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| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror Looking forward to your unbiased review Terry @teajay ! Knowing how sweet your Orchid sounded when I heard it at your place, and knowing how awesome my Tubadour III sounds, it will be an interesting read! | |
| New to audio. Is there a good DAC that can produce layers of sound? You should check out the Audio Mirror Tubadour III that was just listed here last night. A VERY worthy DAC to consider, especially with the upgrades! No affiliation with the seller, btw... just a happy owner of one of these TIIIs. | |
| Room Correction - Roon + REW (Room EQ Wizard) Absolutely have to say that Roon and REW are a game changer for me in my family room. I’d love to be able to treat my room properly, but because my system is in a main living space, physical treatment options are limited. Using REW to generate a c... | |
| Exploring Preamp options for the Pass XA25 The Backert Rhumba is a splendid match with my XA-25. I get pretty much the same sonic qualities as wlutke above with his Herron. The XA-25 is a great match with tubed preamplifiers, IMO! | |
| Network streamer recommendation without a dac/amp (pure streamer), under $4k The Aries G1 and Lumin U1 Mini are on my very shortlist. Anyone describe the sonic characteristics of both, compare and contrast? Preferences? | |
| Tube Rolling Advice for the Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme? Thanks @jsqt!Christmas in August! Love it! Have fun with your new toy!Adding the SR Blue fuse was like a power cord upgrade from stock. Sounds cleaner, a little more open, a little more detail, but not because of added brightness. Not a massive d... | |
| Tube Rolling Advice for the Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme? @jsqtI have the Rhumba 1.2, with upgraded output caps (a pair of Audyn True Copper Max), and an upgraded SR Blue fuse. Great preamp; responds very well to tube rolling!Check my system here on Audiogon... a lot easier than trying to describe. Pics... | |
| Tube Rolling Advice for the Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme? My faves for my Backert.... a pair of CBS 5814a. Just a well balanced sound across the range, but with a lively presentation. I tried a bunch of 12au7s, but always come back to these! | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror @audio123 I really wanted to, and was going to try those Miflex caps in my Tubadour, but then I found out how large they measure! Massive! I didn’t know how I would be able to fit them in there. I ended up going with the very nice Jupiter Copper F... | |
| Backert Labs Rhumba preamp @maguiar102 Can’t help you with recommending a SS preamp, haven’t used one in many, many years! I can tell you the Backert Rhumba is a great match with my Pass XA-25, and @jackd is right, the tube maintenance is nil for the Backert; it’s easy on i... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror @toolbox149Vlad has a pair of 5977 tubes soldered together, and attached to a 9-pin adapter, which inserts into a standard 9-pin socket. So there are two pairs of these = four 5977 tubes. What's nice is you can roll a pair of your favorite 6922 ... | |
| Voodoo Power Cords Nice review Larry! I really like the Voodoo power cables as well, but man, I can’t play at this level! Can’t wait to hear your latest when I get back out there! I’m sure it’s great! | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? For me, it was the Pass Labs XA-25; this is the one that made me finally move away from my 300b SET monoblocks! | |
| Orchid vs TUBADOUR III - Help me choose That’s saying something @waltersalas since you’ve had some top notch DACs Chris! Glad you are liking yours! I agree with Chris; at a minimum get it with upgraded caps, and roll better tubes into It to get the best out of the Tubadour III. You won... | |
| Considering switching to Tubes I can never see my system without tubes! For the first time in a long time, I have switched from 300b SET monoblocks for a SS class A amp (the crazy goood XA25 amp from Pass). But..... I keep a tubed preamp (Backert Rhumba) and a tubed DAC (Audio ... |