Nudies of your modern gear!!
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cube-tube
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Here's my Monarchy SM 70 Class A that I recently purchased. 25 watts. I love the warm, detailed sound of this little amp with my Altec 19's.
Here's some nudes of my "Pro" for comparison...
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Music...let it move you!
Brett...you ever tried any Mullards? I have them in my preamp and boy they are so much better than the Gold Lion I have been using. They are very balanced and have a very good mid-range presence while at the same time keeping the bottom and highs the way I like them. They seem to have a little more texture than Gold Lion tubes.
jimfet
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Here's some nudes of my "Pro" for comparison...
I love my Monarchy's too.
I had a set of 19's in the late 70's, that I ran with a Series 20, 30 wpc class A amp. I think these Monarchy's are a little better.
pete_mac
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Some pics of my audio-gd DAC 3SE which has been fitted with a replacement digital receiver and filter board (the centremost board). She's a big brute at around 30 pounds and 18" x 18". Three big R-core transformers are beneath the covers near the front of the DAC.
The fabled PCM1704UK DAC chips:
OLD vs NEW digital receiver and filter boards:
New board in place but without the internal solid aluminium partitions re-fitted:
The fabled PCM1704UK DAC chips:
OLD vs NEW digital receiver and filter boards:
New board in place but without the internal solid aluminium partitions re-fitted:
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Glen B
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Other than a slightly different layout, that OSD amp and its higher power sibling the Amp 200 both bear a striking resemblance inside and outside to the Audiosource amps. Even the output specs of the OSD Amp 120 are the same as the Audiosource Amp 100, except that the latter can be operated in bridge mode to produce 150W, whereas the OSD Amp 120 appears to not be bridgeable. I would guess that both are OEM products from the same manufacturer Phoenix Gold.
+ 1, Many of Pyle's products show the same resemblance to the Audio Source gear as well. I think you nailed it in that Phoenix Gold is the manufacture.
Sherwood does a good bit of this as well.
Got shots - past and present
Some 'gut shots' of a few of my past and present amps. They where all great in their respective categories.
Left to right:
Hafler 915, Harman Kardon HK870, Pass Labs Aleph 30, Sansui AU717, Audio Electronics Super Amp 2, Pioneer A35R,
Some 'gut shots' of a few of my past and present amps. They where all great in their respective categories.
Left to right:
Hafler 915, Harman Kardon HK870, Pass Labs Aleph 30, Sansui AU717, Audio Electronics Super Amp 2, Pioneer A35R,
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Poultrygeist
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$59 tube preamp. Someone said the current price escalated to $65.
Poultrygeist
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Sain Smart 6n3 tube preamp from Amazon. I'm still in awe of how good $37 can sound.
Bert 1100
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Just an iPhone 4s......
Thanks !
Poultrygeist
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sonic,
You are so right and simple usually sounds better than complex.
You are so right and simple usually sounds better than complex.
sonci
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Some pics of my audio-gd DAC 3SE which has been fitted with a replacement digital receiver and filter board (the centremost board). She's a big brute at around 30 pounds and 18" x 18". Three big R-core transformers are beneath the covers near the front of the DAC.
The fabled PCM1704UK DAC chips:
OLD vs NEW digital receiver and filter boards:
New board in place but without the internal solid aluminium partitions re-fitted:
Poultrygeist
I wonder how these Audio-Gd Dacs sound, a lot of people swear on them, but really a lot of stuff going on,
I hope the caps are not fakes from ebay..
Poultrygeist
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I've enjoyed an Audio GD NFB for several years now. A lot of stuff is going but it's the real deal.Poultrygeist
I wonder how these Audio-Gd Dacs sound, a lot of people swear on them, but really a lot of stuff going on,
I hope the caps are not fakes from ebay..