ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| I love my PS Audio Direct Stream with Red Cloud :) I've enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC since it first came on the market, and have applied (and enjoyed) each software upgrade since. I also have one of their DirectStream transports, the combination of the two is the best digital sound I've he... | |
| The most sophisticated sound you ever heard Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Boston Symphony Orchestra playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.When we returned home from that concert, I fired up my excellent audio system, very very good, but no match for the sound in Symphony Hall... | |
| Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY? I stopped into the DIY room at this year's Capital Audiofest and they had a low-powered tube amp driving an open baffle pair of DIY speakers, with a 12" Tannoy driver facing the listener, and an 18" down firing driver for the low bass.I was really... | |
| Sopra 2 soundstage height I've enjoyed my Sopra No2's now for about 16 months now.It did take me a while to get them "dialed in" to the room they are in. The room had terrible low bass response, adding that "single note" to the bass line in the musical source. Ten bass t... | |
| Classe or McIntosh Is Classe going out of businesssed I have owned McIntosh equipment for a while now and have never been disappointed.Whether you like McIntosh or not, it does tend to hold its value much better than most other brands. I've been successful recently, purchasing nearly new McIntosh el... | |
| What is it that you don't like about your Listening Room ? It took me a while to get the "one note" bass sound controlled in my 24' x 26' "man cave", but with the help of10 bass traps with the help of the REW software and a calibration microphone, the room sounds awesome! | |
| What headphone amp to use with Sennheiser HD800? I used to have a Bryston BHA-1, connected to my previous McIntosh C50 preamp (not enough "umph" from its built in preamp) with the balanced connectors. I don't use headphones very often, so I sold the Bryston to someone who really enjoys it.When ... | |
| So how many people jumped on the PS Audio Black Friday Sale For The BHK Amps And Pre Amp? I've enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC, which I purchased soon after it was released, and have added their P10 PowerPlant and DirectStream transport. The few times I've needed to obtain support from the company, I have nothing but good things t... | |
| Speaker Placement - When it's perfect! I feel everyone's pain, been there, done that, have the t-shirt with speaker positioning.In my case I struggled integrating a new pair of speakers into a 24 x 26' room with pretty awful acoustics. I got the speakers sounding really "dialed in", t... | |
| Questions from a Tube Preamp newbie I used to be a "solid state bigot" but about a year ago replaced my solid state preamp with a tube model.1. How long do they last? I suspect it depends on how much current is running thru them. In my experience, tubes seem to start to sound "du... | |
| What makes you build a system around an amplifier? bdp24,I can't say what the "cause" was for the "grainy" sound. The factory rep was proudly describing the preamp/power amp combination driving those speakers. He did say that he thought the speakers were "unforgiving". I have found some DACs pr... | |
| McIntosh C28, C30, or? I would see if you could snag a C32. I think the phono stage in that is better than the two preamps you mentioned and I remember when the C32 came out, it seemed to pair better to the MC2205 than the prior preamps from McIntosh. | |
| Reference disc player...UDP 205 or Marantz? I have been enjoying my PS Audio DirectStream DAC + transport, connected with an I2S (HDMI) cable and to my ears, the best digital I've ever heard. | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? Over the years I've been a "serial monogamist" audiophile, usually changing out one piece at a time when doing upgrades.I have a friend who has a walk-in closet full of "spare" components and when he & his wife "downsized", let me know that th... | |
| Dealers hijacking the discussions brf+2 |