charles1dad
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| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure @david_ten You are committed to the digital streaming format and you possess an exceptional home audio system. Why not endeavor to extract the best sound available for your front end source? The magnificent Taiko Extreme was the idea music serve... | |
| Balanced Power Technologies (BPT) Service My system is dead quiet with this unit Same here.😊 | |
| Balanced Power Technologies (BPT) Service Good information from grannyring and sns. I guess I've been lucky so far as my BPT 3.5 Signature plus has been in use daily since I purchased new in December -2008! (Not a single problem (So far). It just contributes to a beautiful audio system... | |
| Tube Amp settings: Triode vs UL; 8 ohm vs. 4 ohm ? UL and 8 ohm. Save yourself the aggravation. Simply not true. There is no way this is a universal decision. You have to take time and actually listen to all of the various setting options. Charles | |
| Atma-Sphere MP1 with single-ended inputs and outputs? Adapters OK? @parsons I'm sure you are thrilled with your Thoress 845 SET, an excellent sounding amplifier by all accounts. Charles | |
| Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure @stephendunn I go back and forth and sometimes I have to look up and see which one I've got playing to know for sure. Quite the complement for both amplifiers! Thanks for taking the time to post your very insightful listening impressions. T... | |
| Atma-Sphere MP1 with single-ended inputs and outputs? Adapters OK? @parsons I'm also a happy SET amplifier owner. I wonder if your issue is specific to your particular SET. I heard my Coincident Frankenstein 300b SET paired with the Atma-sphere MP-1 and it was splendid! This MP-1 had RCA outputs. No noise, jus... | |
| Tube Amp settings: Triode vs UL; 8 ohm vs. 4 ohm ? . But every ear is different. Try both and see what you prefer. This is the simple truth. +1 The recommendations to try both triode/UL mode and 4 and 8 ohm speaker taps. Purely an individual case by case preference as to what will sound better... | |
| SPDIF Digital Cable Recommendations I’ve been very happily using the High Fidelity CT-1Ultimate digital cable (Spdif-rca connectors) for the past 6 or 7 years. It is an excellent combination of high resolution performance with a thoroughly organic presentation. Their current cables ... | |
| CD transport vs.streaming People I know who are into streaming report listening experiences more aligned with @ghdprentice than @mapman . They find very distinct differences and improvement as server/streamer quality rises. Just my observation. Charles | |
| CD transport vs.streaming @sns I'm having a lot of fun and enjoying very high sound quality. I believe you. 😊 Charles | |
| CD transport vs.streaming @sms Streaming setups are at least as unique as vinyl setups, probably more. There are so many options available, optimizing any particular setup requires much effort This is a good analogy. Multiple set- up options, ethernet, fiber optic, ... | |
| the cart or the horse? @wavendon Congratulations!!! At the price point of the Musical Paradise MP 301 I feel it'd be difficult to do better. This is a good introduction to tube amplifiers and I believe that you'll be happy with what you're going to hear. It will ver... | |
| the cart or the horse? @jmolsberg have tried many amps w my Omega RS5 and the most engaging and full bodied are zero feedback low powered SET I see that the amplifier in your link utilize the Lundahl output transformers, high quality for certain. This the point I ... | |
| SPDIF Digital Cable Recommendations BTW, the DAC is a Lampizator Pacific and the Media Server is from Lucas Audio LDMS. I definitely like the sound of SPDIF vs USB. I believe that Spdif versus USB comes down to which one is optimized for the specific music server and DAC. If t... |