audioman58
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| Ready, set, comment! Speaker cables don’t make a difference? Anyone who thinks that different brand ,quality , and type don’t make a difference ,Quit spending monies on Audio .Invest in a hearing aid !!just use the power cords that come in with the electronics and use the $5 rca cables thst come with your C... | |
| Is the appeal to euphonic distortion learned? By adding a simple vacuum tube you can flavor even harmonic distortions per brand of tubes ,in a good way .even SS gear can voice their gear very close to Tubes in some respects Jfets, Mosfets, matched Bipolar transistors ,all have harmonics simil... | |
| Borrowing equipment from dealers Some like dedicated audio in AZ will let you audition but if you send back it may cost you 15-20% on say $5k. Plus shipping that’s a big piece of change. I don’t know of Any that let you audition with no deduction of Monies , except Mojo Audio for... | |
| Wilson sophia typically found with solid state I have found on many instances having tubes somewhere in the system truly adds to the realism , normally a good SS amp with a tube preamp ,or dac, turntable helps ,that being said there are always exceptions to the rule ,your cables, as well as s... | |
| How loud are you typically listening? For easy listening night 70-75 db R&R 95-100 peaks for short periods, rock on average 85-90 db the better the room is treated less reflections ,the better the focus also ,and better bass balanced in a room takes some work because of nulls. I ... | |
| Integrated amp -- Pass Labs vs Luxman vs McIntosh The coda CSib integrated is a #8 amplifier and a scaled down #7 class A preamp for $6500. I have compared with several marks in the $8-$10 range like the top Luxman, 600 series moon, McIntosh , and not having the big commercial name and more indus... | |
| One Cord To Rule Them All The newer Pangea AC9 sig,mk2 uses Cardas #1 grade -0 Crystal Copper and is a beefy awg7, for preamp,dac the sig,mk2 awg14 | |
| Burned Out Buy a nice solid state amp , then focus your refinements of tubes On that . It gives a great combination.used by many Audiophiles. | |
| If the PS Audio Stellar 700M is as great as all the reviewers say.... That’s because it is not as good as described, being an ex dealer paid reviews have a lot of politics involved. At audio shows I listened to horror stories from truly excellent products from small companiesmagazines Like TAS ,and stereophile in t... | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k The absolute best deal for your $$ the Denafrips Pontus 2 dac just do a search it is a very good R2R dac with separate analog digital power supplies built in on 2 levels ,just do a search ,then on You tube. | |
| I need more Power Scotty !!!! Youwant something much higher quality ,emotiva is rough sounding vs high parts quality such as a parasound amplifier or Anthem for $2500 retail you can get for around $2200 or less delivered if you shop around and much more refined and detailed.we... | |
| Tinnitus sufferer: is it the speakers or the 24bits/192kHz I too have had tinitus off and on from the service, and younger days at loud concerts, and ,loud rock& roll at home ,I have found the refinement of the speakers ,dac ,electronics as well as cables help you to keep the pesky ness of the tinitus... | |
| If the PS Audio Stellar 700M is as great as all the reviewers say.... This I can tell you these new ps audio monos do sound very respectable adding a12au7 tube per mono block ,but what’s missing is the realism depth and liquid realism , for example I heard them vs the pass labs 60 class a integrated , ,the pass la... | |
| Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ? It’s not true it’s not that cut and dry many very high quality amps may have the 1st watts say 20:watts in pure class A then switches to class AB. That being said , inside the Quality of the parts have much more to do with the final result of the... | |
| Anyone have the Answer? First things , I had installed dedicated 20:amp lines awg 10with and this is key 4 wire ,dual ground one common the other a insulated isolated ground with copper gold plated outlets .a night and day difference in detail as well as silence. That wa... |