cbrez
Responses from cbrez
| Bluesound I installed the latest version, 4.4.19, with no issue. It actually fixed an issue I reported to Bluesound after the last upgrade. With Qobuz after the last version, going into genres and looking for music in those genres suddenly did not work. Thi... | |
| Would like to try a tube preamp after years of solid state and hybrid My two cents for what they are worth. I sold Counterpoint way back and the thousand series preamps were good for the money, but got much better as you climbed the chain. The 1000 was decent and did sound good for the money, but the 2000/3000 was a... | |
| Least expensive plug-in power conditioner that works While I think a lot of these AC issues have local environmental elements that may determine effectiveness and the right components to help, I do own several iFi AC purifiers, including those that came with the iFi Powerstation, and they made a rea... | |
| Power Regenerator or Conditioner for Digital Sources That’s a great place to be! Enjoy. | |
| Power Regenerator or Conditioner for Digital Sources My power situation is - messy. I’ve been working over the last six months to organize and also to clean up noise. I purchased an iFi Powerstation (actually 2) and have been very impressed. Much greater front to back soundstage, more air around ins... | |
| Warm, yet detailed tube preamp Yes, +1 on the LTA preamp. It is not warm like an old school CJ preamp (I owned a few), but is natural sounding, dynamic, and detailed, it is open and airy with breadth and depth with the right source components, Tube life is excellent. It takes a... | |
| Best Preamp with Tape In and Tape Out Monitoring Capability While I don’t make use of it, my Linear Tube Audio microZOTL 2 preamp has a tape monitor. I also use it with a Pass XA25 power amp. | |
| All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i I have an N130 as well that I use as a streamer into my DAC. I would really like to try out a higher end streamer, but the selection of streaming services integrated with BluOS is unmatched as far as I can tell. For instance, in addition to Qobuz,... | |
| Need recommendations on 15ft speaker cables I also need a long cable run, around 17ft. I had Blue Jeans Canare 4S11 for a while and I thought it was a great cable for the money once it breaks in. I decided to upgrade and went with Acoustic Zen Hologram cables. The cables have excellent tona... | |
| Shocked. Need Opinions. How muck power do I need? Lots of really good content here. In my opinion, there are definitely several factors, besides the more obvious speaker load, room sizes, listening levels, etc. Current can be very important and power supply design is a major factor here. I am no... | |
| Quandary $300 to listen to gear that someone is trying to sell you and they don’t even have the amp they are recommending? For me, that would be a no go from the start. I own a Pass XA25 and think it is a great amp. I would have a hard time trusting someon... | |
| Preamp for Bryston 4b3 & Tannoy Cheviots Take a look at the Linear Tube Audio Microzotl line stage. Not your typical tube preamp. Tube life is very good and it is very dynamic. Not the lush sound of older tube preamps like vintage CJ, but good bass and a very natural sound in the right s... | |
| Has anyone tried a linear power supply with a Weiss 204 or 205? @duketbrd88 Thanks for that update and hope you enjoy! Hopefully mine is one the way soon as well. | |
| Has anyone tried a linear power supply with a Weiss 204 or 205? @duketbrd88 I just used the email address on the ModWright website - modwright@yahoo.com. They got back relatively quickly. Just an FYI that I still have not received mine, but they have communicated about it and given that when I reached out thi... | |
| What are the absolute legendary Snell model no.s? Snell was my entry into better audio. I started with the Type E. Awesome speakers. Though a basically a floor standing speaker, a short stand helped them even more. I also had the Type B. The Type K were remarkable for the money and the As were wo... |