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Whatever preamp you get, be sure it has a good, solid power supply.
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Thank you Prepress. As my system is integrated, your reply caught my eye. Do you have a 5.1 system (or more than 2 channels)?
If so, do you use the C2300 in a home theater bypass mode (or unity gain)? I was curious as i understood in bypass mode, the C2300 (or any other preamp) simply bypass the signal and avoided any preamp coloration/EQ/Tone controls etc. I had always assumed in bypass mode, the sound would be tube-free and sound exactly as the AVR or multichannel processor intended. Just curious as to how it's setup in your system. i'm encouraged at your experience that the tube pre and MC501's gives you the bass slam when it counts Quote:
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After the tubes have more time on them I should be able to determine if the bass can be turned back down. The standard seems to be that after 20-30 hours signal tubes are pretty much broken in and what you get at that point is pretty much what you'll get going forward. I have to remember that myself. Given that formula, the 2300 tubes (line stage) should be broken in fully after another 10 hours. They have 15 on them now.
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That makes sense.
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If you like female singers, tubes are the only way to go IMO. There is something about a good female jazz singer on tubes that just seems like magic.
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That makes sense! Thanks for your comment.
I assume you are running a tube pre and solid state amp. What preamp are you using?
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He uses a C2200 preamp and either a MC275 or a MC352 power amp. Chuck correct me if I am wrong. Sent from my iPad using A.Aficionado
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Rap is music?
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When listening to some music like female vocals, I switch to the MC275 with the C2200.
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