alvinnir2
Responses from alvinnir2
| I'm going to buy my first tube amp. I need honest blunt opinions +1 on Quicksilver. These amps are incredible value. I've owned tubed Cary, Audio Research, McIntosh, but love my Mid Mono's the most. They drive my 90db efficient KLH 5s to sufficient levels in my 15 x 18 ft room. Believe it or not, they drive the... | |
| Any High End Tube Preamps with *gasp tone controls? I also would encourage you to try one of the Schitt tone controls. I have one connected to my Conrad Johnson LS17 preamp. The CJ has an effects loop such that can be switched into the playback chain with the remote control. When I first got the... | |
| Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!! @edcyn Well I don't know what "that age" is but I turned 70 last year and I'm still riding my beautiful Colnago C50 although I do admit I lately tend to slightly underinflate the tires to soften up the ride. I must be getting old! | |
| Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter? @ j_andrews I appreciate what the BP DAC brings to the table and have heard that the Aries, although musical, has that little sizzle. Perhaps if you tried an R2R DAC higher up the food chain you might find you get more detail but without the siz... | |
| Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter? @trivema I use the Auralic via ethernet but as the router is one floor up from my system I use a TP link powerline adapter to get my ethernet. This set up was left over from a Lumin streamer I was using before that did not do wifi. I connect my ... | |
| Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter? Soix has a good point, same dac, maybe same result. The search begins | |
| Do I really Need a Digital to Digital Converter? So opinions seem to vary and with no real consensus it probably means I should consider getting a used DDC and if it doesn't improve things in a worthwhile way, I can always resell it at minimal to no loss. From my understanding both my streamer a... | |
| Tube amp recommendations to drive Joseph Audio speakers How much power you need of course depends on the size of your room and the listening levels you prefer. Based on a review I read of your speakers by the Part Time Audiophile, he had good results with a Class A tubed amp that output 25W per channel... | |
| Digitally recorded vinyl vs streaming I sold all my vinyl and vinyl playing gear over a year ago because frankly, there was no consistent "better" when comparing the 2 formats I didn’t have a huge vinyl collection, maybe 250 albums. Sometimes the vinyl sounded better, sometimes the d... | |
| How Long Is Too Long? That is appalling. 4 months is way too long to wait for service. Sounds like he does not have the business sense to recognize the fact that servicing a previous customer is at least as important as profits from new sales. Personally, I would mov... | |
| I was happy with my system for 30 years; now I need a new amp...and more? I have the same listening tastes as you, Dr.! Having bounced back and forth between Solid State and tubes over the years I can say that I am never truly happy until I have a tube preamp and power amp together in the system. In my experience havin... | |
| Are you interested in the new generation of "old school" design loudspeakers? When my beloved Snell speakers got swamped in a flood in my lower level listening room, I had to replace them. I needed speakers of reasonable efficiency as I was driving them with Quicksilver 40 watt tube monoblocks. I was willing to spend $10,0... | |
| "Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time? With a blindfold Listen to a good quality $2000 speaker and then swap them out for a pair of $20K high end speakers. Would I hear a difference? I’d think I consistently would, so would any of us. Listen to a decent integrated amp and then swap i... | |
| Beatles vs. Stones Wasn't is supposed to be who do you like better the Beatles or the Dave Clark Five? I was around back in those days and that was the comparison I saw in US media As if..... | |
| Sensitivity 86 v 90 I have had various speakers and amps. Almost all amps I have had were tube of various wattages and speakers that varied from 86 db to 90db, 4 ohms, 8 ohms....you name it. Frankly in my modest sized rooms and listening to levels in the 85-90b rang... |