bigkidz
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| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? All very good comments above. It comes down to what tube sound you are looking for IMO. To me building components my DHT DAC provided more of the tone, dimensionality, soundstage, micro to macro dynamic swings then either my DHT preamp or tube p... | |
| Wadia 830 cdp repair What is the issue I'm in New Jersey and can take a look Peter | |
| Opening a can of worms Just got me a pair of Caddock resistors for my preamp. Probably make more of an improvement than any cable, but that is just IMO. Happy Listening. | |
| CEC TL5 Belt Drive CD Transport The US distributor is:Tom Kleinbeck Audio Union International LLC 816-825-3570 | |
| Soekris DAC1541 discrete R2R 27bit Multibit! Best Redbook DAC? and Native DSD. I use the Soekris dam1121-02 R2R in the DAC that I manufacturer and it so far is one of the best sounds I have ever heard. Happy Listening. | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison if you don't hear a significant difference in the first 30 seconds then keep what you have! Well that is my opinion anyway. Happy Listening. | |
| Are future improvements in Amp/PreAmps slowing to a crawl? I agree with Atmasphere. Many designs are nothing to write home about, made to a price point very similar to each other. Other designs use better parts caps, resistors, custom transformers, etc. Measurements mean nothing to me as I cannot hear ... | |
| Persona 3f vs B&W 802D2s Not sure why you have to buy something that may require warmer cables, preamp, etc. I have not heard those speakers personally but know the guys in NJ are good people. I have not heard B&W's in a long time since my matrix days. They always ... | |
| Switch preamp? I remember hearing Krell electronics with a chrome faced preamp with three large chrome knobs with blue lights are the controls. Cannot remember the brand name, maybe some else can help me out. It was a very nice match. Probably can find one use... | |
| Speakers are the first piece of the puzzle I am of the opinion that the source is most important. Why well I build my own components as most of you know. When I built a better source that was the biggest improvement in my system ever. The source was what gave me better tone, space betwe... | |
| What 2 channel Amp would you Buy for $6k? Lafayette KT-550 tube amp. | |
| Benefits of an external DAC Whitestix - Let me know if you really hear a difference. That DAC is a chip R2R and imo you should hear a difference in the mids mostly. Lots of caps in there for the PS but nothing really new or innovative. The CIA is a basic dac that seems to ... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC who makes the BNC-BNC Cable? I looked at your website but I don't see anything for $275. | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? Have to agree with Stingreen. Depends on what you want to hear your system reproduce.Terry9 - why use a resistor volume control at all? Try a transformer volume control as all resistors have a sound.My preamp has no capacitors in the signal path... | |
| Benefits of an external DAC what digital cables is everyone using? I have had great success with the Moray James cable. |