erik_squires
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| Sonic Frontier Line 3 vs McIntosh C2500 Caps do a lot of thing, but unfortunately in tube preamps they are a necessary evil we wish we could avoid. The biggest issue with caps in a tube preamp are the caps used in the signal path, and are almost never neutral or transparent enough, so g... | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? The Parasound Int is a pretty sweet combo! I also really really like the ARC Integrated I heard a while ago. OK, I think I answered my own question. I think if I had a single brand, of which I cannot afford ANY, it would be Ayre. :) Not sure I'd t... | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? Its just a thought experiment. if you had to commit to a single electronics brand you could afford, who would that be? | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? I think besides MBL we're missing the big guns too, no one has really stood up for modern Krell, Mark Levinson (did I miss it?) Boulder or Ayre. I'm really surprised, since I usually like what I hear from Ayre. Never heard Boulder or ML. Can you ... | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? My bad, I was thinking of Perreaux, which it turns out is from New Zealand, not France! | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? Can be, and ARE as good is not the same thing. Devil is always in the implementation. I mean, I am open to the idea of a preamp with a great built-in phono stage, like I am open to the idea of an integrated with a great built-in DAC, but I'd be ... | |
| LP: Left Channel Drops In and Out Could happen. The cutter is an analog lathe, so it’s definitely possible that the master for the LP was cut when one channel stopped working. These pressing masters need to be re-cut every so many LP's, so it's quite possible that in a large run o... | |
| pc computer used under $500.00 for music only You can also do what I did with a Raspberri Pi 3 by the way. :) I've not tried it, but once you have Ubuntu on it the same ideas apply. | |
| pc computer used under $500.00 for music only My problem with Mac laptops, even heavily modified one’s, is that I’ve heard them turn otherwise sweet DACs into very hard sounding. I have no idea why. Not all DAC’s are affected equally, but for instance the Ayre QB-9 I heard was not happy. I kn... | |
| Classical CD Box Sets Thanks LowRider!I guess I was asking about these "massive" disk sets that went cross-composer. I know about Decca and Deutche Grammophone.Are there other good one's from PHillips or Naxos or RCA like that? Any better or worse?Best,Erik | |
| Outboard crossover? Why not? @tatyan69You run the risk of very easily blowing your tweeter and watching it turn ballistic unless you know what's going on for sure. There's no "less" damage here, either is as risky. If you have a multi-meter, connect it to the tweeter section.... | |
| Need Small Bookshelf Speakers With a Big Sound You could build the LM-1 for around $500. Aesthetically they look like the cabinet. :) With a brand on them they would be around $1,200 to $1,800 depending on whose label was on it. The tweeter is the same as used by some megabuck speakers, inclu... | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? Other brands, now on memory lane.... Threhold (some of whose talent is now at Coda) and a french company that starts with a P..... or a P like letter.... | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? Speaking of old standards, what about Halcro? It made a big splash just like Krell did, then went Poof! They certainly had a unique look to them. Best,Erik | |
| Would you go all 1 brand for electronics? I've heard Spectral at Goodwyn's High End in Waltham, MA ages ago. I missed the magic, but it has a very strong following, what did I miss that others like about it?I wonder if the original KSA amps would still stand up to the challenge today in t... |