paul79

Amen SWL.

Why don't we let the OP continue his classified ad. You're certainly welcome to post elsewhere about your good Samaritan activities. -The Police From what I can see, Craig never said he was looking to make the repair. Sounds like his experience talking... What's wrong with that? Better yet, what is your beef with Craig? That is clearly what is really going on... To whomever buys this, Craig (NOS Valves) knows his way around a Scott like nobody else. This in combo with the OP's fine offer will make someone very happy for not allot of dough, all things considered.

You were not done He'll never be done Of course! The Totaldac Monobloc or Twelve :) :)

Vega, or you won't be happy..... Another decent move would be to upgrade your Wyred to the DSD SE Femto. A $5000 DAC for $400? Start looking at $5000 DAC's from the 90's

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Wow. Get you some of that! lol

One might give these very serious consideration! Doubt very seriously you could do better at multiples of these DAC's cost: http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=132682.0

Nice fo sho.... This gonna be tube rectified?

I think when both formats are at their best, they are quite similar sonically.

Yeppers! Got it from a pile o goodies I scored years ago.... Can't remember all the details.

I got RTR Master of Voodoo Chile, and the panning of the guitar spins around the entire room including right beside my head as well as behind. It will scare you the first time you hear it. Not bad for an almost 50 yr old recording!

I can't stress the importance of the USB input enough for what you are trying to do though man. The DAC I linked to with a good passive, will get you some world class results for not allot of dough all things considered.

Low budget for the DAC is not going to work in your favor, especially using a PC (USB) source. This would fit your bill, and I did not know it was updated until recently: https://wyred4sound.com/products/digital-converters/dac-1-le-limited-edition The issues are that you will not only need a great DAC with plenty of drive for the passive pre (or TVC), you will also need a DAC with a very good and well implemented USB input. Both these are met in spades with the one in the link. Do get the Femto upgrade also! It is well worth it... For what you are getting with this kit, this is a major steal of a price! Cheers!

I think you will be fine on the amp end. Most tube amps are very easy loads. The issue with a passive with a DAC or a TVC with a DAC is the drive capability of the DAC. You will need a good DAC, one that has a discrete output stage with plenty of drive. You could possibly be successful with a DAC that has opamp outputs and a passive, but you still want good drive if you want the life to remain in your music. Lack of drive makes the interconnects act like antennas, bass suffers, and life is gone. Hook a TVC up to a DAC with opamp outputs and it will fall on its a$$. This limits you to the more expensive DAC's, likely in the $2500 plus range. What DAC's are you looking into? Or do you have a DAC that you plan to use?

It's about a bit more than voltage... Your source really needs allot of drive current capability and your amp needs to be a very easy load. I couldn't get totally happy using one. They will sound great at a point of the volume control, then adjust the volume, and all goes to shit. A better option would be a TVC. Transformer volume control, as these do not vary the output impedance like passive's do. BUT! Here again, your source needs allot of drive to run the transformers properly. If it does not have the drive, your bass will suffer big time. That said, what components are you wanting to use with this?

I'm sold

There are coupling caps in the 6200 also. Quite a few of them. Besides that, distortion "can" be quite pleasing to the ear

Tell us how you really feel?

Exactly why I like the 6100..... No opamps! But this is MO

A properly restored 6100 is very damn tough to beat, and would be my pick. Great phono section also.

Ya, but you can replace it on the fly

Ya man. Very cool for sure! You brought back some memories of my father's Wharfedale W90D's...... I have yet to this very day, heard a pair of speakers with the bass those things had.... They could fill a 20' X 30' room with with tremendous bass, no problem at all, and with a Sansui 5000A (53wpc) no less. I am still looking for a pair that is fully intact.

Most common scenario for ground loop is the preamp to amp interconnect connection. If both the signal input of the amp and the signal output of the preamp are AC grounded, this in most cases, will cause a ground loop. Not always, and you could very well take the system to someone else's house and have no issue. Tis what it is. Just cheat the preamp and call it a day. If it were me, I would isolate the offending product using a cheater plug, and then snip the AC ground inside the unit (and insulate the end of the ground wire). If you do use a cheater plug, get a NEW one. (not liable for any fire damage, electrocution, injury, or death)

Nice! I wish you well in this, and know you will do so.

Your only way into more resolution at these prices would absolutely have to be tubes. I have the VRD's, and after my first listen, I knew I was done buying amps. Going on 5 years with them now, and they still impress. They just don't have any weaknesses. I really don't know how it could get much better at any price.