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| Help- audiophile husband just dies JulieHello from New Zealand. I have a perspective for you to consider. We audio nuts love our gear and it is important to us. When it comes time to sell - in this case you - it would would be nice if the gear goes to a good home. I deal with r... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? There are theoretical differences. Audible? I doubt it. Dude, I am a criminal trial lawyer; I have a background of BS arguments of minutiae. My answer is this : Do not spend $. | |
| Which to Upgrade first? My Amplifier or Speakers? NormanSpeakers for sure. 1. Speakers make the most difference. 2. 2003 - 2019 is a bigger gap for speakers than for amps. That is to say there have been vast improvements in speaker design, materials etc. (By the way, is refurbishment a possib... | |
| You've tried other amps and ended with Pass, please discuss EricI bought a Pass X150.8 blind. I had a good amp (ATC P1 - also a dual-mono). The reason I bought it was that Pass have a good reputation and the price was right. It has downsides - very heavy, takes a long time to warm up, and runs hot. Sou... | |
| $1300-1500 DAC Andrew, if you want a top dac then just hold out a bit more, or find a second hand example of this: Matrix Audio X-Sabre. I was previously using a top W4S dac and also the Oppo 205, but the Matrix Audio is better than both. Another dac that I w... | |
| Do we really need anything greater than 24/96? Opinions? I note your question relates only to bit rate and not bit depth. My answer is that no we do not need anything above 96Khz. In fact it may be slightly deleterious - increased processing power and disc space. The main point is that there is no mu... | |
| Has anyone finally decided to sell their Turntable and Vinyl collection? Dont regret selling TT but do regret selling LPs. Now recovered and enjoying my SL1210. Just found an Allnic 1500 phono: liquid gold. | |
| Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B Great thread pani! | |
| I lied to my wife about the price of Stax 009S headphone I think it’s time for a gut check, are your more smitten by looks (and cost) of your gear or its capabilities to produce soul stirring music? Sorry no offense intended, but it’s quite easy to loose sight of your goal of putting together an ultim... | |
| What are the advantages to a Class A amp & what are the trade offs? @sfischer1 Perhaps a good stereo in an office space, for break time, would revitalize the love of good music reproduction?I have one, but it is only my office. Actually I have an office cat and a Hi-Fi in my office. Also a Barista coffee machi... | |
| Class A Solid State Sound That's it you need schooling end of story, go here to this Electronic lecture pay for the 8.1MB download, and learn something about BJT complementary pairs vs Mosfet complementary pairs and how BJT's (bi-polar's) can drive into lower impedances ... | |
| Buy a pair of ten year old $40,000 speakers for $4,000 or new ones at that price point? mcmanus, I would look for new speakers at $4,000.00 rather than used upmarket speakers. There are a number of reasons for this. First is warranty. There will always be a warranty with new speakers. Even if you get a 'warranty' from a dealer on... | |
| Most useful tweaks that are sensible and really make a noticeable improvement My tweaks(1) Isolate anything that has moving parts - Turntable, CD player,(2) Isolate anything with tubes.(3) Be fastidious with Speaker and Turntable setup.(4) Every 3 years or so clean all contacts with Caigs Deoxit.(5) Make sure your cables ar... | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? I definitely am considering a Marantz TT-15S1 because of the Clearaudio Virtuoso cat. I have heard really good things about both, but not actually listened either. My plan originally was to sell both the Alva and the Pro-Ject, which ideally woul... | |
| Affordable alternativ to the PS Audio DirectStream DAC martin, you are in luck. The PS Audio is a FPGA design, and the Denafrips is a Resister Ladder. These are expensive designs. Buy a DAC based on a Delta Sigma Chip. The go to chips at the moment are the ESS 9028 and the ESS 9038. There are sev... |