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| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. @tannoy56 I’ve probably cycled through a total of 200-300 components and speakers in total. Yes, much of the gear I did buy used and then resold, sometimes at a profit but at most times breaking even. Going this route, I was able to play with a wi... | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. @ghdprentice I just looked at your virtual system photos and think that if I ever heard it, it would be the first time I would like Sonus Faber in someone’s setup as I typically do not like them. Knowing the sonic signatures of much of your equipm... | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. @curiousjim I’m the same way. I used to have between 15-45 tubes in my system at any given time (the higher end of that number due to Atma-Sphere monoblocks at one point), but now I am fully solid state as well, no more tubes in any components. T+... | |
| Anybody not receiving Agon email updates? If it’s helpful, I’m not receiving any emails when a member PMs me directly or in regards to my listings. Since about 2-3 weeks ago I now have to log into audiogon and check my messages folder periodically to see if anyone has gotten in touch. | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. @curiousjim Great call on the BHK. It is a hybrid tube preamp but it is spectacular for its price point and really hard to beat if you can get it on the used market for $3500 or less. I actually preferred it to more euphoric preamps like the $18K ... | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. I didn’t mention earlier but I had the LS28 and Ref 6 in possession at the same time and demoed them against each other in the two systems I had at the time , which I’d how I landed the comment above. Despite my preference for the tone, warmth and... | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. I don’t regret a single cent I’ve spent, even if I’ve made some bad bets. Everything was a learning experience, and I wouldn’t feel as confident about my expertise with gear and room setup if I didn’t experiment and make mistakes along the way. I... | |
| Luxman CDP My pleasure. The “sonics” should not be specific to the Luxman unit, as phase inversion is a pretty simple process and should not impart anything aside from phase being flipped. | |
| Snap, crackle and pop. My pleasure. Let me know if it’s something to do with that. It’s been a while since I’ve used BluOS but perhaps there’s something happening with the Bluesound / DAC pairing as well and perhaps BluOS has some sort of delay settings as well. | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. @saulh I agree that the older ARC preamps are more prone to electronic problems down the road given their age, and newer ARC preamps deliver a more whitish / neutral sound, which is less reminiscent of the classic tube preamp sonic signature that ... | |
| Snap, crackle and pop. Is it happening only when you are playing tracks with different sampling rates? Sometimes a DAC has a re-sampling function that makes it emit noise when doing so. Sometimes settings can be adjusted in the DAC to accommodate a delay in the adjustme... | |
| Luxman CDP @tomcarr This feature is beneficial if you have an inverting phase preamplifier or amplifier. By default, most units deliver signal in proper phase, but some units deliver on inverted phase. Think of this as a perfect sine wave tone that gets fli... | |
| Prima Luna evo300 owners @ps I think the Primaluna is definitely in the “modern tube amp” camp. It might have a touch of euphonic compared to a 100% neutral solid state amplifier. It can have a bit more warmth than say an ARC Ref 150 SE, but it’s not as euphonic as say a ... | |
| Digital and wireless. It will not make a difference as the processing seems to happen in the DAC and amplifier that is built into the speakers. | |
| bookshelf speakers that sound good on an enclosed bookshelf This topic was just covered here in another thread. Perhaps you’ll find some good suggestions. Should you be interested in a pair of Scansonic MB-1B, I am an official dealer and also consider trade ins. |