davide256
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| Grado Sonata1 Ref Vs. Audio Technica AT33EV the Grado does fine in the bass... look elsewhere. It's deficits are lack of the high frequency "air" of moving coils and more emphasis of surface noise. Assuming you don't have the same lack of bass definition with digital sources, you could be d... | |
| Best hardware DLNA renderer? thanks Edorr for the guidance. I rarely use the analog outputs so I'll try disconnecting their power. I was also contemplating a next system upgrade to be a system power conditioner which may bring in additional benefits. And I'll start investigat... | |
| Primaluna Prologue 2 Upgrades Looks like "Maxmad" acts as his screen name. GEC's are like a holy grail of tubes, probably about the same cost as the OP's amp in total... if you can find them. The Tung-sol KT-120's cost about $240 for a quad and blew away handily the Gold Lion ... | |
| Re HTC One Android Emphasis on Audio try a player called neutron, it will allow you to play high rez files on an android phone, costs a few bucks but well worth it. | |
| Primaluna Prologue 2 Upgrades Replace the original KT-88 power tubes with KT-120's if you do nothing else. You will get significant improvement in bass and detail. Prima Luna OK'd the 120's use in all their amps at the beginning of 2013 | |
| JPLAY - It aint subtle Jplay also supports a dual PC option where the control PC feeds music from the player to a second dedicated audio PC via wired Ethernet for DAC feed. I'm running that option and its very good in extracting more nuance, tone color solidity and elim... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 Tweeter issue ... You can also check the back of the speaker connection box to make sure you don't have a loose connection. Two screws hold it in and the wires for the tweeter are tightened down by 2 post nuts. Its unlikely but you'd hate to send it in and then fin... | |
| Anyone try KT 120 Tubes in Primaluna Dialogue? Continuing on quite happy with the KT-120's... with the hope that Tungsol makes a milspec version someday for even better power tube definition. 12AU7's remain banned for bad behavior in the front sockets of my PL Premium Integrated with Siemens E... | |
| How to remove harshness from my digital gear I don't think you could go wrong getting a Metrum NOS DAC to solve most of the harshness issues. It may help rejuvenate your Classe transport as it did my Linn Genki... cant make it perfect but lets you hear what the transports true limits are. | |
| Optimizing the Prima Luna Premium Integrated amp Alright, if you have this amp, listen up. Running NOS (1960's)Siemens 12at7 tubes with triple mica in the front sockets and Telefunken 12Au7's in the back sockets is a match made in heaven. Gobs of low level detail, no tube distortion, no edginess... | |
| Conrad Johnson PV-10A mod experiences? there's a few small value electrolytics in the power supply part of the circuit board. Entirely possible that they have no role in signal path | |
| CAPS 3.0 Zuma vs Mac Mini so does "electrical noisiness" of the motherboard components also enter into this? | |
| Fidelizer Fidelizer doesn't 'run' anymore than your auto mechanic 'runs'. What it does is shut off or lower system priority for processes that aren't needed for audio. It hot rods your system temporarily for audio then puts it back where it started when you... | |
| Optimizing the Prima Luna Premium Integrated amp so just an update on current tube rolling. The KT-120's continue to sing...just plain better than the cryo GL-KT-88's all around in the amp. And tube distortion in the pre section is more mercilessly exposed. I've acquired some ribbed plate Telefu... | |
| Driving Magnepan 1.7 I'm quite happy driving my 1.7's in similar size room with a Prima Luna Prologue tube integrated. Using Kt-120 power tubes remedies the low bass criticism's of the amp reviews of 2 years ago. The pre tubes used will matter... its worth it to dish ... |