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| The Great DAC Mystery The subject matter is waaay beyond my comprehension but to all those saying “just go with what sounds good to you” I have these thoughts. As a longtime admirer of David Hafler, Edgar Villchur, and Peter Pritchard, engineers who made great sounding... | |
| Steve Morse pays tribute to Jeff beck I am almost 73, and one of my first music crushes was the Yardbirds with Jeff Beck. Having A Rave-Up was my first album purchase. Jeff’s melodic ear added a dimension to his blues chops that his contemporaries Clapton, Page, Green, and Taylor di... | |
| Lack of Surround Sound Signal from TV to Processor... Why? Try borrowing a newish AVR with all channel preamp out…a Yamaha, Denon, Sony or similar, with HDMI 2.0, and see if that doesn’t solve your problem. The TV probably puts out surround sound only via eARC, and you don’t have it! | |
| ???YOUR Personal Favorite???Why??? Focal Sopra No.1. Better than B&W 805 D4, and to me even than Focal Utopia Diablo. New Dali Epikore looks interesting. | |
| Does Anyone Know the History of the Early Sota Turntables? I owned two Sapphires in 1985-7. I had trouble with hyperextended springs with both, and moved on to a Well Tempered TT/TA, which was new then, and kept it for 30+ years. | |
| Fosi V3 Mono Break-In I have a pair with a single 48V/10A supply and splitter. I am surprised how warm they get for class D, but overall find them excellent. In my use application I can swap them out with a new- build Dynaco ST35 and they do not sound worse! | |
| Speakers for Luxman LX-380 First, that Luxman L380 is a gorgeous piece of equipment! 20W of tube power is enough to make excellent sound with a huge variety of reasonably efficient speakers. Just avoid small ones that try to have deep bass…and adjust your volume expectati... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid Check the Dali Epikore line. New model is priced at $40K per pair. I have spent time with the $60K Epikore 11 and it is one of the most effortlessly natural sounding speakers I have heard. I am very familiar with B&W 802 D4, Focal Sopra, Utopi... | |
| Deciphering Integrated Specs - Step Up Matching You may be (are) over analyzing. The 2.5mV input sensitivity MM phono spec is bog standard 40dB gain. The Output 2 spec adds the maximum linestage gain. The 80mV input overload spec is generous so a LOMC run through a 12x SUT should be perfect.... | |
| Help needed with new integrated amp. Any amp with flat FR will sound much the same. The answer is to add equalization. Either DSP or analog, but you’ll need a processor loop in the preamp. | |
| Need to purchase a separate ground cable - from my TT to my Phono Preamp Electrons have become very fashion conscious lately...conductors must be silver plated, have at least 6 Nines, clad in PTFE jackets, with gluten-free packaging. In other words, standard 20 ga. hookup wire with or without spade lugs crimped on sho... | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma The problem with loudness contour functions in most implementations is that they fail to calibrate to a reference level. Most overcompensate, and become boom generators. In this respect, Yamaha’s variable loudness is superior to others. The bes... | |
| Mark Knopfler & James Taylor The Night They Drove old Dixie Down, Long Black Veil - The Band New Speedway Boogie - The Dead Country Comforts - Rod Stewart And It Stoned Me - Van Morrison Omie Wise - Pentangle All That You Dream - Little Feat For A Dancer - Emmylou &am... | |
| McIntosh MC312 vs. ARC Reference 150 Your question is baffling to me. The MC312 has autoformers between its outputs and the load, and the ARC has transformers like most tube amps, and with its higher output impedance will interact with the speaker more than the MC312. Your speakers... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade The most natural sounding CD player I have heard is the Ayre CX-8. A bit above your stated budget new, but someone with audiophilia nervosa may put one on the used market… |