dougthebiker
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| Recommendation for new cables I can’t recommend buying cables based on Forum recommendations. These guys are all trying to be helpful, but everyone’s system is nearly unique and cables will interact almost uniquely with everything you’ve got.If you’re not near a dealer that w... | |
| Looking for new (to me) Speakers for Leben CS300XS---Devore, Harbeth, or Reference 3A? I’m driving the Tekton 2-10 Perfect Set with a 20 watt Schiit Aegir. $2k delivered for the Tekton’s. You don’t have to drive anywhere. 60 day home trial. Play louder than I would ever want, even for rocking out.You’re really missing out if yo... | |
| Curl or Pass All the feedback is much appreciated!Dougthebiker | |
| Curl or Pass Thanks for all the great feedback. I always appreciate the help, even when a few fistfights break out. Kind of like a hockey game.On another note, I’ve never heard of Herron or Tom Evans. Where could I find some reviews of those?Dougthebiker | |
| John Rutan / Audio Connection I haven’t dealt with John in ages. Back in the late 1980’s when I lived in New Jersey, John got me started in serious high-end audio introducing me to Vandersteens driven with tube amps. He also showed me that cable do matter!Glad to hear John’s... | |
| Music streamers I’ve got about a $50k system but used to stream an iPad into my Yggy DAC. Going to a dedicated Innuos server/streamer was the biggest improvement I’ve heard in 25 years. That’s not the point, it’s outside your budget.For my tv room stereo I got... | |
| REVEL performa3 f208 or TEKTON Moab You’re in luck. Both give you 60 days to try them out in home.Why listen to the goners when you can trust your own ears?BTW, I own Tektons, drive them with 80W Schiit Aegirs. It’s heaven. | |
| Benchmark DAC 3B Vs. Schiit Gungnir Multibit and a question. Buy the Yggy. It will save you a lot of grief and wasted money experimenting with other DACs. Nothing under $8k even comes close to the purity, the soundstage or the bass control. | |
| The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D Check out John Darko’s YouTube on NAD. He’s not the only one who thinks NAD has had a breakthrough on Class D so it’s finally competitive.but if you want GREAT sound, get a pair of Schiit Aegir monoblocks. Nothing anywhere near the price comes ... | |
| Where are the cheap home streamers? Orchard Audio Raspberry Pi. Check out review on YouTube.it’s incredibly good for $499 with DAC. Replaced an Oppo Sonics streamer $899 with it and it’s better and is a Roon end point.MUCH better than BlueSound or Sonos. | |
| Streamer's without built in DAC options? I asked this same question several months ago. Auditioned lots of recommendations and bought the Innuos. Biggest step up in SQ since going to full Class A monoblocks. | |
| Does anyone do off-axis listening as well as Magicos? Been a life- long on axis guy. Just got a pair of Tekton 2-10 Perfect Sets and they are better off axis. Toed in only slightly. Incredible soundstage and accuracy. | |
| Matched interconnect cables producing different volume left and right Now that's good advice. Will probably lead to the least aggravation. | |
| Matched interconnect cables producing different volume left and right I've got continuity on all three and no shorting.Not sure how much solder is too much, but there's not a big obvious glob of excess solder on any of them.All three pins on the male connector appear to be of identical length and none of them feel l... | |
| Matched interconnect cables producing different volume left and right No, that was the first thing I checked. I've got continuity on all three. |