elrod
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| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I could be done. Perfectly happy and content with what I have. But if I see a screaming deal on something I'd want to check out, I can convince myself to pull the trigger. | |
| How long should high quality speakers last? My Yamaha NS-2000's are rockin around 35-40 years and still sound great. I bought them off of hifido 7-8 years ago and they went through them. Changed a couple caps in the crossovers and recovered the grills, plus the speakers already had the upgr... | |
| AUDIOGON and REVERB No Protection Out of curiosity, what form of payment did you use? | |
| Which manufacturer has the best user manuals? VTL seems to have very detailed manuals, at least for their preamps | |
| Sold Sold Sold First one with cash gets it. Period. As a seller though, I would make that clear to the potential buyer up front | |
| Anyone knows reputable places in Europe and Canada to buy NOS tubes from? I've had good luck with these guys, based in Turkey https://www.nostubestore.com/ | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? Bad? Good? Depends on what you're using as your reference. Sure, any DAC should sound better than no DAC at all. But once you start listening to more DACs, you may decide, "Yeah, that DAC doesn't sound so great after all" Fully agree though th... | |
| USB Cable Recommendations Under $500 If you don't mind used, look for an Inakustik Referenz USB cable. This cable made me a believer that USB cables can make a noticeable difference. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650187613-inakustik-referenz-usb-cable-15m-near-mint-with-origin... | |
| Help Please With Vintage Amp Selection Have you considered a MOSFET Yamaha MX-2000? beautiful looking and from what I'm told a beautiful sounding amp. There is also a CX-2000 preamp I've had both the Yamaha B-1 and the B-2 and they are fantastic amps. But you're right - the only VFETS... | |
| Aries Cerat Helene vs MSB Premiere DAC vs Lampizator Pacific 2 I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who has experienced all three of these DACs. Then throw in the synergy with your equipment and you have a real crap shoot. All I can say is that I have a Helene and I have no desire to search for anot... | |
| Good choice for 20' XLR cable? Another vote for Mogami - can't go wrong for the price and they're damn good cables | |
| Location of compoments. I just have the amp sitting near the floor between the speakers connected to my gear on the side with the XLR inputs and 7ft speaker cables connecting the speakers | |
| What's the best 6NS7 tube you have tried in your Atma-Sphere MP-3 preamp? @marco1 No, the cv181z were always real stable. That being said, the tube pins and socket connections are sensitve - you just couldn't push a tube in and let it roll. Sometime it's needed a VERY MINOR tweek of the tube - adding a little twist, l... | |
| What's the best 6NS7 tube you have tried in your Atma-Sphere MP-3 preamp? When I had an mp-3, I thought the best sounding 6SN7 variant was the Shuguang Treasure CV181Z from Grant Fidelity | |
| System assessment... There's a lot of considerations that can determine which direction you may want to go. How does your system sound to you now? What do you think is lacking? Is your system used as part of an A/V system or just for listening? Are you looking to up... |