Agree, much appreciated. Thanks again @kh6idf !

@meirellm @kh6idf @33na3rd @Adam Balm How is the Kara coming along for each of you at this time: -those with more time on the unit, did it change or improve for any of you [how so]? -what did Kara replace, if you don't mind sharing a little more? Thanks in advance, posting this for a friend...

@meirellm depending on which model pre/amp you have, there are techs who refresh the units, replace caps and a refresh few parts, in Sansui amps and preamps. Some of the better versions can be gems worth updating and keeping if you like the sound of your Sansui components. I sure enjoyed some...

Nice first update @Basil65, Thx. Being familiar with LS50s they offer some weight and appreciable midrange tone in bone stock form with most amps. What I'm after is to hopefully learn a little bit more about the midrange character - hopefully a little more about the body and tone of the...

Thanks for sharing your introduction of Kara into your system. Interested in your thoughts after the first week of settling in. Also noting that you have listened to the Linn Kairn for a long time. What you hear in comparison, differences, and other observations along the way will be greatly...

"more neutral" as compared to what, is the question. Just came across a group of familiar folks on another forum who run similar preamps as I do in my main speaker system setup. They characterize the new Schiit Kara as being "less neutral", "having more weight & body" compared to other...

To @Bowmoreman one last recap note for us both, I guess my original question, design thoughts, and inquiry about Kara was not so lame and stupid after all. LOL 🤣 Well, as it turns out, sometimes designs of the past DO repeat or resurface. As you may recall I/we got teased (razzed) here on...

@Bowmoreman Thanks, and have the box checked well enough with speakers for what Im doing. Having grown up designing and building speakers past 45 years. Built my last set I'll ever do for me with MTM AMTs with air motion transformers, and helped a few buddies on the efficiency side with their...

More of a natural sound. Musician is in the room. When piano keys and guitar strings sound realistic. When going to the high-end audio shows with a group of friends, it does not take long to separate the sound rooms from the music rooms. Anything overly-precise, or oversampled, we are headed...

Nice! Like the Tyr! Pretty cool. I thought about demoing a pair of Tyr amps just to try them with my custom designed speakers, in place of my existing tube mono blocks and paired with my triode tube preamp. For preamps, what I'm referring to is this type of example. Pairing Tyr amps up with a...

On that note, It's possible what I'm looking for is a preamp at [Tyr amp level] of design, quality, and craftsmanship - and equivalent type feedback from customers. If/when that occurs, it would be quite fun for this type of future preamp to assume the primary position in my main system. Will...

@33na3rd yep, that's perfect, you answered my question indirectly and a way I can relate to regarding the Melos still holding primary position, even if its close. Got it, thanks for the writeup. I was trying to avoid having to do a fully upgraded Threshold or Pass or others on my radar, for...

Thanks, yep - been down that path with Schiit before. Found out they claim there is "no break in period", yet on my last round of DACs and such, the settling in period went beyond 14 days. And yet we read here the sound improved after 14 days even more. I'm not a reviewer, and looking for best...

Reading lots of comments about Kara having "more weight, clarity" and yet none to much about things like it maybe having a nice "tone, or texture, or midrange body", nada ???. Stuff we might normally read on other forums about high fidelity preamplifiers and linestanges people spend more $ on...

@Bowmoreman @adias thanks for the replies. Bow I just read your SBAF friends post too, that was helpful as well. Glad you found a synergy with skol. Yep, familiar with the DR6 and the ML comaprables. I come from a similar generation, more so Threshold, Forte', Pass for SS, and all-tube is a...