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| Aric Audio's Motherlode II line-stage keep me up all last night Hey yobi. Aric added quite a lot on the amp and I asked if it was a good idea to match upgrades. He suggested Jupiter copper foil caps, Clarity Cap TC capacitors and transformer. I’d have to go back to the amp notes to see which transformer he upg... | |
| Aric Audio's Motherlode II line-stage keep me up all last night Looking forward to seeing what it adds to the sound. Some want completely passive. I would like to think this will add dynamics or range. Who knows? I can’t imagine anything other than adding more goodness to something that already is great. | |
| Aric Audio's Motherlode II line-stage keep me up all last night Reviving an old thread I came upon while reading about Aric’s preamps. I have the Custom 300B pset and couldn’t leave well enough alone. The amp sounds so good I thought to myself, how good would it sound with a kick ass preamp. So, I spoke to Ari... | |
| Tube or solid state Nothing like a little tube humor in the morning oddiofyl. Lol i guess it’s an individual preference but not sure how someone would not enjoy this sound I guess they would say, you’ve never heard great ss. I never have I know I’ve heard this 300... | |
| Tube or solid state Thanks for the reply ghdprentice. I’ve just got a few bad ones right out of the gate that’s all. Hopefully, smooth sailing for years. As I mentioned, I’d hate to give up this sound. This 300b is so easy and relaxing to listen to. | |
| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh I’m not sure if someone mentioned it, but subs always help. Harbeths are nice but may not handle the new room. 2 Rel s510’s would do the trick. That’s the route I’m heading as well. Sitting in front in listening chair, my system is awesome. In the... | |
| Tube or solid state I’ve had ss for 25 years and now tube amp and dac. I love the sound. To my ears it’s light years ahead of anything I’ve heard, which is not much admittedly. I can see tube replacement and related issues growing tiresome though. I’d like to get a s... | |
| Did the Old Receivers Sound Good? If we look at it from a nostalgic point of view, yes. Oh that smooth, velvety sound of the 70’s. Just plug in an old system and it’s often not what we remember. I think there was excellent gear back then but not at common man prices. Today, you c... | |
| Digital is far better than vinyl I agree with what Lalitk said regarding the streaming and dac. I love the versatility of digital. You can make digital sound analytical and you can make digital sound analog. Cool to have more options. Plus, unless you have a million albums, digit... | |
| Cambridge CXN V2 or Innuos Pulse Mini? Hey Knighttodd. I think you’re right regarding Dan. I had the mod done and finally put Amperex in last week. It’s a different dac now. Much happier. I also have the Topping d90 for the more accurate, perhaps digital sound. Nice to have each end of... | |
| Cambridge CXN V2 or Innuos Pulse Mini? I have no comparison, but am happy with the Cambridge. Being part of several audiophile forums, I read up quite a bit on streamers. Steve Deckart, owner of Decware uses the CXN as his reference and swears by it. Members there use it as well. so I ... | |
| Aric Audio Custom 300b PSET Thank you jonwatches1. It has been really fun. Just got my first set of new tubes, quite a bit more on order, and am doing some tube rolling. Cool to be able to change the tone and nuances of the music. Never thought tone controls would take this ... | |
| DAC recommendations Thank you USPS! An early delivery, Amperex are in and all music through Cambridge and ModWright dac. Too early to say anything of course. Just going to break in the tubes for a few weeks. 👍 | |
| DAC recommendations Thank you vthokie83. I am real tempted with the Venus 2 or Terminator 2. Like you mentioned, the accuracy of playing the recording can be good or bad depending on the recording. Sometimes the Topping can be too revealing. I have noticed Tidal’s Ma... | |
| DAC recommendations Well I’m off Air Play and the streamer has been significantly improved. Amperex tubes arrive tomorrow. That will allow me to play both a tube dac and an accurate Topping. I hope this will be sufficient and I won’t know until I put some quality mon... |