ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Two preamps are available.... I'd go with the manufacture date as well. If the "refurb" unit was a dealer demo, having working in some high end dealers in the past, most of the equipment on our floor had LOTS of hours on them, most turned "on" in the morning, left "on" all da... | |
| Conrad Johnson Officially Transfers ownership From what I read about Jeff Fischel, he seems to be committed to continuing what made Conrad Johnson successful in the past.When McIntosh was owned by Clarion, they said they were committed to continuing what made them successful in the past, but ... | |
| power for mc452 and c2600 I have had a C2500/MC452 and have been very happy with my PS Audio P10 power plant. | |
| PS Audio NEW Huron Firware upgrade. 😩😫😩 I have enjoyed a DirectStream DAC now for nearly three years and have applied each firmware upgrade, when it's become available, and have enjoyed each upgrade and appreciated the benefits.As you can imagine, my DAC is well broken in now.I immediat... | |
| Speakers for Room Size When my audio system was in my living room (13x24), I had a pair of standmounts with sub woofer. The larger floor standing models I was considering had a law WAF (wife acceptance factor), in that smallish living room.When I moved down to a 24x26 ... | |
| Focal Sopra 2 vs Sopra 3? I purchased a pair of Sopra No2's since they first came into the U.S. I drive them with a McIntosh C2500 tube preamp and McIntosh MC452 power amp, what I auditioned them with before placing the order.While I was waiting for the Sopra's to arrive ... | |
| Mcintosh I snagged a C2500 just after the C2600 was introduced. I believe the main performance difference is the C2600 has a newer, and "better" ESS DAC chipset and it has the new headphone amplifier built in.As I don't use the built in DAC and hardly eve... | |
| Stay away from the nad Over the years I've owned several NAD components, back to the 1980's and have had minimal problems with the brand. A receiver I bought years ago had that same problem (one channel suddenly about 25% of the volume of the other), and my M5 Masters ... | |
| NEW DAC PS Audio Direct Stream DAC or Keep What I Have I have had a PS Audio DirectStream DAC now for nearly three years and I've applied each firmware update as they became available, and IMO each and every one of them has made an audible improvement.As well, I used to have a PS Audio PerfectWave tra... | |
| My rankings of some classical violin music in high resolution Has anyone reviewed the streaming offerings from Primephonic? I used to subscribe to a classical music streaming service (from the owner of Naxos?), but it ceased operations a few months ago. | |
| CD players = dead? I think the best answer is "yes" and "no".Setup #1: I have a PS Audio DirectStream transport and DirectStream DAC, and with an SACD in the drawer, I2S cable connecting the two, the technical sound quality is as good as it gets (native DSD exported... | |
| Computer, CD transport or Network Player? The first option might have better control of the "timing" than the other two, and apparently the human brain can detect timing errors fairly easily (what some people characterize as "digital glare" or "digital sound"). | |
| Most Beautiful Receiver / Integrated - Ever was... ? I loved the looks and sound of the Tandberg 2080 receiver I owned for a long time, sold it to a musician who appreciated it's "warm" sound.In 1979 my wife and I took a Scandanavian vacation, with a visit to the Tandberg factory. Some of the nices... | |
| Who listens primarily to Redbook CD? I received my PS Audio DirectStream Memory Player, replacing my PerfectWave Memory Player, hooked to my DirectStream DAC via the I2S connection.The new disk player has a number of advances, hooked to a DirectStream DAC it has the ability to output... | |
| Subwoofer for classical music listener I listen to classical music about 80% of the time and yes, I believe that sub woofer(s) which are successfully integrated with your listening room and main speakers can make a significant difference.Over the years I've owned about a half-dozen spe... |