curiousjim
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| Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated driving Magnepan .7 with Bypassed Fuses Acoustat Model X’s came with the servo amps screwed to the bottom each speaker. The later amps I believe will work with any speakers. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? @designsfx Excellent choice. | |
| From whence does Sound Stage come? @oldrooney Your room is probably more the issue than your equipment. If you’re hearing cymbals by your feet, the sound is reflecting from someplace it shouldn’t. It sounds like some well placed sound absorption is what you need. | |
| Primaluna Dialogue Premium Integrated driving Magnepan .7 with Bypassed Fuses @classic8 Yep. I have Acoustat Model X speakers with 40 watt servo amps and with fresh tubes they play louder than I’d ever play them. And while they will play down to 30 hz, because of their design they don’t have the they don’t have the umph ... | |
| I Hate Moving We just moved about three years ago and I hope it’s the last time for a long while. Heck, we’re getting the carpets cleaned and I have to dissemble my rig. I’m so not looking forward to that either! All the best with your move. | |
| I Hate Moving We just moved about three years ago and I hope it’s the last time for a long while. Heck, we’re getting the carpets cleaned and I have to dissemble my rig. I’m so not looking forward to that either! All the best with your move. | |
| Happen to you? Gear chasing because the fundamentals were wrong. Back in the seventies and eighties, I listened to my dealer and he never let me down. Now he’s moved to Florida and I am without a local dealer I trust, so now I do as much research as I can and have so far been happy with my purchases. | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? I recently listened to a $69k DAC is a Boulder system and everything sounded glorious! But did the DAC sound $67k better than my Pontus ll? | |
| Tune of the Day The Strawbs, Part Of The Union. 1973 | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today’s a Bill Charlap day. So far. | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? For starters, Less electricity. Less heat. Less maintenance. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Bill Charlap Trio, Street Of Dreams. | |
| New CD Player @adiorio Another Avenue to check out is getting a CD transport and a separate DAC. I have a Cambridge Audio CDT6000 (full price new $599) and I tried three DAC’s before I settled on a Denafrips Pontus ll. I also use the Pontus ll with my strea... | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet @aamiransari Crutchfield and Audio Advisor are two more good places to buy new and used. All the best. | |
| Tune of the Day Diana Ross, At 79, she’s still touring! https://youtu.be/c_cMYleqc40 Greatest Hits. |