alvinnir2
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| You tube hifi influencers. Love them or hate them? Some good opinions here and no doubt we should trust our own ears but there are many who do not have good dealers close to where they live to personally audition gear. I think some of the online reviewers have limited value, but what often is the... | |
| Speakers to pair with Quicksilver mid mono Well I have the mid Mono Amps and use the New KLH 5 speakers to more than sufficient volume but my room is not as large as yours. The KLH speakers are rated at 90db efficiency so I would recommend you look at the efficiency rating of speakers and ... | |
| Thank Heavens For The Internet World Used/ Pre-Owned High End Audio Market!!!! I absolutely agree. I make most of my purchases on the internet. It’s pretty easy to determine what you want or need with respect to sources and electronics so great to buy used. Speakers and headphones, on the other hand can vary a lot as can per... | |
| Tubed preamps and Power amps- How old is too old??? Having the caps checked is a good idea. I have thought about CJ Power Amps. Being that I have tried a variety of output tubes in the Quicksilvers ( 6550s, KT88, and EL 34s ) I have come to prefer the sonic signature of the EL34 tube over the other... | |
| Tidal FLAC vs. Qobuz I think I can add to this conversation and clear up a lot of confusion.. Had a Node 2i at one time. Bluetooth is not involved when you use the BluOs app nor is it when you use Tidal Direct app. With either method, the music is via wifi to the s... | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice Do consider posting more information, like the rest of your system in detail and the size of the room and so on. Your original question is a bit too open ended to get truly useful responses. In a forum like this personal preference varies so much... | |
| Need some help picking my first MC Cartridge I have owned numerous MC cartridges over many many years, including, at one time, the Delos, I would not call the Delos warm sounding. To my ears it leans on the analytical side of the sound spectrum. A major thing to consider in addition to pre... | |
| Affordable SS that sound like Tubes I have Quicksilver Mid Monos and Love them. Can't see ever selling them. I use a Conrad Johnson LS17 Preamp with them. I also use a Forte Class A SS amp ( Nelson Pass Design) in a second system and although it doesn't sound like tubes, I could ea... | |
| 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... |