    As others have mentioned a Supratek DHT preamp would do the job nicely.Specifically a Cabernet or Grange .You can order one which can use a choice of your preferred directly heated triodes like say a choice via a selector switch of 300B,45 or 2A3.Mine has a choice of 300B,PX4 or 45.I tend to...
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    Modern speakers vs Vintage speakers

    Still one of the best looking and best sounding speakers ever made.Gale 401a...
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