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| Caps Jantzen Standard--z vs ClarityCap ESA I haven’t used them in crossover filters, only inside amplifiers. Definitely look into the Miflex caps if you can afford to. They’re incredible for the money, and available at Partsconnexion.com. | |
| Caps Jantzen Standard--z vs ClarityCap ESA I haven’t heard the ESA, but I have tried the Jantzen in a few amps. It is very nice for the money, but not the best. For me it gets tonality right with its level of body and warmth, but it does so with the slightest veil in the midrange and round... | |
| Anyone enjoying this Arlo Parks album, "Collapsed in Sunbeams?" I’m digging it, have only listened to it twice. The first time, I couldn’t listen to it all because not all the tracks were available on Tidal yet. She’s the latest amongst the British R&B stars, following after others like Jorja Smith, and Co... | |
| Who has switched from a PS Audio BHK Preamp to something else? @jslateiv Thanks for the info on both fronts!I will definitely look into the safety of using these adapters. Also, I do agree that in general 6SN7s can be a hit or miss with the BHK. I tried rolling a few, and the Sylvania VT-231 was the set that... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? @chakster The ART9 discussion may be old but not irrelevant. And just because one person replaced his with a cartridge over twice the price doesn’t mean it’s not a great cartridge. I replaced mine with one six times it’s price, yet I still recomme... | |
| Who has switched from a PS Audio BHK Preamp to something else? @jslateiv The Supratek is definitely one I’m curious about, nicely done. Regarding the 6SN7 adapter, I use a good one from garage1217.com. They’re not cheap at about $60/pair shipped but they are audiophile grade. http://www.garage1217.com/garage1... | |
| Dynavector Karat 17D3: retip for $500 or get something new? https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/pani-new-art-9-up-and-running?highlight=ART-9%2Bpani%2B | |
| 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 ... |