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RE: Help me pick SET monoblocks

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In Reply to: RE: Help me pick SET monoblocks posted by Triode_Kingdom on August 23, 2017 at 11:27:01

Well Triode Kimgdom you have made me tale my own advice when I tell people to buy a preamp and have the ability to just connect different power amps for their strengths.

This is a nice solution and you can have it all. Romantic low powered tube amps, high power tube amps, SS amps of ridiculous power.

So the Audio Note M3 Phono arrives tomorrow with the Dac O.1x. The M8 will be a down the road thing. No taxes in Hong Kong sure saves money too.

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RE: Help me pick SET monoblocks - Triode_Kingdom 08:39:45 08/24/17 (2)
Excellent! I'm in the process of building my own "ultra" high quality preamp at the moment. I think it's essential to get that out of the way first for a high end system. I didn't do that initially, and I regret it.

Hong Kong, eh? I've only ever traveled there by going through the airport. Lived in Nanjing nearly a year in '97, and have visited mainland China many times since then - Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xian, etc. Really a different world...

Glad you found a process that works for you. I think you're on the right path!

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- RE: Help me pick SET monoblocks - RGA 17:09:51 08/24/17 (1)
  You have to take your own advice sometimes and I have been screwing around too much with Chinese made gear not really going for what I want.
  
  I went to the dealer to buy an M1 Phono and DAC. But as a good dealer does they get you to go up a level or two. I usually say level 3 is the sweet spot as prices skyrocket after level 3. I am trying to buy a house next summer and so going ridiculous on stereo gear is silly.
  
  I lived in Wenzhou in Zeizang province for a year - trust me avoid this place. I am amazed how dirty it was. And still didn't rank in the ten dirties cities in China. Hangzhou which is a few hours away was great though - clean clear and beautiful. It's a country of opposites.
  - RE: Help me pick SET monoblocks - Triode_Kingdom 06:09:31 08/25/17 (0)
    Much of western China is like that, too. One of our challenges during a trip to Chengdu and other parts of Sichuan Province a few years ago was simply finding clean places to eat. It was much worse than the eastern cities; filth and dirt everywhere. Yes, Hangzhou is a beautiful city, especially around West Lake. Lots of Chinese tourists and commercialism now, but that's the case nearly everywhere that's worth seeing. Even our favorite out-of-the-way places to access the Great Wall have become overrun. :)
    
    Good luck with the gear!
    
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