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| WhestTHREE signature phono pre vs. ModWright PH 9.0X @mmcgill829 FWIW I demoed a lot of phono stages before I landed on the older Modwright SWP 9.0 SE, the predecessor to the PH9.0. Even that older unit bested the last Herron phono, the Allnic H-1201, and a few others. I went to the PH9.0 and it was... | |
| New Synergistic Master Fuse As a long time Synergistic Research customer and user, I finally recently became an authorized Synergistic Research dealer. As part of my opening order, I purchased a Master Fuse and just put it into my Aurender N30SA, replacing a Synergistic Rese... | |
| What are your favorite songs or albums for illustrating a deep soundstage? I just wanted to thank everyone so far for providing stellar selections. I’ve finally gotten my system to a place where I have a full 180-degree soundstage AND the depth of the center image can go much deeper than it did before. It was always a to... | |
| What should I do - PS Audio DAC with or without Preamp Agree that a good preamp will do wonders. While the DAC may have a decent volume control and analog stage, it likely cannot parallel the sonics of a quality, dedicated preamp. Most DAC volume controls are digital in nature and their analog gain st... | |
| WhestTHREE signature phono pre vs. ModWright PH 9.0X I’m a huge fan of the Modwright PH9.0X and have posted about it on the forums in the past. In my opinion it’s the best phono stage I’ve heard under $7500, especially after adding better tubes and power cable. I don’t own one anymore as I upgraded ... | |
| 6DJ8 vs. 6922? I’ve tried more tubes in this variant than I would care to mention. Oddly, favorites were the Amperex 6DJ8 with a white globe. I’ve never seen these anywhere else, and they sounded better than other Amperex 7308 (military spec) with white letterin... | |
| If Nordost and AQ Speaker cables had a baby? Look into the Cerious Technologies Graphene Matrix speaker cables. There is a 6’ pair on a used marketplace that I have no affiliation with selling for $550. These cables are phenomenal for the price and will beat out cables in the $3K range in my... | |
| Can you give me your speaker suggestions? I would agree that the quality of the amplification and the choice of speaker are both variables here. In my experience, Klipsch has incredible presence but the sonic challenges you state are common and dissatisfactory. I’ve found Klipsch to work ... | |
| What are your favorite songs or albums for illustrating a deep soundstage? Thank you for the excellent suggestions so far. I’m excited to try some of the new tracks late this evening. @bdp24 I am having a hard time finding that particular album on digital, but I am seeing a compilation that has many of the Planets track... | |
| "But it sounds better at night...." From my understanding, the reason music sounds better at night is not limited to the improvement in power but also due interaction with the Earth’s Schumann resonances and less EMI and RMI that is typically caused and excited by the power of the s... | |
| Hearing Aids in 2023 .. Questions @vonhelmholtz I’m not sure if they’re still available, but growing up I had fully analog hearing aids. My brother wore them and hung onto analog aids for as long as he possibly could. I’m on digital aids. I’ve worn Phonak aids for the last 15 year... | |
| Integrated Amp Phono Section @teeshot It’s a bit over your price range, but there is a T+A PA 3100 HV integrated with phono stage option listed used on USAudioMart right now. I am a T+A dealer but have no affiliation with the seller of this unit. All I can tell you is that it... | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs @fredrik222 i have demonstrated this for myself and for many others who have come to listen or for whom I’ve brought equipment to in their system. To me, that’s all that matters and I have nothing more to prove. I am providing this guidance throug... | |
| The difference between Qoboz stream vs purchased songs Let me approach this another way. The OP is wondering if there is any benefit to owning the digital files of the music which may play locally over that of the sonic quality that comes from streaming Qobuz. @gkelly Yes, there is typically a differ... | |
| Class D ICEpower 1200as2 vs. Purifi 1ET7040SA amplifiers One other consideration is that the power section on the 1200as2 board has known to hum based on flaws on its design. When units exhibit this issue, the hum is low but can still be heard from a few feet away. It may be enough to slightly vibrate a... |