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| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier I suggest the Don Sach’s Valhalla integrated tube amp. http://www.dsachsconsulting.com/valhalla%20integrated.html Lynn Olson, whom I met at Pacific Audio Fest in 2023, told me that he thought that the Valhalla amp was as good as $15k tube amps. ... | |
| Most Musical 6NS7 tube for a Preamp? On the 6NS7 tubes, I bought the Don Sach’s Valhalla amp with upgraded Linlai 6NS7 tubes and they sound great. I was able to compare them to the "stock" tubes sent with that amp and they were much better, in my opinion. I haven’t tried the E series... | |
| Spatial Audio Raven Preamp I would be really interested to hear any reactions/reviews of anyone using the Raven preamp with the praised Class D monoblock amps such as the Atma-Spheres or the AGDs. | |
| If A.I. took the place of musicians, would you listen to it? A lot of popular music is made by producers and this has been true for a long time. There are drum machines, pitch correction, session musicians and music is stitched together with effects and loops and this has been true since disco and before. A... | |
| Magnepan LRS plus & Atma-Sphere digital amps LRS is a great speaker for smaller rooms than the 1.7 and you don't need high priced amps to drive them. You can easily go Class D or get used AB amps. | |
| Importance of streamer in audio chain I wasn't able to hear any difference between an expensive (for me) streamer going through an expensive DAC and my computer going through my relatively inexpensive DAC. I was able to quickly switch between them (they were each set up on a different... | |
| Beware of Wayne's audio - Poor product quality & worst business ethics All I will say is that Wayne's Audio has 102 positive feedbacks with zero negative ones on USAudioMart. | |
| Caladan Break-in As I posted in another thread, Clayton's speakers for Spatial Audio Lab needed 300 - 400 hours to really break in so be patient. | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? The sale is a local sale with pickup only in Shepherdstown, WV but only about 1.5 hours from DC or Baltimore. If I was out there, I would definitely investigate. | |
| A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed You said that the seller had a 95% rating. I pay for things in advance when I think the reputation of the seller is sufficient for me to trust them. If the seller has sold a lot of items or buys a lot of items, then that usually means that they ar... | |
| New DAC issues The DAC has to fit your system and your ears. That has to be the final determination despite a DAC's reputation. I've had a used ifi iDSD Pro for several years now and I think it sounds great. I got sucked into the buy a more expensive DAC ethos a... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta I found that they were really good but in a narrow range to a degree. I also found that they love Class D amplification which opened them up significantly to my surprise. I sold mine because I wanted a more "all around" bookshelf speaker. You'll f... | |
| How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? Does anyone use pressurized air to clean the stylus? | |
| My Caladan Impressons @markmuse I have the Spatial Audio Lab X-5s and I've never had an issue of limited sweet spot. I have a fairly large (former 2 car garage) studio and the sound is great no matter where I am and I don't hear any significant differences. | |
| Magnapan LRS+ VS .7 I bought the LRS (not +) a few years ago. I drove it with an old HK Citation 12 and 11 and it sounded very nice. The LRS is a gateway drug and it was for me. I had more room to move the speakers out into the room and I found myself wanting more b... |