1graber2
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| Anyone using a Class D amp w/ribbon tweeters? @jackd I listened to NuPrimes some years ago (2010), at that time, I wasn't too impressed, and unfortunately wrote them off.Unfortunately b/c now apparently they have received many compliments. Will have to try them out again .... | |
| Mytek slams Hypex in Stereophile Amp Review @addyson You mean, like you just did?Also, that is a paragraph, not an article my friend.Eric, from what little I've learned (and George will probably help us out here) about Class D, there are modules: ICE, NCore, Pascal architecture, etc. One of... | |
| Why do Asian looks for old Wadia CDP at high price? Yes, reputation.1. But also simply geographics. No offense to Vietnam, but they dont have the number of folks with big money to spend on toys, compared to the US. So there is a smaller number of higher end products available. E.g. We often forget ... | |
| DAC/Streamers Under 10k - Mytek, PS Audio... OPgotcha. I think you’ve made a good choice with the Manhattan. Don’t want you to second guess your choice, but I would agree with Lumin, Aurender, Naim but also SimAudio MIND-based sources. MIND was one of the first components/modules to showcase... | |
| Anyone using a Class D amp w/ribbon tweeters? @erik_squires Thx E. Which Class D amp are you using?i was not familiar with the AMTs, looked them up. Look nice. Ive actually got a pair of Dali Helicon 400s with ribbon tweeters. I’m not sure about the the transformer with the ribbons, but these... | |
| Anyone using a Class D amp w/ribbon tweeters? @aolmrd1241 can I ask which Class D amp? Which speakers with ribbon tweeters? | |
| Anyone using a Class D amp w/ribbon tweeters? @georgehifi Thx, I’ve only heard of high marks for the bel canto Ref600 Monoblocks. And I have read that with each generational evolution with Class D, that we’re getting about a 10% jump in SQ pretty much across the boards, but particularly in im... | |
| Got a line on NOS tubes Yeah, he probably has a nice tube tester or 3 laying around. But good tube testers are easy to calibrate. Just follow the instructions to make sure the electrical tolerances are accurate. Tube testers ALSO go for big money these days. There are on... | |
| Got a line on NOS tubes Go to the PrimaLuna website, look at the NOS tubes they sell for their amps and the prices. make a list.Go to the other major tube dealers in the US and go to their website: Tube Depot, Upscale Audio, Tube World, Brent Jesse Recordings, etc. Do th... | |
| DAC/Streamers Under 10k - Mytek, PS Audio... Every well-known international audio producer has a DAC/Streamer, most under $10k | |
| What replaced your Antelope Zodiac DAC? oh, but I would Avoid using USB into the new DAC unless you have a DDC (Digital to Digital converter), eg. running the digital audio signal from computer via USB to a DDC converter that allows you to then use SPDIF, XLR, or BNC from the DDC into y... | |
| What replaced your Antelope Zodiac DAC? I would start my journey by reviewing the MHDT DACs and the Border Patrol DAC, they have a great selection actually a little bit under your price range of R2R chip DACs, with options to add tubes to the stage, or balanced ins/outs, etc. http://www... | |
| Why aren't new vacuum tubes as good as old ones? .... b/c back in the 1940s to the 1980s, the quality of the tube was literally a Life/Death situation during the COLD WAR and all the millions of pieces of military gear from complex communication systems to airplanes (as noted, for MIGs to withst... | |
| If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money @teajay, thx, that answers my question ... If it doesn’t transport tacos, then I will have to engineer my own taco transport device.;) | |
| If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money @jriggy Not sure. I can't even find out what the hell this thing actually transports. ??Redbook only?SACD?DVD-A?tacos??? I sent an email to Jay's distributor with this question, no response. I looked up the reviews on this Transport, they do not s... |