charles1dad
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| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house Shootouts are fun but really don't "prove" anything.Bruce's impression may nod toward direct approach and Bill hears improvement with a preamp added to the chain. Ultimately only confirming personal taste, still fun to do however with both listene... | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Steve,I for one believe that synthetic materials generally seem to require extended burn in time compared to the natural materials. I also share your impression that natural material products tend to sound better more often than not. | |
| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Bill, I raised that issue earlier in this thread as well, the notion of extraordinarily long break in is puzzling. What choice of a part, material, construction techniques etc is responsible for this? I accept the general premise of necessary brea... | |
| World's best Pre-amp for $10K and above? Hi Larry,My line stage comes in two versions1) TVC without remote control, the one I use.2) A resistor based VC with remote control. The builder acknowledged that lack of a remote is a deal breaker for quite a few people. I don't miss the remote a... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup There's a lot to be said for same brand synergy and NAT seems to have a very talented designer. Have you considered a Audion preamp for your Black Shadows? Charles, | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house The Coincident Statement and the TRL DUDE are very highly regarded tube line stages.I personally have yet to hear a DAC with VC direct to amplifier sound better than high quality preamplifiers (especially long term). I do acknowledge that we as in... | |
| vacuum tube shelf life Rook,You're getting good reassurances here and I agree with them. Tubes last a very long time and they provide beautiful sound. Just continue to enjoy them.Charles, | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Spirit,If possible get the NAT combo in your home and compare it to the Koda/BS pairing. Is the sound still sparse with the Koda inserted in your system? Alternatively the NAT seems ideal for the sound/ direction you want. Could just be the Hovlan... | |
| Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil Hi Volleyguy,I look forward to your listening experience of the Jupiter capacitor and how it sounds compared to your very familiar Duelund CAST reference point. Should be a lot of fun. Charles, | |
| emmlabs cdsa-se vs esoteric 05 Stereo5,If you're happy with your system I wouldn't be concerned with what Kevinkwann or anyone else thinks. Someone passing judgment without hearing the system is shallow and rude. If you read other posts by him you'll realize he often negatively... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere Hi O holter,I can appreciate your audio evolution, I once had a Symphonic Line SS amplifier and it was pretty decent. My present SET based system is honestly two levels above and beyond in terms of enjoyment,realism, true musical emotion and invol... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere Hi,I've heard my friend's (Jwm, see his system page) IO Eclipse with the dual power supply version often. To be clear, I wasn't trying to be argumentative at all and I enjoy reading your thread comments. Reading what you've written it just seemed ... | |
| Pass M2 so good, $80K Pass mono that much better? Dan,That was a very honest admission from Nelson Pass. There's no reason to assume in terms of "sound quality" you'd be happier with the bigger amplifier than your First Watt. It really depends on what speaker you're trying to drive.He has always ... | |
| Canary M-500 Monos- which 300B tube- Cfchew makes a good point, the preference for a given tube will vary with a particular amplifier. My Frankenstein SET sounds better with the EML compared to the non Royal Princess Sophia tubes, no comparison. This apparently is not the case with t... | |
| Audio Research Corporation ARC Reference 600 Those speakers are so efficient that most often they're using only "fractions" of a single watt! You seem very enamored with the idea of ultra power amplifiers (hot rod effect).I say in that case satisfy your craving and go for it. It's a strange ... |