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| Can I get my Prima Luna to sound more like a SET/300B? I didn’t read every post here but I have that amp and have had 2 other PL amps before it. I’ve also had SET amps. The closest sound I had to a SET with my Primaluna was a quad of Sophia Electric blue glass el34 tubes and 6 La Radiotechnique 12ax7’... | |
| Jay’s Audio Lab is shutting down I agree with a few comments that he’s likely moving to Texas. I think the GR Research visit triggered an epiphany. You could see the look of envy throughout the video. Let’s make no mistake Jay is doing this as a business. Whatever will generate c... | |
| Requesting Your Expertise - Best Options - High Sensitivity Speakers For A Smaller Room The tough thing with efficient speakers is they tend to be larger. But I would check out Omega and maybe Zu's standmounts. I just ordered a pair of Odeon Midas speakers on closeout but haven't received them yet. They're floorstanders that are 95 d... | |
| Speakers That Won't Sound Too Smooth Or Soft with Luxman L-590AXII I would look for anything with good sensitivity, thinking +88db and +90 would be even better. Also, look for something with a pretty benign impedance curve hopefully not dipping much below 4 ohm. The 590AXII has good current drive but I find in ge... | |
| DeVore O/96 Unboxing Spousal approval is great to have in this hobby. The move should help with imaging and sound stage. Give it a shot. | |
| DeVore O/96 Unboxing I designed and own this from Tomfoolery and also love it. I initially ordered pre-pandemic but delayed a couple times and tweaked the design due to a move. I have my cabinet loaded with a couple hundred pounds of amps and component and it’s doing ... | |
| DeVore O/96 Unboxing Beautiful looking system. When I last bought main speakers I was debating between those and the cube Nenuphar mini’s. The tiebreaker was simply that the distributor had just received a custom pair in walnut that were going to be for his own use bu... | |
| DAC suggestions? I would suggest getting a dac independent from the streamer simply due to how much the tech can change. That being said I recently acquired a Grimm MU2 which is an all-in-1 dac/streamer/preamp. The front end I was going to replace was an Auralic S... | |
| How do I connect my speaker cables to this Coda Amp I just got an S5.5 amp and I use cardas banana to spade adaptors for some custom REL high level subwoofer cables and they do not fit. I had another amp with the same speaker (at least they seemed the same) terminals and I got them to fit but these... | |
| Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest? Echo Audio is a fantastic shop in Portland. Their prices for buying gear are sometimes a steal and everyone is very friendly in their shop. That being said may be interested in purchasing the GG2 dac if available. I’ll try and send you a PM. | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Thanks. I’ve always had an eye on the Valvet amps. I actually bought a pair of their mono blocks used that were a level up from this. However they were damaged in shipping. The seller was good to work with but I never got a chance to listen. One r... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! I just read through this thread the last few days. Sounds like a great amp. My current system is Auralic S1 -> Laiv Harmony DAC -> Holo Serene KTE pre -> Line Magnetic LM845 Premium amp -> Cube Audio Nenuphars w/ 2 REL S510’s. I moved ... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure Why are they still in the crate!? I enjoyed the SIT3 very much with the v2 drivers. I didn’t have it when I had the v1 drivers. I only sold it because I wanted an amp to use in the summer months instead of the LM845, which can moonlight as a heat... | |
| Meitner i upgrades I'm currently using an Auralic Aries S1 streamer to Laiv Harmony R2r dac to Holo Serene KTE pre onward. Really love the preamp, but have been thinking of going to an integrated dac/streamer. Was looking at Lumin X1 and now looking into the Meitner... | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure I’ve had a pair of Nenuphar mini’s upgraded to the v2 drivers for about 4-5 years. That is the longest I’ve owned a pair of speakers for which is saying something. They aren’t perfect but what they do well they do so well. They have just a very na... |