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| Appreciate Some Dac Advice I swap in some fairly exotic DAC's, but always amazed when I put the ol Benchmark DAC2 back in. Very transparent and fluid with firm, deep bass. | |
| Weakest digital link: DAC - Streamer - Server? Basic computer technology allows you to transmit bit-perfect data from an Internet source to a buffer in the computer to a buffer in a device over USB. If that was not true, the world would shut down immediately. Perhaps there is noise that can ... | |
| Preamp shootout: Linear tube audio, Modwright, etc. @giantsalami I love my. Modwright 36.5. Upgrading the rectifiier tube, as recommended by Modwright, makes all the difference. Ask Vintage Tube Services for a god Mullard. The 6h30's don't make that much differennce | |
| Ready For Digital Source...Computer? A high quality laptop is a superb music server, and most are easy peasy to run remotely from a tablet in your listening chair. Just saying there's a noise problem that pollutes and distorts the USB output doesn't make it so. | |
| Tube Amp, Preamp upgrades -- what did you do that improved your units? I swapped out Gold Lion 6SN7's for NOS Ken-Rad's in an amp and got more bass definition and depth, which I liked in my system. The Gold Lions might be smoother on higher frequencies. Not cheap on a per-tube basis, but no big deal in the overall a... | |
| Does Heavy Metal music benefit from a high end audio system? Depends on the high-end and the Metal. Some speakers purposely have a mid-bass punch that make Metal more visceral, and others roll off the top to keep that Metal from sounding like a high-speed dental drill. If the high-end speaker goes for a m... | |
| Benchmark 1, 2 & 3 How do you know the firmware level and how do you upgrade It?I've been using a Terminator for a year and used my old DAC2 HGC to debug a problem. I was stunned by how good the DAC2 sounded. Great bass depth and control, and more upper midrange e... | |
| Upgraded from Parasound Halo Integrated to Modwright KWA 100 SE The Modwright 36.5 line stage is also a great “used” investment if you replace the power supply tube with a recommended NOS Mullard. | |
| What speaker do you passionately want to demo? New KLH-5A treasured memory of heyday KLH driven by large McTubes...and never quite sold on ports and plugs. | |
| Manufacturers past their heyday Biology is a bitch for small companies named after the founder/designer. | |
| VAC preamps - too expensive? It's very rewarding to be a VAC customer. I started with a used, original Avatar integrated that developed a problem with the on/off knob. I sent it to VAC, who provided a concise explanation of a past vendor issue, but then Brent took a persona... | |
| What is the #1 equipment want currently on your HiFi horizon??? Perhaps speakers that bring soundstage forward into the room. I've heard horns do this, but WAF precludes considering them. | |
| Synergistic Research Fuses vs cheaper ceramic fuses If an expensive fuse did nothing at all, most would keep it because it MIGHT be making a difference, the purchaser is past the angst of payment, and it still feels like a caring investment in the quality of the system they care about. Since any r... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? Some like black coffee. Some prefer sugar and/or cream. | |
| Klipsch Cornwall IV I live in Huntsville. Did a dealer search and Electronics Express came up as as Klipsch Cornwall/ Heritage dealer. Never been to the store. |