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| Roon Nucleus vs Aurender N100H Does the 432evo do the first stage of MQA unfolding? The Aurender does it with a software upgrade, and the SQ via the Modwright Oppo dac section is stunning. | |
| Roon Nucleus vs Aurender N100H Thank you Dave and Troy. Seems like a very interesting product. Slightly pricier than the Roon Nucleus, but has a better complement of features. I’ll have to trust you on SQ. To be continued. Not quite ready to pull the trigger yet. | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? There are 4 fuses under a removeable cover. This is the cover that is removed to bias the tubes. The cover is on the top right, between 2 output tubes and the output transformers. | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? Another suggestion. Which output tubes are you using? I’ve found that KT-90s sound best. But that might not be the case with your speakers. | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? I had a Cronus Magnum II in a similar quality system, with the same turntable. Btw, I had Hana EL, and now have Hana ML. The most noticeable improvement that I made was to replace the 4 topside fuses with Synergistic Research. I believe that the r... | |
| Primaluna EVO 400 vs. stock Cary SLP-05 preamp? The Cary Audio SLP-05 Ultimate Upgrade is complete. Haven’t done extensive listening yet, but initial impressions are very good. It’s at least as good as the Formula 1 SLP-98p, and seems better in some regards. Very tight bass, providing a good fo... | |
| No concerts, no reference Here’s a little mind execise. Record a small drum kit using state of the art recording equipment, any way you like - in a studio, in your home, wherever you like.Bring the drum set into your listening room. Play the recording. Play the real drums.... | |
| No concerts, no reference If your system is extremely true to the music, like perhaps yours is, Chuck - it’s harder, to “forget” what REAL sounds like - except for some cases.For example, it’s almost impossible for a stereo system to fool you into thinking that you arelist... | |
| D'agostino amplifiers: where's the beef? As long as we’re at it, let’s make a list of all the amps - $5k and up - that have no equal in sound quality and build quality at a lower price. | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? One caveat to my points.My preamps are very close to the Pass amps; so the interconnects are short. With a longer interconnect run, the balanced connections may possibly be superior. | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? I have to disagree with Atmasphere on two points:1. I have a fully balanced Pass Labs XA60.5. The cable does make a difference.2. I have two high quality Cary preamps. Cary SLP-98P Formula 1 mod, which is single ended. Cary SLP-05, which is fully ... | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? I have Pass Labs XA60.5 amps. My preamps are both Cary Audio - SLP-05 and SLP-98P F1 version. The modified SLP-98P sounds a tad better, so the SLP-05 is off to Cary for the Ultimate Upgrade. It should sound as good or better than the 98P when I ge... | |
| Network expander and AC quality MC,Thanks for your take on RFI, and your suggestions on personal comparisons.I have done a decent amount of experimenting and tweaking with power cables, interconnects, power conditioners, room effects - even fuses, but to a lesser degree. So I kn... | |
| Network expander and AC quality This is not radiated rfi. It is directly on the AC power line. | |
| Network expander and AC quality As an addendums to my question,1. If not filtered out, what is the sonic consequence of this added rf to the AC power? I.e, how does it affect the sound?2. Which components would filter out this rf? Power conditioner? or power supply inside stream... |