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| Extra power or cleaner power? I've seen battery powered dacs also preamps from audio-GD with regenerative power supplies. Front ends matter alot and cleaning up the digital chain is imperative before reaching the dac, if you're into digital. The emat+ in the circuit breaker bo... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? LM508ia offers triode sweetness and bass control. Not a pure Line Magnetic fan boy and can think of other more expensive options that might sound better. I'd like to move up to a 6SN7 line stage with KT88 amp from Don Sachs or Aric some day.Also w... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Glad to see you mention Tekton. The Double Impact thread caught my attention 2 years ago and fortunately I was ready for new speakers and amplification given a bad class D experience. Quickly learned that sensitive speakers were the way to go for ... | |
| What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have? Raising a 9 and 2 year old at nearly 50 is a challenge. My wife and I are both working professionals which allows for the occassional hobby purchase. My latest purchase was a used 2019 Trek Slash with carbon frame and wheels. The 2.6" wide 29e... | |
| Target bias dictated by amp or by tube? @divertiti Many thanks, figured as much. Liking these Cossors. | |
| Love it when it snows People are seeing China and India polluting more and more but Greta never wags her finger at them Thanks for the straight talk miller. Don't worry though, virtue signaling warriors have a carbon tax to chase those dirty american jobs to other c... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Live it Up Isley Bros | |
| Budget Audiophile system under 2k I'd go with a refurbished receiver with XT32 RC as a prepro. I'm using a $750 Marantz SR6013 to great effect for HT and was impressed with the correction quality and jitter reduction. Add a used 2 channel Parasound class A/B and $600-800 for used... | |
| New Omega E Mat from Perfect Path Technologies These mats are the real deal. Placed 2 of the Omega's in the breaker box, single stacked and centered over the center of the branch circuit bank on the inside of the panel. I've been listening up to the 16 hour point now and hearing continuing imp... | |
| Target bias dictated by amp or by tube? @divertiti , I've been listening to the Cossors on my LM508 for a couple of weeks now, biased at the LM suggested 120ma. Naturally this post grabbed my attention.Have you seen an advertised bias current for the Cossors? The testing data sheets for... | |
| Room correction, DSP for dummies. A little late to the party here, let me add a few experiences and observations. I’ve had Dirac Live on my PC for several years across multiple amps and speakers. Every setup sounded better corrected, and every amp and speaker retained their unique... | |
| Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right... Duke, I'll go along with the overtones providing soundstage placement through the mains. As far as sub placement, stereo subs could be positioned on the L/R walls rather than the opposite corners as you alluded to in your earlier post, but thankfu... | |
| Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right... I’ve got a 20’x16’ room also, not fully sealed, opens to a stair case at the back, but the room modes that come with this dimension are anything but ideal. Appreciate the tips Haywood and believe you are on the right path. @audiorusty That sounds ... | |
| Triode Wire Labs interconnects vs Acoustic BBQ? vs Mad Scientist? I experienced a noticeable improvement with Acoustic BBQ Full Rack interconnects, they replaced some blue jeans ICs. | |
| Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right... As I understand it, an array of subs would be very effective at smoothing out the bass response of the room over a wider sweet spot. What about spatial cues from bass frequencies? What frequency does bass directionality kick in, 50hz? In order to ... |