Thanks Doc. I was concerned because I have heard a bad mismatch with these amps using a Croft derived valve pre (by Danish company and modded by croft). A certain dealer continues to claim they are a good match. Assumed high gain and impedance. Also an AOS member is using a second hand NVA with an ...

Thanks Doc. I was concerned because I have heard a bad mismatch with these amps using a Croft derived valve pre (by Danish company and modded by croft). A certain dealer continues to claim they are a good match. Assumed high gain and impedance. Also an AOS member is using a second hand NVA with an X...

I am looking at a passive pre that might work with Albarry monoblock amps. Would like to know output impedance of the NVA preamps. The Albarry has a 5.1Kohm input impedance so lower than the norm.

I tried SACD recently. I have to say it was extremely underwhelming, although I only had one disc to try. The player was supposedly a decent one and the disc was a Linn SACD sampler, so I'm not convinced that greater exposure would've changed things. It was still nowhere near vinyl for me. You need...

Either the Revox or standard Technics will sound crap. Revox lightweight (clever design work though), Technics dull. £1000 to put things right better spent on a proper turntable. Vinyl done right should piss all over a squeezebox.

Digital can sound good if you have a decent DAC and CD transport but it always lacks the solid relaxed sound and superior soundstage of vinyl. Have heard a few mega expensive set ups being demoed and they still don't touch a modestly priced TT for musical satisfaction. The fact that a high percentag...

They tried changing it from 1968 to 1971. Everyone complained (not just Scots) and we went back to GMT.

Frankly I was expecting a more intelligent or at least witty response but nuff said.

What do you think. LOL. I wouldn't class an output transformer as a circuit but excuse my ignorance - but it appears the bigger OT the better with valves. I would prefer not to have the ambivalent statement. Mostly it is a circuit to accommodate the transformer. Thought it was obvious I was joking....

Was the laugh smiley because you are joking. If not where have you read that valve amps are excluded from the regs, can you give me a link, as it is news to me. What do you think. LOL. I wouldn't class an output transformer as a circuit but excuse my ignorance - but it appears the bigger OT the bet...