bluethinker
Responses from bluethinker
| Accuphase class A amps - going up the food chain from an A-48 to an A-80 or A-300? Accuphase’s USA distributor is a disservice to Accuphase. The jacked up mark up is ridiculous. He’s a pirate. | |
| Streamer for LTA Aero @phaelon - Innuos Zenith III owner here. Very happy with it. I thought I’d burn more CDs to the hard drive, but streaming with Qubuz is so good, my motivation to do so has dwindled. I’ve read that the Innuos Sense software sounds better than Roo... | |
| Holographic DAC With Air And Decay @brylandgoodman - I recommend looking at the Merason Dac1 Mki. You might be able to find a used unit at roughly that budget. @mitch2 - Recently completed a review of six dacs where he reviewed the Merason Dac1 mkii, which has the same - but improv... | |
| Lampizator Review @jasonbourne71 - It’s all relative. Those prices are pocket change for some people. I would imagine they sound absolutely fantastic, yet would require specialized rooms with state-of-the-art treatment. Definitely not in my means, that is for sure! | |
| Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120 @ullogu1 - Excellent! Glad you watched that Pursuit of Perfect Systems video. His description of the Gryphon is very accurate, based on my personal experience. The voicing of the amp seems to favor speakers with a hot treble. I’m thinking they pai... | |
| Six DAC Comparison @mitch2 - Thanks for your work on these reviews. I sound myself eagerly waiting the next review like a favorite installment of a radio or tv program. I’m intrigued by the Mojo dacs now! | |
| Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120 @gryphongryph - I’ve read good things about those Belles amps. I’ve always been intrigued with Graham speakers. Can you share what you feel the sound signature is of your Graham speakers? | |
| Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120 @grislybutter - I owe you a system photo. The last few years have been a whirlwind. I promise to get a photo up soon. And you are right. I did win the lottery! | |
| Backert Labs Rhumba 1.3 vs Extreme @panerai557 - I have the LTA preamp level 2 and love it. I have been recently become curious about how different tubes would influence its sound. Did you end up tube rolling the LTA at all? If so, mind sharing your results and recommendations? | |
| Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120 @gryphongryph - Based on your handle, is it fair to assume you also have a Gryphon amp? If so, may I ask what your system consists of? | |
| Speakers for Gryphon Diablo 120 @gryphongryph - I switch back and forth every few months between the Gryphon 120 with Dynaudio Heritage Special speakers to the QLN Prestige 3 driven by a Conrad Johnson Classic 120 paired with an LTA Microzotl preamp. Dac is the Merason dac1 ... | |
| Power cord upgrade @skids - My experience was a little different than Audphile1. I also have the Puritan 156 in my primary system which absolutely up-leveled the quality of my listening experience. I upgraded to their Ultimate Power cable and used it on the Puritan ... | |
| Tubes @tkrtrb125 - I have the AH 100 power amp with KT150 tubes. I replaced the smaller tubes. How do you like the KT170s? I’ve not had the opportunity to hear them. | |
| Tubes I have two tube amps: Conrad Johnson and an Audio Hungary. The gold lions were stock tubes that came with the AH amp. Based on some recommendations, I went the route of NOS tubes. There was a clear sonic upgrade when I replaced the new gold lions.... | |
| Tubes @thirsty93 - I recommend reaching out to Brent Jesse for NOS tubes. Those Gold Lion tubes are not optimal. |