decooney
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| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? OP you did not list the specific amp or linestage or cables you are looking for. If you were truly serious about buying anything, this is what most people do, and when they get motivated place a want-ad or reach out to the mainstream used dealers... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE @mbmi The Audio Mirror DAC is Tubed and R2R.....Hand made by Vladimir and a musical instrument $3500 I just read they finally ditched the ESS chip in the new Tubaour IV SE and went back to the the trusted Analog Devices processor for R2R. Wo... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE @jfmerk - do you have a local area group of audio folks (AES?) near you, maybe someone [nice] in the group will let you demo their R2R dac?. Having tried a few different lower to mid-priced r2r dacs with different technologies, and a well praised... | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman "...I’ve been looking at the Cardas Parsec level of cable, and could perhaps stretch to the Clear line, pending your recommendations." ------------- I almost did not reply to this because this is a trial and error thing. I’m noting the... | |
| Dennis Had FIRE 300 B tube SET @whiteknee I'm currently looking for line stage for the QS mid monos. You'll see the Inspire linestage preamps LP, CJ, others show up on US Audiomart periodically. I recommend a 6SN7 or better line stage for the QS Mid Monos. Using a really go... | |
| Robert Plant @tomic601 Fantastic link…thanks again….. btw, recently compared the CD version vs. the Streamed 16/44 Lossless version of the 2007 Celebration Day "No Quarter" track. Both running through my same Border Patrol SE-I DAC. Used the same digital co... | |
| Robert Plant +1 @soix for sure, thanks for the reminder. Steely Dan, some of the very best! 👍 @n80 totally agree. Some of the less popular stuff can be more enjoyable. @tomic601 if you don't already have it - the 2007 concert BluRay & CD Audio set wi... | |
| Robert Plant Fired up the TOOOOB amps early and have been Listening to Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rush, Van Halen - all Christmas Eve morning. Enjoy everyone! | |
| Recommendation Tube Integrated @mathiasmingus A friend owns the Harbeth 40.2 speakers and had fun testing them with a variation of all tube, tube and SS combinations, including listening to them with my own 100wpc tube amplifier with big iron transformers. Heard them with vario... | |
| How good is good enough? @rvpiano It’s very easy to go down the rabbit hole if you listen for defects instead of listening to the music. Agree with this statement by rvpiano. Also, I'm observing once again why its important to give a new system or new components time t... | |
| Recommend a non-polite sounding amp / integrated @cdc If you had nice Rotel or Adcom and they were "harsh", you likely have other issues going on with your source or speakers or room perhaps. You might try various amps and be right where you are right now. Start at the front. What are you us... | |
| SST Son Of Ampzilla II vs Parasound A21 or A23+ @brianlucey I owned a A23+ for two months, bought it second hand from a prior owner who owned it for six months. I was perplexed that it really did nothing for me. I did compare it to other amps, and contacted the owner of PS to inquire more. Sold... | |
| How good is good enough? its "good enough" when I can simply sit, listen to music, and enjoy it. When I was in the gear-hunt phase, over a few decades and more, I think my objective then was more about trying and comparing different components. And I realize today -... | |
| Tung-Sol kt170 tube started glowing brighter +1 to what @dekay and @jetter both shared. | |
| Linear Tube Audio Aero DAC I tend to believe the choice to (tube or not) in your DAC can also depend on what you are using for your preamplifier and amplifier. In my case with a tube preamplifier and mono tube amplifiers in my primary system, also having a tube in the di... |