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| A Very Blissful Christmas Playlist You’re welcome, Lalit, happy holidays! | |
| A Very Blissful Christmas Playlist @carlsbad once you open the link you should see a down-facing arrow under the headline of the playlist. That should import it for you! | |
| T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components In reality, the 3000 HV “system” can drive any speaker with ease. While the stereo amp itself is incredible, I didn’t realize just how much of a benefit the optional PS 3000 HV power supply added to the level of control and tone to the A 3000 HV a... | |
| T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components @steve59 I have a customer that uses a full 3000 HV stack (MP, P, A, and PS) with KEF Blades and he is very, very happy with the electronics matching. Thyname has a good suggestion to use the PA 3100 HV with a separate DAC (consider the T+@ DAC 2... | |
| Two power amps for Magnepan 1.7i ? @cbordian To answer your question without swaying you to keep amps or move to different one or two: While cranking up the volume on your NAD may give you the adequate output gain and SPL overall, it may not have the overall headroom to handle the... | |
| New DAC or New Streamer? @fthompson251 I am an Aurender dealer, but audiophile first, so take this with a grain of salt. I used to own a Modwright-modded CXN V2, the one with a tube stage, in a second system. While the upgraded DAC section was quite good, the streamer was... | |
| AES/EBU vs XLR cables for digital connection @xboom Just for clarification, not that many DACs will reclock an AES signal. With the AES interface, the clock from the digital source is preferred and the internal DAC clock is generally not utilized. Of course, with USB, the DAC reclocks with i... | |
| Seeking Constructive Equipment Ideas You should go to a few stores and figure out the speakers first. Wharfedale Lintons are attractive speakers, but they are not as clear and resolving as many other speakers. In a 12x12 room, I would worry about the space you can give them as they a... | |
| AES/EBU vs XLR cables for digital connection @cooper52 You might get lucky using an analog interconnect (both regarding no signal dropouts and/or good sound quality) but there are reasons for using digital-specific interconnects: First, impedance is very important in supporting the timing a... | |
| T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components @thyname I can help with the distinction. The PSD 3100 HV is a trickle down of the SDV for sure, and in the following ways: DAC SDV: True 1-bit conversion DSD 1024 PSD: Max DSD512 Analog Inputs SDV: one set balanced, one set RCA PSD: only... | |
| Streamers and their Fuses Hey @brandonhifi - I think you may have misunderstood what I was saying about the W20SE and N30SA. The N30SA is typically more revealing and dynamic compared to the W20SE, which is more refined and relaxed. You’re right that the battery management... | |
| A cartridge with more bite, please and thank you I unfortunately have not heard those cartridges, though I've heard a number of Soundsmith cartridges up to the Voice, and I like the higher-end ZYX. Maybe the ZYX has more bite, but I don't think I'd characterize the others to have much. For a dy... | |
| Japanese Luxman Integrated Amps I've used a vintage Japanese 100V Luxman MQ-70 tube amp with a step up transformer from AcuPWR (quality US made transformers) with good results. Many people frown upon using transformers as they can increase the noise floor, and they generally dec... | |
| Primaluna. Evo 400 - bass issues @jazzjunkie80923 Are you using the stock EL34 tubes? And are you sure your speaker cables are in phase? Are you using the 8 ohm taps or 4 ohm taps? Given the size of the room, your amp should be able to power these speakers sufficiently, even if ... | |
| B&W Nautilus 804 - bi amping @kraftwerkturbo This is a common path, to use a strong class D amp to power woofers with something lower powered for the highs. The only challenge you will come across is gain matching, as a more powerful amp may also have stronger output gain (no... |