decooney
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| Would you sell for cash? Ask to meet at a bank with the teller handing cash to him to you on camera. If they balk at this, you have your answer. | |
| RCA interconnect recommendation @smaarch1 "...Then I switched the Zen cable over to the DAC (successfully this time). All I can say is Wow!. A vast improvement." There it is. For some, for better or worse, cables can/do make a difference :) | |
| Cary Audio SA 200.2 SE power amp (latest version) @dilatante do you have a reputable "local tech" who can go through the amp and identify the noise or possible transformer hum? Might be less shipping-damage risk and less cost vs shipping it back to Cary if you plan to fix it. I remember my SA200.... | |
| FM Tuners Sold off all my former McIntosh / Sansui tuners unable to keep them all. Kept one. Currently listening to my Magnum Dynalab MD-102 FM tuner. Enjoying it for the past 10yrs. Sometimes I get tired of streaming and just wanna hear some FM. @im... | |
| Higher powered but efficient amp with the imaging of a Pass XA-25? ...I had an XA-25 for a trial driving a pair of Spatial X5’s (97db efficiency). That combo produced imaging depth like I have never heard before or since. You already answered your own question here I'm afraid. | |
| RCA interconnect recommendation @smaarch1 Not to sidetrack you too much on your interconnect thread but wanted to ask for ya., Have you already been down the small-tube rolling path with your Rogue integrated yet? (i.e replacing the stock original JJ 12aU7 12aX7 tubes). Can be a... | |
| How do you know when a stereo sounds good? [@ted_denny] How do you know when a stereo sounds good? ...when I don’t find myself hunting for certain quality tracks of music to try and make it sound better. When its really good, I can listen to just about any song, track, or version of a r... | |
| Tube Vs. SS Preamps [@jiffyg] I am going to chime in here and then everyone can attack me. I think that many lesser priced tube based designs can be very musical and soft sounding which compliments many lesser expensive ss designed amps. So on the more affordable si... | |
| Salk owners -- any interest in a more sensitive Salk model? I’m not a Salk owner however as a former professional and hobby speaker builder, there is no doubt in my mind Jim Salk could build a nice efficient speaker for use with fleawatt amps if he wanted to. The Exotica carries native 94db drivers as i re... | |
| Salk owners -- any interest in a more sensitive Salk model? "core values", where are those documented? Speaker designers and builders try all kinds of stuff, and there is nobody regulating what lane or box they need to stay in. Try it. If people buy them, build more. | |
| Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good There are more than a few threads on multiple forums over the past three years about the Node2i and use of external DACs costing up to 2-3x the price of the Node2i and use of really good digi coax and output cables for the dac to preamps. +1 an... | |
| Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good It's a nice $500 streamer which includes a built-in $50 DAC. Digi Coax and Optical outputs located on the rear for a reason. | |
| Tube Vs. SS Preamps @greg7 if you decide to try a tube preamp with your solid state amps, treat yourself to a nice one if you can. One piece that never gets rotated out is my triode 6SN7 based tube preamplifer. Works amazingly well and musical with SS or Tube amps.... | |
| ProAc Response 2: CJ CAV45, Cary SEI 300B, or Cary Rocket 88? @leahy a friend bought one of my former fully upgraded Cary strapped triode/ultralinear amps (el34s), and right afterwards he sent his other CJ tube mono amps (6550s) and CJ mosfet ss amp out for full upgrades; selected a real expert master level... | |
| Great experience with audio society and local tech I feel very fortunate to have been introduced by my 55-year-in-business local audio dealer to a group of audio society folks and a few good techs in my area. The introductions came about over time and NOT introduced as business transactions. It... |