big_greg
Responses from big_greg
| Why No Love For Peachtree Audio? I didn't use the tube buffer when I had the Grand X-1 and the Nova 300 did away with the tube buffer. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 10CC - Greatest Hits 1972-1978 | |
| Why No Love For Peachtree Audio? Some of the comments about being shrill, bright, and lean in the bass are a little surprising. I though the Grand X-1 leaned a little on the bright side, but I wouldn't have called it shrill or offensive. The Peachtree Nova 300 was actually a li... | |
| Upgrade from Cambridge CXN I heard a Cambridge streamer at a friend's recently, not sure if it was the same one you have. The Node 2i is probably a side step and while it can be bettered by adding an external DAC, you can probably get more bang for your buck by getting an ... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home, Qobuz Hi-Res | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Gentle Giant - Octopus, Qobuz | |
| Why No Love For Peachtree Audio? I owned a Grand Integrated X-1 and it was a beast. The tube buffer was a bit hokey, it didn't seem to do much, but it was a good looking unit that sounded great and had tons of power. I currently have a Peachtree 300 in my office system. It has... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Led Zeppelin I - Remastered Hi-Res, Qobuz | |
| Time to upgrade my Amp If you like the Cronus, consider the Rogue Audio M-180s. I love mine! | |
| Recommended Sennheiser or Bose Headphones Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX - $195 | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Trilok Gurtu - God Is a Drummer, Qobuz Hi-Res, fun stuff! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now | |
| Closed back headphones and Focal I have not heard the Stellia, but own the Focal Elex and have heard the Utopia. The Elex are one of my favorites, but are not closed back. Of the closed back headphones I own, the Sony MDR-Z1R are my favorites. They sound almost as good as my L... | |
| Balance knob .. @noromance Fair enough. I didn't mean to derail the thread by responding to those that think a balance control is the Devil's work. I've done a lot of experimenting with positioning and sound treatments in my main system. I think my preamp has a b... | |
| Balance knob .. I have a small system in my computer room and one speaker is about 4 feet from my listening position, the other is about 7 or 8 feet. I listen from my computer and also have a turntable and CD player. I use the balance controls on the PC and als... |