Peep my rack yo! It’s simple, but I dig it…

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Dave L said:
Very nice, I love my X99 and 2150 together and this set-up should be very similar :thumbsup:
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Yeah my understanding is that this particular gen 2/90/2 with the center power and standby switches is very close in build and sound to the 2150’s… but that may just be interwebz water cooler gossip. I like to tell myself it’s true though.
 
Kapo_Polenton said:
Why would you need Myasnikov anything with a rack like that? That's like preferring a B cup over a set of Double banger DD's.
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lol! Man the CAE has always been another one of those “gotta have it” preamps for me. I’d love the real one but they don’t seem to pop up a ton and even less so when I actually have the dough. The Myasnikov stuff is supposed to be pretty spot on.
 
JerEvil said:
lol! Man the CAE has always been another one of those “gotta have it” preamps for me. I’d love the real one but they don’t seem to pop up a ton and even less so when I actually have the dough. The Myasnikov stuff is supposed to be pretty spot on.
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The CAE is cool too. If we´re talking the lead channels the non-SE lead channel is a great (very) modded Marshall-type, and the SE version is a bit gainier and scoopier and shines with V30s. I´m not a huge fan of either version thru the 2150, though, they have a lot of bass and treble and the 2150 leans into the same sort of hyped sound. No surprise there, really, as it was designed with a 1959 power section. But I´m more of a rock guy, and guys like Mustaine and Hammett didn´t seem to mind that particular pairing one bit.
 
Dave L said:
The CAE is cool too. If we´re talking the lead channels the non-SE lead channel is a great (very) modded Marshall-type, and the SE version is a bit gainier and scoopier and shines with V30s. I´m not a huge fan of either version thru the 2150, though, they have a lot of bass and treble and the 2150 leans into the same sort of hyped sound. No surprise there, really, as it was designed with a 1959 power section. But I´m more of a rock guy, and guys like Mustaine and Hammett didn´t seem to mind that particular pairing one bit.
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I’ve got a KSR PA-100R power amp inbound with 6L6’s that may pair well…
 
Exo-metal said:
Gotta disagree to some degree. The new preamp has more gain and hair than those original preamps. The new preamp and ksr poweramp is going to impress.
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Sure, I haven't played these new ones.
 
JerEvil said:
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The X88 has been sitting in my closet in the box for like 3 months so finally got it open and hooked up. Fuggin’ love it!
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I had picked up this Soldano preamp and the Fryette 2502 he was selling.

The 2502 sounds killer with the X88 but I was hoping to get the 2902 since it has that lower end thunp!!
 
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