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| Holographic DAC With Air And Decay +1 @fsonicsmith For your pricepoint, you might take a listen to a Mark Levinson 360S. Yes - quite old, but in my experience very nicely carries forward the air, decay, and details already in the program material... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Dead and Co at the Sphere in Vegas on 10-Aug. It was their last show of their residence there and it was an amazing event - highly recommended venue! | |
| Amps that don’t impersonate space heaters. I used to run a BAT VK55SE amp and loved the sound, but couldn't bear the high temps in the summer. I picked up a pair of Atmasphere Class D monoblocks prior to last summer and haven't looked back. Much as it bothers me, I never put the BAT back i... | |
| Looking for a tube preamp that has xlr outputs. You might take a look into what Balanced Audio Technology (BAT) has to offer - their tube preamps and amps are designed with 'true' balanced inputs and outputs, and a used VK32SE would be in your price range. | |
| Cartridge for Denon DP 3000 NE @andykatz The next time you experience a signal drop, pull out (i.e., disconnect) the headshell and take a look at the spring-loaded conductor pins on the tonearm side. I have the same turntable and found on occasion that the spring-loaded condu... | |
| William Fitzsimmons, who knew? @bander - Good call - I discovered him a while ago through the great redition he does of 'Farewell Angelina' (Dylan). Your post inspires me to explore more of his work - thanks for that! | |
| Time To Upgrade My Digital Front End Hi navyachts - I was in a similar position as you for budget, and early in 2021 I started my journey with the Antipodes S-series line, whose servers provide ROON core capabilities. It's a great option for those who want to build up to a good (I ac... | |
| What model ProAc is this For what it's worth, I can confirm they're not the Studio 1 model | |
| How rare is an audiophile ++++1 @bob540 To me, it's one who recognizes there is much more to enjoying music than the music itself; it's HOW the music sounds as well, regardless of how much one has invested in the equipment. | |
| Has anyone replaced the 6C19 tube with a 5881 in a I noticed this age-old question that didn't receive response back in 2010, but 13 years later I have the same quesiton: Has anyone rolled BAT VK-32SE preamp tubes from the stock 6C19 to 5881 tube? Thanks | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? +1 @jjss49 - thanks for the well-put (multiple) contributions to this thread | |
| Tube Rolling | Luxman CL-38uc Hi @jfandr147 and all - I have the CL-38u and CL-38u-SE models, the tubes of which are laid out the same as in the 38uc. I don't know how to post an image, but I've spent some time under the hood of the 38u, traced out tube signal flows, and can... | |
| Greatest Songwriter of all time +1 @ immatthewj - I fully agree - Josh Ritter is an outstanding wordsmith! | |
| To ROON or not to ROON ? +1 sbank My story is much the same - loads of concert and other source material not available through streaming services on local storage, with a Qobuz subscription for high quality material. The two independent sets of material coexist seamlessl... | |
| What’s your latest high-end audio purchase? Antipodes S30 server/streamer and S20 reclocker, including upgraded power supply for each, fiber network, and good quality AES digital cable. This setup replaced my Win10 PC interface via USB and I could not be more pleased with the sonic improvem... |