charles1dad
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| The character of analog and digital Whether analog or digital, one must try to obtain the musical message first then accommodate the ears to the particular sonic quality. Something we audiophiles find hard to do. Not sure who you are referring to with this statement. I was atten... | |
| The character of analog and digital @lalitk +1, @david_tenYou nailed it 🖐️🎤 ⬇️ Agreed! David, excellent observation and perspective. Charles | |
| Question About Capacitor Upgrade in Tube Amp @calieng You certainly have quite the amplifier stash. I wrote earlier that the Bottlehead tube products were although inexpensive they are well thought out engineered components. A price point is targeted and so the best quality parts can not b... | |
| The character of analog and digital Instead it was his wife that released a sigh of unexpected pleasure practically the instant the stylus touched down. The two reactions I would pay money to have recorded, that one and the other guys wife who when her husband wasn’t looking whispe... | |
| Question About Capacitor Upgrade in Tube Amp @lemonhaze 👍 Good insightful comments. Charles | |
| Question About Capacitor Upgrade in Tube Amp @perkri Depending on how long you plan on keeping the amp, buy the best capacitors you can justify putting into it. They will make a difference. Yes! 👍 Charles | |
| The character of analog and digital Don’t expect to change any minds. Like I said, people listen for different attributes. Audiophiles love to justify music appreciation in technical terms. What I have seen, over and over again, digital just ain’t all that. And yet digital can... | |
| Question About Capacitor Upgrade in Tube Amp Yes, much will depend on available interior space for capacitors and cost. If those are not limitations I’d choose Duelund for this project. Expensive but worth it based on my usage. How ever good this particular amplifier currently sounds, better... | |
| Question About Capacitor Upgrade in Tube Amp Bottlehead is a good example for illustration. They are inexpensive and thus a low barrier of entry for budget buyers. Although low cost, they are consistently well designed and engineered. They are good candidates for upgrading to better quality ... | |
| Question About Capacitor Upgrade in Tube Amp @calieng I am going to respectfully disagree with the above comment that disparages upgrading your amplifier’s coupling capacitors. Tube amplifiers in general and particularly SET amplifiers have very straightforward/simple circuit layouts. With... | |
| To preamp or not to preamp. That is the question. @ghdprentice I had always wanted to try “the 300B” sound… so a few years ago I upgraded my headphone system to a high end 300B sound. I was so overwhelmed by the beautiful sound it caused me to completely revamp my main system away from highly ... | |
| Tube preamp options @psf4972 After ten years of delight in a majestic point to point wired, outboard dual mono p/s Croft preamplifier I tried a TVC. I was shocked by the in room presence of music and the space of recordings This is an interesting result. Usually... | |
| DAC’s @dlcockrum Okay, I didn’t know that. Well then credit to him.😊 Charles | |
| Chord Dave and lInear power supply @shkong78 and @nkj Your listening impressions with the LPS change makes plenty of sense to me. I’m hard pressed to think of a case when improving the power supply quality did not result in better sound quality. I don’t know why the Chord... | |
| DAC’s @dlcockrum Thanks for sharing your detailed listening impressions of highly regarded DACs. Based upon your description and distinctions between them I’d favor the MA-3. It’s clear to me that you could not go wrong with either. It seems that the ... |