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| Bluesound Node Icon efo. You may find that an Icon without an external DAC will be enough. rwmiller. I'll have to get back with you on that. I haven't done enough listening with both DACs yet. First impression is the Icon DAC is great. The Pontus 2 12th has a nice ... | |
| Bluesound Node Icon To my ears it is obvious that the Node Icon is a better streamer than the Node 2i. This is using a Denafrips Pontus 12th as a DAC. It was obvious immediately for me. The DAC in the Icon is pretty good too. It is close to being the overall quality ... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 vs. Node (2021) I just read this thread and wondering if anyone else has new opinions about upgrading from a Node 2i to the Gen 3? The power supply upgrade sounds interesting too? | |
| Klipsch Forte ii too bright, or is it my room ? Try any tube amp. Low wattage is fine. Inexpensive is fine.I have loved Klipsch speakers....or been fatigued by them using the wrong amp. For me the wrong amp was a solid state HK receiver. Yikes! | |
| Supratek Owners Thread Funny, I was about to do a search on the Audiogon forum for the Supratek Chardonnay, and bam, saw this thread!I’m currently auditioning preamps. My amp is a JE labs simple 2A3/45, powering Omega Compact Alnico Monitors. I have the Primaluna EVO 10... | |
| Personal Preamp Evolution Wow, lots of preamps!No particular order...AES3Bottlehead Foreplay Manley Shrimp SASConrad johnson PF2No preamp, homemade volume control Schiit Freya +Primaluna EVO 100Conrad johnson Classic 2 SE Still deciding on the last three | |
| New Preamplifier Testing (Poor sound) Check the wiring of your speakers for phase correct. | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? That must be frustrating about the tubes mitchb.My Sherwood S3000 III tube tuner just had a power supply capacitor replaced and one tube replaced. All of the other 50 year old tubes were in great condition. As others have said tubes should last a ... | |
| Hana Cartridge for MMF-7 ? Hi William, I'm wondering how your MMF7 did with the Hana? I have an original MMF7 with the aluminum tonearm. I'm considering the EL or SL. Any observations or details are appreciated. Thank you, Chris | |
| Best stereo recievers of the 1970's? I always wanted a Sherwood. These old receivers certainly bring up sentimental feelings. I still have the Marantz 2220 that I bought at 15 years old with money from my first job. Dad took me to the stereo shop. That was big bucks for a kid to spen... | |
| Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick? Grado Statement Platinum($300 new) combined with Grado Ph-1($300 used). | |
| Playing Websites Through My System I bought the $50 version and use the little DAC that comes with it. I bought it at Circuit City thinking I could return it if not satisfied. It was a no-brainer to keep it. Instantly I knew it sounded better than the y splitter cable I had been us... | |
| Playing Websites Through My System Check out HiFi-Link by Xitel. |