TheEvan Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 My wife's comfort (see previous thread on her hearing disorder) has won out and I'm going to return to the very quiet Lux integrated. I'll especially miss the glories of the BB's wonderful phono section. Man. I'm just lucky to keep my KHorns. -Blueberry, current incarnation. Less than 20 hrs. $1000 -Teac AL-P700 $60 -Kennedy EL34 amp, 20wpc., $400 email me at enpyle@cox.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytubepower Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Check you mail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 ---------------- On 8/13/2005 6:06:10 AM TheEvan wrote: Man. I'm just lucky to keep my KHorns. ---------------- What will you be using on your K's? Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgeraci Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 His Luxman L-309, probably circa 1972 (or so). A nice vintage integrated unit. Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyC Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Tough decision, but I agree that you made the right call. Luckily for you, those K'Horns will still sound almost as sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 ---------------- On 8/13/2005 7:16:36 AM cjgeraci wrote: His Luxman L-309, probably circa 1972 (or so). A nice vintage integrated unit. Carl. ---------------- Ah, I didn't know what that one was, thanks. The integrated I've heard on K-horns was dead quiet, I suppose the advantage of putting the preamp and amp circuitry all together which somehow keeps hiss from the preamp part from being amplified by the amp part. I suspect that a very low-gain amplifier would do the trick with the BB, but don't know of one to suggest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytubepower Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Teac is sold, thanks to everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgeraci Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Congrats. I would give the Teac some decent break-in time and then decide if/what mods you want to do to it. BTW, Mark Maple apparently brought his battery-powered Teac with him to the Indy gathering, those mods performed by Red Wine Audio. I seem to recall that that mod is about $450 or so. I was not able to attend the gathering this year. However, from the various postings and conversations I have had with people, many were impressed with the sound of the battery mod from Red Wine Audio. You may want to do some searchs in here because some have favorably commented on Maple's unit, including Dean. As for the sound, I think a $60 Teach sounds like a $500-$1000 amp. Some have said that the Red Wine mod sounds like a $2000 amp. If dollars means anything...... Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytubepower Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 yep, that is the mod I was planning, hope it works out well and will keep the forum posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Sorry about selling your gear! I have a 2004 Luxman int amp that sounds great and I've had other Luxman stuff so it may not be the Blueberry but it's still some of the best Solid state stuff you can get. Hope everything works out. Xman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted August 13, 2005 Author Share Posted August 13, 2005 Thanks xman. I love the Lux, but it pales next to the BB. still, it'll be okay for me, and great for my wife. I confess i play much more than listen anyway (classical guitar). I've noticed that when I play, the sound seems so real The one SS I had in my system that really sounded special was an NEC integrated. A big heavy job, I think it was called A11. But it wasn't built like Lux & it crapped out & was declared unrepairable. grrrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I wonder how a pCAT and the BB will mate up in terms of hiss audibility, i.e., whether pCATs will have low gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbsl Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Has Juicymusic released the PCat yet? Xman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 ---------------- On 8/13/2005 6:14:45 PM jbsl wrote: Has Juicymusic released the PCat yet? Xman ---------------- No. Soon we hear.....we hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Are you buying serial number 1 & 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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