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| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors @crawfishdaddi I think I had those same JAN 12AT7. I tried a pair of RCA backplate made for an electrical testing instruments company (Boonton) in position 1. The clarity of the Soundstage improved. In position 2 I had Brimar 13Ds, an upgrade ... | |
| Review of the Raven Audio Osprey Integrated Tube Amp and Corvus Reference Monitors @crawfishdaddi can you share what tubes are in what positions? I own a Blackhawk and found rolling in NOS and other v good tubes to elevate the sound even more. And I had one set upgraded when I placed the order. Very flexible company as I inqu... | |
| Room Too Dead While selecting materials to construct DIY absorbing panels, I found that Knauf (insulation) listed specs on the amount and main frequency of absorption for their products. I selected the right product to tame about 90-100 hz and covered with a g... | |
| The Audiophile Upgrade Easiest to Ignore Similar ears here. Mids, low-highs deficit in left, right just some highs lower. So we know how much tech etc goes into the SQ chain and I can't help but think that something so small, from analog input to digital, to a tiny power source to a tin... | |
| What DAC to buy? +1 @tubeguy76 and @soix. As you're streaming thru a PC and didn't state any mods or upgrades to do that it's likely you have your biggest SQ bottleneck there. The INNUOS Pulse Mini dedicated streamer lacks the CD ripper and storage function of th... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players @mbmi ah, no. Maybe that's a generational thing but I only search by artist then CD. Hit play. Listen. If I like it I add it to my "virtual" collection. It's like having a free pass to an infinite record store for less than the price of 1 CD... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players +1 mahler123 comments. With a CDP you have to like the voicing of the DAC. With separates you can either find the DAC to optimize your sonic preferences and or match your system. There are tastes in DACs like Difference chip, R2R, tube buffer ... | |
| My Final System Build in Words & Pictures Congrats. Love the enthusiasm, the mix of paying where needed and DIY when you can. And the added satisfaction it brings. I'm jealous (ok envious) of the overall ststem. Did several things DIY myself for cables / ICs / rack so fully know your... | |
| A Different "Analog" Question Nothing conveys time and especially what fraction of an hour has passed or is upcoming like analog hands. Active outdoors most times, glancing at my wrist is way easier than reaching into my pocket. Like a good hybrid amp, the Omega Seamaster is... | |
| If I wanted to make my own speaker cables, is this a good choice for wire? @dekay, I've used the Neotech OCC, for my IC and speakers cables per the Helix DIY noted in a prior posting. For all of them I used 3 solid strands. Effectively 18 awg for the OCs and 14 awg for my speakers (Wirebarn calculator). I'm intrigued b... | |
| Distinctly Digital Forever? Much like jonwolfpell, I settled on an Innuos Zen MKIII thru an MDHTOrchid with "Grannyring" upgrades. I don't think I'll ever try to build out my vinyl collection any more. Sounds amazing. Virtues of streaming been covered aplenty here. No mor... | |
| Hard of Hearing Audiophile. This is a good thread and timely to me too. I just added components to address my hearing (hi-freq) loss. Some ask, why not get hearing aids? First, as noted above, the brain adjusts and I thought I had fine hearing. Still do! Second, if I know... | |
| Investigating if ultrasound is harming LPs Interesting approach. But if audio, specifically hi-freq loss is the issue then it only matters if that is the outcome. So measure what is the issue; sound (hi-freq). As far as material loss, what if loss occurs on all grooves all shapes of wav... | |
| Solving the "complex music problem"? Agree with @dcoffee. No matter what the recorded performance is, there is always just one complex signal going down your speaker wires. It's the sum of what was laid down for that channel. Unless one's electronics are that unresolving, I'm think... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Jeff Beck; Best of, Blow By Blow Airbag; All Rights Removed |