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| To Pre or not to Pre? Here is my take As I've posted elsewhere on Audiogon, I compared both the Creek OBH 22 SS Passive Preamp, and the ARC Ref 3 Tube Preamp. I got the Passive Pre, initially, because I wanted to eliminate the preamp, but retain a remote volume control. The Passive ... | |
| Budget Audiophile Looking For Amplifier Suggestions Well... all of those are great... but... why not get a "giant killer" that's new, which will rival any of these, which won't require cap maintenance any time soon, and which will drive most anything...I've got the ClassDAudio (brand) SDS-470C, whi... | |
| Best reasonably priced SACD player? I greatly prefer the Sony SA5400es to the Marantz - it just seems to have better resolution, detail and clarity. Though, the Marantz has a rich, warm, tube-like sound - but, at a cost.However, the Sony is no longer supported by Sony, so you have ... | |
| Securing Monitors to a stand Also - I use a concrete patio block (16" square) as the base under the stands and spikes rest on the block - very stable and difficult to knock over - compared to sitting on carpet. | |
| Securing Monitors to a stand I use some rubber foam mat that I got at Home Depot in a role to cushion the monitors and protect the bottom surface. Think I found this in the carpet area. Then I use a black nylon strap about an inch wide with a sliding compresion buckle to st... | |
| Hardware Options for Streaming Music From Internet via Pandora, Tidal, etc. Well... I do understand... that master analog tape has the best sound quality, followed by vinyl, and then possibly HD CD’s / files, WAV CD’s / files, FLAC files, and MP3 files (or variations of all of these). But... in my A/B comparisons the only... | |
| Hardware Options for Streaming Music From Internet via Pandora, Tidal, etc. Yeah... what I'm finding, which I didn't realize, is that many music servers can provide internet radio streaming, depending upon the control software they use. So... both of mine (W4S and Bryston) can support internet radio streaming - it just d... | |
| Hardware Options for Streaming Music From Internet via Pandora, Tidal, etc. It kinda looks like "the choice" is between something pretty convenient with average sound quality... and... something with superb sound quality, with average convenience.So... for simple convenience and the "nominal" sound quality of internet rad... | |
| Hardware Options for Streaming Music From Internet via Pandora, Tidal, etc. Hey... just discovered my W4S MS-1 Media Server has an internet radio receiver in the Logitech Media Server software it uses... though, I guess it doesn't support streaming of HD files from Tidal, yet (without issues).So... maybe... that will suf... | |
| Hardware Options for Streaming Music From Internet via Pandora, Tidal, etc. I guess one option might be... to use a MacMini wth a SSD (replace the HD), and a upgraded linear power supply - which would allow me to receive the internet radio signal, and transfer it to a DAC via HDMI, USB, etc...But, that would be a pretty e... | |
| Best Cheap Amps for Magneplanar Speakers A lot of good suggestions.I would second two:1. Parasound Halo A21 makes Maggie’s sing as good as I’ve heard them (except for the Halo JC1 monoblocks) - about $1500 used.2. Classdaudio SDS 470C makes them sound as good, maybe better - about $700 n... | |
| Can a small speaker sound really really good? Yes... a small speaker can sound virtually as good as almost any speaker made. Many have reported the WaveTouch Audio Grand Tetons (now the Antero) certainly rival some of the best speakers available at 10-20x their price. Mine certainly do. See t... | |
| Hi-Fi Tunig Fuses & Parasound A21 These discussions of the perceived sound qualities of fuses and cables, etc. never cease to amaze and amuse me - passions are stirred and frustrations are aired, never with definitive resolution. And... skeptices rely on science and engineering p... | |
| Coda Audio Video based in San Francisco is running a fraudulent operation Ditto - the suggestion that Agon confirm the credentials of dealers and perhaps sellers who list items over $10,000. And, perhaps, require or offer performance bonding for expensive items.May add to the cost of the service, but worth it.PS: For... | |
| Class D Audio Brand does not honor warranty---AVOID!! I have owned his SDS 470C amp for at least 3 years - it has been superb. It sounds as good as my JC-1s.About a year ago I returned it for repair of the right channel (low volume). He repaired and upgrade it without charge. It has been superb sinc... |