bobbydd
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| HiFi Rose RS250 I've had my 150 2 weeks now. Ethernet connection. Streaming Qobuz, and with quality source material, sounds fantastic. Is it as good as top flight analog? Not sure yet as I've not made direct comparisons yet, but the mere thought that it... | |
| Gryphon Essence Stereo vs Pass Labs XA series Would think the Pass 60.8 would have more power and current than a stereo Essence. A mono pair of Essence may be a different story, but then again it costs triple the smaller Pass, and near double the 160.8. I've heard both but never a chance in... | |
| Another turntable Keep the TW, and add a Wheaton triplanar or a Reed tonearm. Most other options mentioned above are a lateral move, at best. Good luck! | |
| New Herron VTPH 2A versus used Audio Research Reference 2 Phono Ended up with a pristine used ARC Reference 2 SE phono, with new tubes. So far, I am very happy with this unit. Bought it at about 50% of retail, still more than a new Herron, which I believe is out of production. Happy listening! | |
| Any love for newer Krell amps? Bought a Krell KSA250 32 years ago new. Great amp that still sounds good with the right speaker. 140 pounds of finesse/muscle. On a wait list for complete restoration. Had an original KSA50 before that. Also a wonderful amplifier. Buil... | |
| $39K for the Linn Klimax DAC/streamer? Same issue of TAS has a rave review of the Hi Fi Rose 150B streamer/dac. Costs $5K. Would be interesting to compare to the Linn at 1/8th the price. | |
| New cartridge selection: help wanted New phono stage not in the cards for this system.EAT selected for the following criteria:high gain, up to 70 dbquieteasily selectable loading on the flyrumble filtergood performance for the moneyThe rumble filter is critical, as I get feedback in ... | |
| New cartridge selection: help wanted Appreciate the input so far.Reminder: my budget is limited to $2K.Unami Red is double - so no go.I'm leaning toward one of the Audio Technica models versus the Lyra. Want detail but tonal accuracy as well. | |
| DAC connection: which type gives highest fidelity? jjss49Thx for the warning! There goes THAT idea ....... | |
| Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl I had this exact problem about which I posted a month or 2 ago.In my case, not only did I have the wild woofer pumping, but also not enough gain from my phono stage.I tried isolation first, no improvement.Then I tried a much better and more expens... | |
| DAC connection: which type gives highest fidelity? Reason I ask:Considering a Denafrips ladder dac (probably the Pontus II), into which I would run a Node 2i.Want to know what I'm doing and what to expect before I jump.Thanks! | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? Not a trolling question.A lot of people use Hana's on quite good TT's in that price category, as an example. Nowadays $10K is mid priced, crazy as it seems. | |
| Turntable versus tonearm versus cartridge: which is MOST important? Wow this question has caused a few sparks!!And some varied responses, all the better to understand the issue.Basically, I'm in the process of upgrading my TT in my second system. The current unit is vintage (Pioneer PL600 - the good one) into a H... | |
| New TT, Arm and MC Cartridge Nice work!Give us a report after you spin some vinyl. I'm interested in the results, partly because that shop is local to me as well...All the best. | |
| Pass XA 25 versus Parasound A21+ - anyone compare? Honestly, I hear no edge or grain with the XA 25. This is with the Pulsar's, which have quite a revealing but very low distortion tweeter.I am not very familiar with the Harbeth's, but I doubt there would be any adverse interaction between those ... |