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".....anxious tubeophiles.." You're a funny guy Bob...

Good Morning BC Nation, Well, I took the plunge - I ordered one of those 100 clam PLC Pucks from Walt at TLP (always a pleasure dealing with Walt, BTW!!) and I let it charge cell phones and run my back room dehumidifier for 24 hrs - not very long to be honest. When I was thinking about ordering one,...

Hi Clave, I can't see why you wouldn't like that amp, but the BC world now knows about my particular bias towards having a "bit o'tube in my lunch". I like what Gil But does with tubes and solid state amplification devices. That is why I will always have a BC tube preamp mated to a BC solid state am...

Hi Clave,

Congratulations!! It begs the question: what are you looking for in your new integrated over what you currently have?

Mark

Thanks Ice Man,

Great BC coverage for sure. I see Mystic had a Simaudio 260D transport paired with the BC 505 DAC. That is a magic combo, as I have a 260D paired with my BC501ob-LOC and that setup is really good - not much of leap between analog and digital in my rig!!

Mark

I just don't get it...ALL..that is ALL (in capital letters) stereos are illusion engines. There is nothing live or real about any of this stuff. I have a friend who is a recording engineer. I presented this ever present argument (tube vs. solid state), offered by the ever present Mr. Neill and he ju...

Okay....how much munlay is PLC Puck????

Inquiring minds would like to know...

Soooooooo....any pictures or coverage from RMAF?

Hi Boo Lite, Nice system as always... :D Why not use just a regular connector with the ground not connected? If the shape is the same, I don't see an issue unless I am missing something here. I used a BC68 cable on an AV receiver for a friend in his pub without issue - same configuration as what you...

Pictures are "truth AND beauty"

Hi Ed, The 705 was a phono stage that GilBut never put into production. I think Double D and I may be the only ones that have it (dunno). So, in essence, it would be between a 707 and and 703 in terms of performance. It retains the 707/709 two step gain setting capability and RCA input loading of th...

Hi Ed, If you could swing it, I'd go for the L'il 703 with a lesser supply and then upgrade from there (the power supply over time). I have been in touch with Gil But about upgrading my BC23-705-L2 to the 703 phono board. Seeing that I have a pretty good power supply already in my phono stage, Gil B...

Hi breadman, I think the BC 20 (BC22, BC26, BC24, BC28) series amps will do the trick. I had a BC26 (before I upgraded it after 11 years of trouble free operation). It had real control and as K-dub points out, a smooth yet fleshed out midrange and good extension. I have a friend who loves the Mac so...

It all depends upon the degree of your audio perfectionist neurosis, if sufficiently bad you may have to live with a solid state pre-amp. Let's hope for your sake it doesn't come to that! :P Don't let Bob Neill see this, he might turn all crimson and write three paragraphs with keywords such as "so...

Ahhhhh - makes sense...the funny thing was that our local postmaster actually had a training class (I donated the disk) to show his carriers what NOT TO DO with stuff that doesn't really want to bend... Good to hear from you guys - both of you have been silent recently....

Mark