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| Russian Tubes or Old "American" Tubes (built where ever)? A quality matched new old stock will for sure outlast a Russian tube by yearsAndyat vintage tube services is by a country mile the most knowledgeablehe test tubes in over 8 catagories read his web pages I have bought from him since the 80s. The on... | |
| Considering switching to Tubes I will say the New Jolida - now formally called Black Ice is a noticeable step upnot just in looks one of the smartest designs out here ,but also in function .the very well known Jim Fosgate designed and has several patents,and the very classy cen... | |
| Need some guidance with music server and cd ripping. DB Poweramp is one of the best very reasonably priced programs for ripping CDs ,converting say from Apple to Flac files, DSD files even Blu movies , itis a great program. | |
| New to audio. Is there a good DAC that can produce layers of sound? Not true about monitor audio ,I have the studios with the amt tweeter ,not bright at all very nuetral and Very accurate your amp,sourse,and cables will dictate the sonic balance. | |
| New to audio. Is there a good DAC that can produce layers of sound? The recording has a lot to do with it, also the design of the dac has also a lot to do with it .i have owned every type out there pretty much in design ,the often over looked digital cable absolutely makes a difference the Excellent Final Audio ca... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? I totally disagree with Teejay, having a tube rectifier without question gives you a bigger soundstage and depth, plus tube rolling can give you a much better still performance with 6x5,6ax5 rectifier choices,as well as 12au7 tubes. The ecc99 supe... | |
| Best speakers out there for Midrange and Highs Hello having worked in audio for over 40 years that question is much too basic ,in what system? what is your Amplification ?front end,cables, and Budget personally MBL Ultimates 101sare the best speakers on the planet setup properly IMO with qual... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? cables create a magnetic cables create a magnetic field carpeting and cables static electricity, off the floor there is no potential conduction or attraction ..i have been using them for yearspower cords also for they carry much more current youca... | |
| What’s the most badass $2k amp I can get? For Solid state the Very high end Audia flight precision built in Italy. This integrated is $4k ,but on Audiogon you can possibly get it for around $2200 it is a great amplifier and very vacuum tube like in many ways. | |
| What’s the most badass $2k amp I can get? First question ,most important,what speakers are you using,, and their efficiency. Then you can say here are choices for most wpc is not the best audio Flight ,great hand built Amplifiers from Italy Solid State very high current $4k integrated ,on... | |
| Recommendation for an audiophile speaker cord that is not "bright"? Triode Audio labs they are consistant at many shows .I personally have owned top name cables at several times there cost and here are as good and better in most cases .and I own there American series digital and high power cords $5-700 they are a ... | |
| MHDT Orchid or Lampizator Amber 3? No comparison I know both well the s Amber 3 easily beats itin most every way , and you can roll different rectifier tubes as well as 12au7 tubes it is also much more I feel it is the best dac under $6 k I had ps audio $6 k dac, and I sold it for... | |
| Hidden Gems in Pre-Owned Solid State Power Amplifiers? One incredibly refined integrated amplifier built in Italy and selling at under $2500 is a steal the Audia Flight Three S Integrated Amplifier it is very conservatively rated 100wpc into 8 ohms ,and over 160 into 4 ohms . My friend is driving his ... | |
| Black ice Audio owners, pet peaves My rambling point was that for not a lot more monies better quality-parts could be used in critical key areas .I end up modding most average parts . Companies should just charge a bit more to prevent potential issues as I mentioned.nothing more ... | |
| Budget Tube Amp (newbie) True Black ice gear has the New Fosgste designed circuit and tube bias adjustment meters noticably better and not much more $$ |