audphile1
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| Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis XA60.8 or X260.8 with 34w of Class A. Sell them when something equivalent half the footprint comes out (never). | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Go for that VT80SE. Worth a shot. | |
| Full loom of the same cable brand vs mixing and matching. Both approaches are fine depending on the system and cables. More often than not you may end up with too much of a good thing using same brand/line. | |
| Sound Quality @navyachts dsf are dsd files. I see you’re having a 💩 ton of fun. Lol. Just take a deep breath you’ll get there. | |
| Sound Quality How do you "Highlight" your responses here on AG? like this? use the double quote toggle | |
| Sound Quality @navyachts I thought there were some DSD albums on the SSD, no? That is where you would get native DSD over to M1S2. | |
| Sound Quality @navyachts are you referring to SSD drive mounted inside your N200 that contains that music library? Few things based on my experience…it depends on the recording. Not all DSD files are by default better sounding than redbook or hi-res streaming. ... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 I agree with @ghdprentice ARC and VAC are higher end solutions than the Rogue. That’s 100%. Primaluna and Rogue don’t play in the same league with the big boys Whatever you plan on getting - price the replacement tubes and make sure you are commit... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Biggest reason to avoid tube amps, at least in my case… 1. relatively short life of power tubes (around 2000hrs) 2. cost of maintenance 3. tube rolling - too many choices, aggravates OCD 4. every noise the system makes - tubes are first to get... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 I did it several times on the ST-100 when I had it and it’s super easy to do. Bias meter is built into the amp. Screwdriver is inside the amp as well. Flip the switch on each tube to “bias”, use screwdriver to turn the pot and look at the meter to... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @hickamore look on a used market. The ST-100 is around $2,000. Audio Research would be another recommendation. In any case, consider a matching preamp for synergy if possible. | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer @boucher in my system I prefer the iSiliencer between the EERO node and the Purist Audio cat7 Ethernet cable that’s plugged into my streamer. A lot of variables here though…quality of your streamer and how well the network section of it is isolat... | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? @zlone Depends on how your system is balanced (lean, warm, bright?), sound characteristics you’re looking for and budget. Not to high jack this thread, may be start a new discussion? Or pm me. | |
| Opinions on PS Audio Direct Stream DAC (Mk 1) @shooter41 I keep mine on 24/7. It doesn’t like to be disconnected/powered down and it takes about a day to come back to optimal performance. I have a set of nobsound springs that are laying around. I was bored and decided to try them under the D... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Rogue ST-100 is an excellent amplifier and should work great. |