dhite71
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| Best music in 2020 Here are my top 2020 releases that I acquired last year. The pandemic had me enjoying music on a daily basis. I invested more in my system and collection than ever before. Charles MingusMingus Ah Um - MoFi UD1SSuperb SQ Tom Petty Wildflowers &a... | |
| Best of the best Integrated amps in 2018 I never thought I would be engaging a thread on integrated amps, but I am excited to be doing so. I am an Audio Research fan and built my separates system over the past 3 years to finally have a REF lineup: REF 3 linestage, REF 2 PHONO & REF... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? @mijostyn....being a newbie in the digital realm, I fully acknowledge there is much to learn. I am trusting multiple reviews that the DAC in my integrated is of quality(Audio Research GSi75). My understanding is that the streamer is not significan... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? I cannot comment on CD sound, but since you included all digital I can share how my records compare to hi-res streaming. I abandoned CDs 15 years ago when a friend did some A-B comparisons of a few albums on his system. We both had decent system... | |
| Rega RP10 vs. VPI Classic Signature @roblanger Here we are 5 years later.....What happened with the Classic Sig vs the RP10?I am curious because I did a quick comparison recently of the VPI Prime 21 to my Rega RP6. It seemed like a very close match and I chose to upgrade to the RP1... | |
| Cartridge (other than Rega) with Rega RP10 I have a Benz Micro SM on a newly acquired RP10 that I moved from an RP6. It was/is beautiful sounding. I had the original Exact 2 on my RP6, then a Sumiko Blue Point #2, then a Goldring Eroica LX and finally the Benz. I called the Sound Organi... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @aj523.....the noise I was hearing was audible much farther than that. My turntable is 3 feet to the right of the right speaker and I could hear when I was standing there. The whooshing sound during tube failure was a bit louder but nothing sign... | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? You cannot predict what you will experience when sitting back in your chair from specs such as these. You MUST listen to the speakers and preferably in your home. Your example is 0.5 in difference from the same mfg, but from a different generati... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? I have had tube phono preamps, main preamps and main amps for about 3 years totaling 9 models. I progressively have had a quieter system with simply faint white noise audible from the speakers in the earlier models. As I have reached my current ... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed Hi Jeff,I tried out the 1038 Be2 as well a couple years ago. I found them too bright in my space also. In addition....I was quite disappointed in the bass for three 7 in drivers. A few months ago a nice opportunity came along for some Wilson Au... | |
| Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot One comment regarding how people brought Romex into the conversation....I admit when I first saw 14/2 that sent my brain to Romex, but I understood what you meant.Millercarbon's comment about hearing vs listening reminds me of an experience I had ... | |
| Upgrades that met/exceeded your expectations and those that felt short As others have said...fun thread and hopefully useful for others as they see the paths takenExceeded:Eroica LX to Benz Micro Wood SMIsoacoustics Delos platform under turntable(due to my own ignorance of the importance of isolation)Herbies gliders ... | |
| Adding a sub woofer? I don't know that I have ever appreciated a change in the midrange of my system with the subs active. It is very intriguing how this could even happen with nothing changing at the signal the main speakers are receiving. I suppose it is all about... | |
| Adding a sub woofer? If I may add my inquiry here to this fresh thread, it is related to the integration of the sub and would likely be good info for the OP. I have a Hsu Research TN 1225 x 2 sub set up that I have used for 20 years. I had it set up with RCA out of my... | |
| Desire to try tubes I believe the first choice is are you one who prefers new gear or carefully selecting used gear with solid resale value? The idea of new gear sounds lovely but I get fueled by getting a deal along with amazing sound so I choose used. This has le... |