aldnorab
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| Preamp Deal of the Century I had two of their power cables (not AC cords) for my digital setup years ago. They made a nice improvement. Just ordered a new Chardonnay from Mick. I'll look into an umbilical cord for it. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Order is in to Mick for a powder coat Chardonnay. I paid extra for the domes. Gotta have the domes for that Supratek look. Appreciate all the patience and help from the people in this thread. Especially lately from @jslateiv @jackd , and of cour... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Thanks @jackd . If the Cabernet is even less warm and tubey than the Sachs, I might be better off with the Chardonnay. My system has a little bit of an electrostatic tonal balance. A little extra mid bass warmth and lower midrange presence would b... | |
| Paul McGowan gets asked about rotary subs. Interesting subject. Can think of a few things that might have slowed ET down. 1. In their beginning years Magnepan partnered with Audio Research a lot. Not a bad company to be associated with. 2. ET went hybrid with planar/cone woofer. People m... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @jslateiv thanks for the info. It was exactly what I was hoping for. Just have to decide between Chardonnay and Cabernet. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Supratek Owners Thread @jslateiv thanks. I can definitely work with that. One more question. Is the XLR input truly balanced or a "convenience" connection. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Thanks jackd. Have a question about Chardonnay and Cabernet output. My solid state amps stay on all the time for better sound quality. Does Supratek mute the output during power up and down? Thanks, aldnorab | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Do the Chardonnay automatically ship with one set of input & output XLR? Thanks, aldnorab | |
| New Class D amplifiers I think there are a lot of people that expect their equipment to last 20, 30 or more years. I have Rogers LS3/5A, Series 20 M22(Pioneer) from the 70's, Acoustat 3 and Linn Sondek LP12 from the early 80's, Sound Dynamics 300TI from the 2000's. All... | |
| New Class D amplifiers @erik_squires is there a standby mode? My Orchard Audio is in standby as long as it is plugged in. My Ice powered PSAudio S300 has two power switches to toggle between the two modes. Thanks, aldnorab | |
| New Class D amplifiers @grantgg I second the idea of joining the Orchard Audio Starkrimson Stereo Ultra amp tour, mentioned above by shkong78. It was an ear opener. I immediately ordered the upgraded Ultra Stereo dual power supply model with extra capacitance. Improved ... | |
| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh Cymivka, thanks for the extra info. Not familiar with the sound of your DAC. I wouldn't consider the Oppo built in as warm. Sabre chips can be a little relentless. Good designers can overcome this by not using all of Sabre's baked in digital fil... | |
| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh I might have missed it, are you using the Oppo’s Modwright DAC or an external one? The factory stock DAC in my Oppo 105 is relatively smooth, but a little bass lite and lacks depth, compared to the Ayre Codex. The Ayre has their proprietary digita... | |
| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh A fix no one has mentioned yet. I've had the same problem over the last few years. Most of my listening time is at night from 11PM to 2AM. Supposed to be the best time to listen. System would start off great and get progressively brighter and thi... | |
| PS Audio S300 amplifier- tube preamplifier recommendation Have the same amp and I’m also looking at tube preamps. Also have an Orchard Audio Starkrimson that has balanced inputs only. I’m torn between the Freya+ and Supratek Chardonnay. Haven’t heard either. I’m interested in knowing what bothers you abo... |