big_greg
Responses from big_greg
| Need recomendations for Preamp At your budget level, I'd suggest considering a Parks Puffin. No tubes, but it's a great little unit. If you're stuck on tubes, you might be able to find a used Jolida JD9 around your budget. | |
| Adding a preamp to HT setup The HTBP doesn't work on my LS 100 or my Audio Research LS 26 unless they are on. Most are like that. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mazzy Star - Seasons of Your Day | |
| Streaming Qubuz - take it to the next level. I would say a Dac upgrade would likely be more noticeable and beneficial than a streamer upgrade.Adding a better DAC to the Node 2 I had (not the Node 2i) did improve sound quality. The ones I tried were the Auralic Vega (which was $3500 when new... | |
| Streaming Qubuz - take it to the next level. @tomcy6 The Lumin app works with my TEAC NT-505. I tried it and it gave me nothing but frustration, the biggest one being that it seemed to take forever (OK, a few minutes) for it to "see" my device. I installed BubbleUPnP on my Android tablet a... | |
| MHDT or Border Patrol @hilde45 I bought my MHDT Labs Orchid second hand. USB was not working when I received it. I reached out to Jian at MHDT. He sent me a replacement board at no cost, knowing I wasn't the original owner. Maybe the best customer service I've ever exp... | |
| Does anyone leave their amp and preamp on all the time? I have a Class D amp in my bedroom that I leave on all the time. It doesn't use much power and I'm too lazy to bend over and turn it on and off. My two integrateds (one Class D, one class A/B with a tubed preamp), and my main system (tubed monob... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Listening to the Ahmad Jamal playlist on Qobuz. | |
| Adding a preamp to HT setup When I decided to make the same move you're considering, I ended up with a Modwright LS 100. You can find them second hand around your budget. I couldn't be happier. | |
| Streaming Qubuz - take it to the next level. There was a similar thread not too long ago, I think Oz started it. The Lumin is a nice upgrade from the Bluesound. I recently replaced mine with a TEAC NT-505 which was also a nice upgrade from my Node 2. I was using my Auralic Vega DAC, which... | |
| What do I need to start Streaming Music thru my Audio System The Node 2i has a better DAC than what? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @slaw I may try one of your mats at some point, but for now I'm tweaking other things. At some point I'll probably be interested in something different than the big rubber mat on my JVC QL-Y66F. | |
| Only using Spotify connect, am I loco??!! Spotify's AI engine is spooky good at creating playlists that not only include music I'm familiar with and love, but also artists that I've missed and need to give a listen to. | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Mazzy Star playlist on Qobuz. This is one of those artists that I never really gave much of a chance for whatever reason, but man... they're good! | |
| Who Offers a Highly Musical Preamp using a 6SN7 tube and a remote? Modwright LS 100 |