audioman58
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| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described How did you pay for them ? If PayPal call them and file a dispute and ship them back, forif the boxes were not that damaged shipping will not take responsibility to refund you .they too have got worse. | |
| Help for a Lo-Fi guy Is there any extra tubes with it iso which ones and brands listed, and you have to pack them very well and shipping cost today is a extra expense sell here on U.S audio mart , PayPal or stripe , if local pickup even better. | |
| Happy Holidays and Your Favorite Tips? Clear all your connectors with 99% isopropyl alcohol first including all power cords , then Stabilant 22 contact enhancer used by NASA and many others once applied if you don’t touch good up to 12 years I mix 60/40 | |
| Recommendation Tube Integrated A great brand isold for years Aesthetix Mimus integrated amplifier. under $8 k and a excellent made in U.S.A Built like a tank and sounds excellent | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? Forsure if streamingQuality a good LPS power supply to the router not$10 junk noisy wall wart routers come with , also a Quality Ethernet hub $600 minimum on up jays audio makes a respectable one with over controlledclock LPS ,and regulated po... | |
| Tube preamp with Adcom amp If you are on a budget and decent quality the Schiit Freya + with tubes $1199 and decent relay controlled volume ,not cheap Alps volume pot that looks like a round silver can just metal sprayed on plastic wipers. | |
| Do I Need a Dedicated Streamer? 100% yes but starting with your router buy a quality LPS power supply Linear Tube Audio makes a great one ,and good quality Ethernet cables ,Innuos Pulsar excellent SSHD and streamer . See Anthony at Perrotta Consultants. very competitive pric... | |
| Opinions about Daniel Hertz I put little faith in huffs reliability in reviewing imo he maybe right on somethings,but technically he is not that knowledgeable . let’s see testing and popping thetop for the quality inside where it counts . that’s where many reviewers fail. | |
| Weakest link in my system Streaming far better then CDs when setup properly without allthe hassles and 1,000s of. More choices at your finger tips. I am 65 now but have been streaming for 4 years now ,once you get past the expense and learning curve it’s easy . | |
| Do you adjust your subwoofer I use Svs 400 subs which are sealed And very fast and articulate they have a verygood app you can adjust from your tablet or phone you didnot mention the frequency response of your speakers , for some movies or even music with poor recorded ... | |
| Weakest link in my system Your preamp is fine I thought it was a sp9 Cables are very low quality vs your system , thatswhy the WireworldEclipse system cables would ge aBig step up , also you need a quality line conditioner like a AQ Niagra 5000 and Thunder power cords ... | |
| Weakest link in my system No streaming ? Your preamp way outdated , wires could use a upgrade for the monies Wire world Eclipse system cables , perrotta consulting gives good deals and a Major step up and a great deal . | |
| What was the best (most impactful) piece of new equipment to hit the market in 2023? For value as well as sound quality The T+A 200 dac+ very good active preamp galvanic isolation throughout .at our audio-get togethers this retails for $7200 but can get a bit less ,stacked up vs dacs even at $15 k bettered them as far as o... | |
| Music server vs. external hard drive to DAC Why not save and step it up like a Innuos SS HD streamer and exceptional dac like the T+A200 dac + excellent active preamp that’s what I am buying next $7200 retail I have seen demo models $6200 and as good or better then Any dac at $15k ,I ... | |
| I’m looking for an sleek integrated amp under $15k As a ex audio dealer ,that is not a sound request , for many reasons separate allow much better isolation power supplies, digital separate streamer,dacs for digital has advanced a lot ,innuos has very good entry level SS HD,streamer with ex... |