dinov
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| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? I agree. Be careful of ulterior motives as well. This is really not something to put much stock in, do other research. | |
| Sequential Tube Monoblocks I wouldn’t think so, I would just make sure they are from the same or similar time period/model/upgrade etc. | |
| Any High End Tube Preamps with *gasp tone controls? Not to worry….tone controls are good! Even variable loudness, love it ! McIntosh is the way to go. Good luck! | |
| Speaker that are 'KEEPERS" for the long haul!!! Tannoy Churchill’s | |
| Please recommend decoupling footers for DAC Isoacoustics that’s what I use under my esoteric. | |
| Simple question, probably stupid +1 @larryi Just listen to your system, you’re wasting the hours on your tubes. | |
| Cloth vs paper surround +1 @dekay I had a pair of old Radio Shack Optimus 1s with cloth surrounds. They dried up and became stiff so I think that would be the main issue with them | |
| External DAC? I think you asked the same question twice, so I’ll defer to my answer in your other thread. Good luck! | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions I’ll tell you, I have several systems with one as my reference. In my reference I jumped from a node to an Esoteric network player and it was a quantum leap in DACs, sound wise, performance and the ability to play DSD. However, I’ve played with us... | |
| Tube Preamp: How many tubes does it take to ................. It also depends on when it was made. If it was in the 1950s or 60s them of course more tubes because that’s the technology of the day. My McIntosh Mx110z has 17 tubes but it’s a pre, phono and tuner and was made circa 1960. My more recent C2300 ha... | |
| Replacement Tubes +1 @larsman | |
| Add External DAC or Upgrade to a New Streamer / DAC? I think that you could do either and I was definitely in the camp of just purchasing a new dac when I was ready to upgrade my music streaming. I talked to several people and salespeople when shopping and the hands down recommendation was that a st... | |
| Length of SPDIF cable I know that Nordost recommends 1.5 m but I haven’t personally heard a difference between 1.5 and 1m. I’m skeptical about these type of things that are not noticeable to your ear. I suppose you could tell a difference if you compare based on measur... | |
| How Do Amps Affect Soundstage? Amps are the heart of your system, the foundation from which soundstage is developed. A make it or break it kind of thing. An example of amazing soundstage can be heard in vintage quad amps like the 405-2. Among other qualities that may or may not... | |
| MM or MI Cartridge? I have a Grado reference in one of my vintage systems. I have it on a AR XA with a Mayware tonearm that I refurbished. It is an outstanding cartridge once you get it dialed with beautiful vocals and surprising bass. |