decooney
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| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions @moose89 your comment here "Mancave is treated, speakers and me complete a 6’ triangle" is kinda throwing me. Can’t imagine, and with those speakers. I’m a former owner of SLI-80, fwiw. Selecting the right dac in your case is critical, imo. As fo... | |
| Buying Used DACs @zoey1810 "Thanks all. Decided to pass on it." With more new dacs available and competition helping to regulate prices some, this caused me to buy two new dacs in the past six months. A few decent choices out there, even compared to just 2-... | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? @audioguy85 07-10-2023 at 05:28pm A border patrol dac is all you need, if you like your music to sound more warm and natural. Takes the nasty edge off of red book cd playback. Loving mine. Yep. Same. Received... | |
| MHDT or Border Patrol Update, 4-years later. Recent dacs tested and a few updates to share, fwiw. MHDT Orchid, 2019: Sold my lovely MHDT Labs Orchid DAC w/cap upgrades to a happy new owner. Went with all the tubes, GE, *5-Star, WE, Telsa, and more. Nice for a r2r ch... | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? @atmasphere Thanks for the note. All makes sense, and as they say, we’ll see how it goes. I’ve been following Class D for the past decade. A few buddies who play guitars switched with a few holdouts still running tube for lead guitars. On a relat... | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? @atmasphere I replaced my tube amps with a class D amp and no downside in my system- its just as smooth and revealing as the tubes were- no harshness or brightness and good bass impact. I’m really convinced that tube power amplifiers are on life ... | |
| Cary SLI-80HS modifications @txp1 I really like the Gold Lion KT88 in my SLI-80. Tip: Trust your ears and what you like. A former contact and colleague designed the SLI-100 for Cary. He departed shortly after it was ready to go into production. While the circuit determi... | |
| Quicksilver V4 tubes To @vlad427 , I have those same (the largest) transformers in my QS Mono 120 amps, and mine were made to specifically run KT150s or K120s. Designed with higher plate voltage to run these tubes only. Unlike you, I cannot run KT88s in mine Not for l... | |
| SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)? No more SET here, all push-pull pentode now, yet I enjoy my American made full Class-A 50w upgraded Pass/Forte’ Audio amplifier on rotation once in a while. Fed by a 6SN7 triode tube preamp. When I play it, I’m not in a hurry to go back to my tube... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Cary Audio Design CAD120 MKII? @bluethinker66 in an effort to keep it short, a demo at most audio stores has rarely given me enough to go on. If it’s not in my room, sources, cables, speakers, it’s a crapshoot as to what yer gunna get. A 2-week home demo at your place can revea... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Cary Audio Design CAD120 MKII? @bluethinker66 I actually went and demoed the xa160.8 amps (they didn’t have the xa60.8 amps available to demo, the xa160.8 are too expensive for me), and wasn’t terribly impressed. I was expecting to be blown away, but I wasn’t. Maybe they were ... | |
| Conrad Johnson Classic 120se vs. Cary Audio Design CAD120 MKII? @bluethinker66 by chance have you heard any of the older gear from Cary or older generation components from CJ? The reason I ask is I’ve owned multiple Cary units and friends with CJ who own both. Personally I’ve listened to more of the older ver... | |
| Cary SLI-80HS modifications @txp1 "hexfeds, better caps, silver wiring, Greyhill volume control, improved binding posts. I’m leaning toward getting all of them. Opinions? " Sure @pehare I’ll chime in, fwiw. imo, I’d also suggest to opt sending your existing SLI-80 to a g... | |
| Solid State amp to go with Audible Illusions Modulus 3a preamp @1happyman decooney... any chance you will be parting with the Forte Audio 1a/3 when you consolidate? Fingers crossed... Maybe. I was considering keeping it for a while after I decide to sell my QS Mono 120s this winter, but I guess I could con... | |
| Solid State amp to go with Audible Illusions Modulus 3a preamp My buddy owned an AIM3a and I've always wanted to pair up my upgraded Class A Pass Forte Audio 1a/3 up with one. I'll be consolidating systems and won't get the chance, yet this came to mind when I saw your post. Best of Luck. |