bigkidz
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| New to forum and Vinyl Anyone in the tri-state NYC area? I'd like to hear a few systems.Send me a PM.Happy Listening. | |
| More discrete R2R Mulibit dacs. George thanks but when I say implementation I am talking about the total design. The DHT DAC that I build has a 30lbs power supply. A little different than the typical DAC chip or R2R implementation. Tube rectification, tube rectifier, current ... | |
| Specific Pre-Amp advice "Khozmo were the absolute superior in any passive preamp." Unless you use TVC or auto formers that is!Get a Counterpoint SA-2000 and send it to me for upgrades. It then will sound better that anything mentioned above. Or I can send you a 6SN7 d... | |
| Short Lifetime for 6NS7 Tubes Sounds like you need to see what the voltage to the tubes should be and measure that to see if the preamp is within spec. If too high, that could be the cause of short tube life. What controls the tube voltage in that preamp I do not know. As f... | |
| More discrete R2R Mulibit dacs. I use an R2R in my dac but that is where the similarities end. It is like saying a preamp uses 6DJ8/6922 tubes but one company uses the Amperex tube brand. It comes down to the component design. My power supply weighs in at 30lbs and I use DHT ... | |
| What is most important part of a system? plutos I agree that it all starts from a source, but if preamp is not able to deliver it without veiling and distorting the signal, the source makes no big difference.I would disagree with that statement. Again, I have built various preamps, a... | |
| What is most important part of a system? "maplegrovemusicAnyone who stated source first in their list of importance please let me know what source will turn any speaker into some magical transducer . I really would like to try it ! Thanks, mike."I build DHT components. So IMO the sourc... | |
| morrow ma1 interconnect Just a question, did you burn them in by letting them play continuously or intervals? I found that break in works best when you run for 18 hours on and 6 hours off. | |
| Review: Alon Model V mkII Speaker Nice, very nice. I enjoyed mine for many years. Have them up for sale on Craigslist now. Moved on to Vandersteen Model 5s since I got them cheap, cheap meaning they needed some work but I do the work myself so it was a non issue for me. Enjoy ... | |
| The best coupling caps in power amp ?? Mundorf, Infinicap ?? I am also a big fan of the V-Caps. I used them in the components I build. I will be trying out the copper Duelands soon in my DAC so stay tuned. Briefly tried the Jupiter but felt they were just OK but I never really let them burn in so take th... | |
| Any electronic modders here at Audiogon? I stopped doing mods to my components and began building my own. I was kind of taken back years ago by all the people modifying CDPs preamp and amps, etc. and the prices that they were charging. I also was disappointed by seeing very little high... | |
| My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive The old Lenco I use has a rim drive and I do prefer it to the belt drive, it is more accurate and less noise. Not sure about other tables. That being said, the phono stage I use is what makes the sound special. The other things, table, footers,... | |
| How old is too old for a Dac? spoogemonkey it all depends on the design and your price range. I build gear and I an tell you that you have to try different units to see what works for you. For example standard Redbook playback with a transport versus USB or HDMI connections ... | |
| Which Floor standing speakers with the NAD C356 Int. Amplifier akg-caYour takeaway FWIW:Going to different floor-standers with the same NAD integrated amp and the OPPO spinner won’t get to the Emerald City in OZ because of these inescapable NAD and OPPO sonic signature traits.AGREEDED~ the source is where the... | |
| Line Magnetic LM219ia Just out of curiosity, what makes it very well built? Looks kind of cramped in the unit, hard to remove any heat that way. Small circuit boards and wires are strapped together. Could be very well built or not so well built. |