cbrez
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| An audio component you just can't let go @roxy54 It was at least 30 years ago and it is a very specific amp if you know anything about it. Thanks for your comment though. | |
| An audio component you just can't let go I have two Dynaco ST 35 amps in my closet that I purchased many moons ago. I can’t exactly remember the speakers I used with the first one, but the midrange as I recall was magical at the time. I bought a second when I saw it, well because, I saw ... | |
| Speaker cables with good timbre I’ve been happy with my AcousticZen Hologram cables for the exact reasons that you mention. They were originally recommended to me by someone praising their accuracy of timbre. | |
| Stereo Times Review on the SPL s900 amplifier Definitely interested in hearing a real comparison of the Coda and the SPL given the exuberance around both. They seem to both be in a relative price range. Looking forward to more information regarding the two of them. | |
| Recommended tubes for LTA Preamp I replaced the 12AT7s with Telefunken ECC801s. I replaced the 12SN7s with CBS/Hytron VT-231 per a recommendation from Brent Jessee. I definitely recommend reaching out to Brent. He is incredibly knowledgeable and extremely helpful. In my system, ... | |
| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST DAC I have the Weiss 204 with the ModWright LPs upgrade and thing it sounds excellent. I think it has excellent resolution, wonderful tonality, and is vey open and clean sounding. A few things to note from my experience. First, the ModWright LPS is s... | |
| VU meters added to Cambridge Audio Meters are for aesthetics. I think it is more important to focus on the sound than the light show. They will not inform you of anything important. | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs I am also going to mention taking a look at some of the brands that @kennyc mentioned - Iconoclast and Zenwave. I do also use AcousticZen Hologram speaker cables as well and am impressed with their musical and open presentation. While design is c... | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room Another plug for the Dynaudio Heritage Specials. The more improvements I have made in my system, the more and more they truly shine. They are incredibly musical, have very good dynamics, image and soundstage is great, and sound great with a wide v... | |
| Has anyone tried a linear power supply with a Weiss 204 or 205? @norust Of course there are a lot of DACs out there in the $3500 range and some very new ones have been reviewed quite recently (LTA comes to mind in the ballpark). For me, in my system, the Weiss 204 sounds wonderful for the money. It is musical... | |
| Linear Power supply for a Weiss dac 204? Yes, definitely many choices. I decided to be an early purchaser of the ModWright based on their very solid reputation and figuring that if Dan was making this as a purpose built for LPS for the Weiss DAC, it would be worth the cost (and in my cas... | |
| Looking at these specific preamps give me your opinions @gregjacob I replaced the 12AT7s with Telefunken ECC801s. I replaced the 12SN7s with CBS/Hytron VT-231 per a recommendation from Brent Jessee. If you use 6SN7s as a replacement, you just have to slide the internal switch in the pre to 6V. The tube... | |
| Looking at these specific preamps give me your opinions Of the preamps listed, I can comment on the LTA microZOTL, as I have this in my system. I think it is a spectacular preamp. Not warm sounding, but very natural. Excellent dynamics and very open sounding. I run it with a Pass amp and could not be m... | |
| Has a Power Conditioner Improved Your Sound? I have the iFi Power Station (actually I have two) that @lalitk mentioned earlier in the thread. My power amp is still plugged directly into the wall, but everything else runs through these. I have been very impressed. In my home, these obviously ... | |
| Weiss 204 Dac or LTA Audio Aero Dac as an upgrade from Chord Qutest Dac I’ll start off by saying I can’t answer the comparison question, but I do own a Weiss 204. The LTA is very new and I thought the Herb Reichert review in Stereophile was interesting, even with the comparison to a much more expensive unit ultimately... |