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| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? I didn’t have the VTA off in any way shape or form. I’m not alone in my interpretation of the 17D3. I’m not implying that the cartridge is “bass light”, I mentioned it lacks authority, which is subjective, but to me means worthy of me acknowledgin... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? @prophos - move to another cartridge. If your speakers are not bass efficient, the 17D3 is not for you. I owned one a number of years ago, and while it is brilliant for rock, I felt the bottom end did not have the authority, and I felt it to be th... | |
| Who has switched from a PS Audio BHK Preamp to something else? @aberyclark I own the BHK in a second system and have played around with it a lot. In honesty, with the right tubes it can really come alive, and has a wide, deep, 3D soundstage that most other preamps don’t have. I compared it against an Arc Ref ... | |
| My next Coax / SPDIF after Green Hornet @baaach I didn’t, but I can now almost three years later. :)Simply, I found the AZ to be incredibly boring compared to the Green Hornet. At the time I was looking for more resolution on the top end, as the Green Hornet had a magical midrange and i... | |
| Does Age Matter? @snilf +1At 42, I, too, regard the mastering and quality of the source material to influence what I will listen to. For instance, some of my favorite Jazz albums include Bill Evans’ Waltz for Debby, which IMO is best on the Japanese SHM SACD, and ... | |
| Legacy Wavelet as Preamp/DAC/DSP vs just DSP @meambler sorry for the late reply, but I sold my Focus SE to be able to acquire my Aeris. Good luck on getting one. It is a great speaker. | |
| Integrated for bi-amping with AtmaSphere MA1s @honest1 have you tried tube rolling the 6SN7s in the MA-1? I was able to get the near perfect sound signature that I wanted by mixing different tubes, two of which Shuguang black treasures, those two especially emphasized the bass and took away a... | |
| Integrated for bi-amping with AtmaSphere MA1s Using the MA-1 for the whole thing will likely not give enough bass output as the speakers have a nominal impedance of 5 ohm. One way to make it work well is to get a set of Paul Speltz’s (anticables) Autoformers ans only hook them up to the bass ... | |
| Legacy Wavelet as Preamp/DAC/DSP vs just DSP @wisper thanks for posting your experience it was helpful to Read when I was evaluating the Wavelet.I’ve been silent on this thread for a while, but I wanted to let my impressions settle in for a while. I did receive the Aeris and Wavelet, and i s... | |
| Educate me about gain and amp/preamp matching These are all incredible responses, thank you. I think I misinterpreted Cleeds’ answer because you explained how I actually believed it - the amp always puts out the same amount of power, and the preamp’s power can add gain (if it is active). Tog... | |
| Educate me about gain and amp/preamp matching Thanks all, especially @cleeds for such a succinct response. I’m actually surprised that the input gain of a preamp doesn’t really effect the output signal gain of the amp. I thought it would be additive or multiplicative (if that’s a word). Can s... | |
| Legacy Wavelet as Preamp/DAC/DSP vs just DSP @erik_squires - I was thinking the same thing regarding the double conversion. I wish there was a way to use the Wavelet just as the processor going digital out to the DirectStream DAC but don’t think that’s really an option since I need the outpu... | |
| Legacy Wavelet as Preamp/DAC/DSP vs just DSP Thanks, @douglas_schroeder - I surely plan to do so later next week as the speakers come in, but also just curious what others’ journeys have been so I can compare notes. I’ll definitely give your posts a read! | |
| The History Behind Viva Linea? Jond - I want to echo audiofun here. I never intended that you were not being helpful. I think you were trying to be very helpful. It just didn’t answer my question. | |
| The History Behind Viva Linea? Thanks @jond yes I have done my research on this thread and have seen the one you mention. I’m not expecting much service from them, especially considering I’m buying a used non-current unit. I have access to incredible techs and would never send ... |