decooney
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| Disappointment with Pass Labs - I'm looking for something else @opm I have a Klipsch Cornwallopm, how old are the Cornwall speakers? | |
| Spotify HiFi worth signing up for? This whole "when is Spotify going to offer Lossless CD quality" drama has been going on since their last beta test in 2017. Members persist. The spotify community forum rumor mill says they will finally offer lossless "sometime late this year". ... | |
| Tube Amp with tone controls for Heresy IV's @jab All tube amps have tone controls, they are called tubes. Different brands have their own sound, from bright to dark sounding.Do you change your tubes out every time on sub-optimal recorded music or restrict listening only to the best recordin... | |
| Tube Amp with tone controls for Heresy IV's "Basie" by Erhard-Audio $2495https://www.erhard-audio.com/Basie.htmlTone controls with tone defeat too. A buddy has the same unit in preamp form with tone controls. He's used this setup with Klipsch Hersey III and his new Klipsch Hersey IVs. Even... | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? +1 cleeds, +1 jjss49Amps on last, off first. Waiting 30 seconds between preamp & amp too. Some may wait longer. This seems to work on my tube amps, preamp. | |
| rule of thumb: how long do you leave a tube preamp on versus turning it off then back on? @wokeuptobose Past three tube amps both used and new, with new or NOS tubes - Startup: During initial burn in, with new tubes in my preamp and mono amps, they performed and sounded better after 45-60min of warmup. All burned in now, right at ... | |
| Power Amp suggestion @singhm1 Looking over your list, all nice quality built stuff. Guessing it seems more like an itch to change than your Bryston amps wearing out, eh?. If it's all truly "less than 5yrs old", gotta quick question for ya. How long do you leave it ... | |
| Magnum Dynalab tuner @doug714 Which model is it? I sold my modded McIntosh MR77 that sounded real nice and prefer my Magnum Dynalab MD102 with a few upgrades. Sounds nice, airy, decent stations and good signal around. Sometimes prefer it over HD streaming late at ni... | |
| BS Node 2i: WiFi or Ethernet..? It's about noise and the designer of any given streamer. It varies. Wired ethernet -and- wireless connections introduce noise. Look up Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) and Wireless Signal Strength.Also, ref: https://darko.audio/2018/08/ethernet-or-... | |
| Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy @hide45"Ok, well I feel quite satisfied that OCD is not worth taking very seriously."He claims to "make $ on cables and the rest is for fun" to "demo to help others" who cannot. He tries stuff and records with an iPhone. Lots of high $ gear around... | |
| PSVANE 12Au7 12At7 12Ax7 "-T MKII" 2020 production run of small signal/driver tubes Great to hear on the caps, I do the same with my DAC, preamp, Mono tube amps. It was not until I upgraded the four main coupling caps in my tube amps (to something significantly better) did I really start to hear absolute definable differences (ma... | |
| What 50wpc or higher amps have a totally different sound from Pass Labs, in a good way? @redwoodaudioYa know, the XA ".8" amps sound different from the older X ".5" version amps, and a little different again up and down the range. Or, some variations in FirstWatt or even older Threshold. Depends on what speakers you have too, right... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 speakers (asking for a friend) THANKS to all for the feedback. Very helpful and saved valuable time. Appears the 4ohm 86db 1.7s might be a bit much to handle for my buddy’s smaller EL34 tube amp, in a tad larger open room setting. While he does not crank it up much, he and his ... | |
| KEF ls50 meta’s are on the way @mapman Great recordings sound great yet each a little difference. The worst recordings are as listenable as they have ever been. Hello mapman, I'd like to pass along this thread and your feedback to a friend. Now that you've had the new LS50 Meta... | |
| Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts? @adam8179My experience is limited but I have a little experience with the MHDT DACs. I have the Pagoda (non-balanced) and I really like it but I prefer my Chord Qutest. The Qutest has better bass and treble extension, and better detail. The Pag... |