artoly
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| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? On the amp end I have ended up with bananas and spades, because I regularly swap amps and have to. These are gold plated copper bases with threaded ends so that I can easily change between banana and spade tips. I feel a bit safer when using the b... | |
| Power consuption of an amplifier I'm not the expert you were looking for, but went bigger with an isolating trasformer myself (just to step down 20V myself). I read somewhere that loading up a transformer will cause voltage to lower and too much current draw could reduce sound q... | |
| I’m confused. Please explain. I think the sound of real instruments is only part of the equation. Real instruments as they sound in which space, and from how close? I would not typically want a solo piano piece to sound realistically like I was in the middle of a big auditoriu... | |
| Low Cost AC Regenerator @carlsbad2 . Yes, I did feel that there were improvements on my first (and only) listen and I had a happy grin, but my system has changed a bit over a short period with boxes and cables, making real comparisons and unbiased judgements a bit trick... | |
| Low Cost AC Regenerator I just connected an imported lowish cost step down conditioning transformer that takes my 240V (nominal, sometimes higher) supply and outputs to 230V and to 220V outputs. This followed two boxes needing repair, supposedly due to overvoltge. I wou... | |
| Warm, yet detailed tube preamp Those who have heard the Rogue RP-1 (especially with similar tubes) would be better placed to know what would sound a little warmer. I had a similar top-end issue that was resolved (to my ears) with an ARC Ref 3, despite ARC's not being noted for ... | |
| Gustard R26 vs hi end streamer Keeping the streamer separate from the DAC is good (IMO), which appears to be your intention. I.e. If you first upgrade your DAC, you should not sell your NA8005, regardless of whether or not the new DAC has streaming capability. I already had se... | |
| Gustard R26 vs hi end streamer I have not listened to the lineup being discussed, but based on the OP desire for 'relaxed, warm' suggest staying with your R2R options. The X26 mentioned is likely to be more detailed and brighter than my Gustard A26. I really do like my A26, but... |