curiousjim
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| arc ref5-se What are the tubes are in it? Are they the stock tubes? I bought an ARC preamp a few years ago and someone had replaced the original tubes with the cheapest Electro Harmonix tubes money can buy. | |
| Why is Audiogon checking my browser? I’m using an old Apple IPad and the only time I see a Capcha is when I start a new thread. Never on replying to a thread. | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. @blisshifi “@curiousjim Great call on the BHK. It is a hybrid tube preamp“ I was totally tube or hybrid separates until last year, when I bought my first SS integrated amp. But before I bought the Hegel, I was looking seriously at the BHK and ... | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? Yes. It’s about as good as the built-in on my Hegel integrated and not as good as either the Schiit Bifrost or the Denafrips Pontus ll. | |
| NEW DUST COVER CARE AND CLEANING Eye glass cleaner is Isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. I bought a bottle of each and make my own. One ounce Iso to sixteen ounces distilled water. All the best. | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. You might consider the BHK preamp from PS Audio. All the best. | |
| Talking about service! How great to hear a wonderful story with a very happy ending! | |
| A Note For LS50 Owners @yyzsantabarbara What a lovely gift. | |
| Audio Exotics high end show live from Hong kong ??? | |
| Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary? I’m using XLR’s from my DAC to my integrated because it sounds better and they and they cost the same as the RCA’s. | |
| Paypal...buyer protection fees didnt help me @missioncoonery So sorry to hear! After hearing your story and a few others, I’m thinking I’m through buying from individuals. JD | |
| Subwoofer for Raidho XT-1 sadly buried in a console built in? Check out the SVS 3000 Micro in white. | |
| Horizontal vs Vertical biamping Somewhere in the back of my brain, I remember reading that some speakers change the crossover frequencies and slopes when you try to bi-amp using the internal crossovers. I’d suggest getting either an active crossover or a DSP and set things the w... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Did I read somewhere that they found another Bill Evans tape from the 60’s and just put it out on vinyl? | |
| Current Universal Players +1 @mahler123 Sony has a few that will do everything but HDCD. I have the UBX 800 in the den’s 5.1 system. All the best JD |