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Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
10-20-14: BobheinatzCertainly no plans to sell these. I have arrived tothe point where I simply listen to music and not worry about anything else. What a concept.Ha! Sounds heretical right. Marvelous.... 
Is computer audio a bust?
Does anyone remember the sound of the reel to reels? Remember the density? Mmm. and Any analogue source (if done right) gives you warmth and emotion your brain needs to "make up" when listening to digital. Cheers, mate.Density and fluidity with de... 
Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
That's great Bob. I know you came close to selling them a few times until you found the right amp. That is one key with that speaker. Dale is a pearl of great price so to speak in audio. There is a beauty and naturalness to his stuff that I partia... 
Is computer audio a bust?
10-15-14: KnownothingThe fact that the original topic merits 6 pages of discussions verifies that this is an important issue in modern HiFi, and still very unsettled. The fact that it has morphed into a discussion about critically important implem... 
Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level
10-04-14: Sksos1So tube rolling has been a great exercise and lots of fun now what hasn't surprised me is that ac cords change the sound of this dac to a good degree. I've settled on am ALLBIT Consequence by Audiomica. What has surprised me is USB... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
09-28-14: Aplhifi-usaI would strongly consider the sx and either not bother with dsd or have a dsd dac.I anxiously awaited the release of a certain Jazz album to be available in DSD. It was recorded in 1958. There are many iterations of it, includ... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
09-28-14: KetchamHi,I would like to state that the overdrive se playing red book was significantly better than the emm dac2x playing dsd of the same recording. Better holography, transients and decay. To me more visceral, engaging and organic. I w... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
10-04-14: NickolaspappasCrazy that this thread is still going! Just wanted to pop in to say that the Rowland Aeris dac that Matt sold to me (thanks again Matt) was not fully broken in when Matt was evaluating it. After putting several hundred more... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
09-27-14: MattnshilpDid anyone else go to the NY/Brooklyn show and come back disapointed?Lampy was there, but had some speaker issues early on, which closed him room for most of the time I was there. It was opened at the end and I listened, but no... 
Taking the Lampizator Big 6 to the Next Level
I have the same rectifier in my 7, but there is no clear consensus on where to go from the Lampizator crew. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
09-21-14: GeorgelofiMaybe then for those people they should be using 100 band parametric equalizers, but then that's just adding even more electronics with their associated colourations and distortions. And then instead of hearing the music in it'... 
Direct Heated Triode Tube DAC by Allnic Audio Labs
Ketcham, you need a system page. What do you use as a transport? 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
09-20-14: MattnshilpBut you are re-affirming my point about chasing the rabbit with tube rolling. For some, it's the bees knees and their personal route to audio nirvana. I found that it ended up taking away from my enjoyment of the hobby because ... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
09-20-14: GeoffkaitQuick interrupt, but doesn't anyone use Herbies tube dampers on their 6SN7 tubes? I am pretty sure there would put be so much bickering about differences in tube types if everyone used Herbies dampers. I am using them on '52 Syl... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
09-19-14: GrannyringNow I have to be careful and not mess with it! Also hard to do:)I will beat Joecasey to the punch by saying I am most certain you will do just that!