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| $1300-1500 DAC the chord qute hd (the most beutiful audio component )and more advanced versions are around 600-800$you can use the the rest to swap all the freya tubes to a proper nos quad of ge's | |
| Active pre-amp for “difficult” music (fusion) older arcam and rotel preamps are nice and exciting to listen to.the arcam more real and full sounding with weight and authority the rotel more lively open freshly bright and pleasant ,very fast but not much weight or bass impact both were fun wit... | |
| New to the two channel world - Advice needed on preamp given that you are playing at least cd quality stored on a ssd drive or streamed through a proper usb cable .the dac and preamp are very important to the total sound signature of the system .cables:after proper component matching cables (rca/speak... | |
| Popular new/used SS stereo power amps under $2500? arcam delta 120(100-300w bridged); warm fast and musical makes nad , cambridge and rotel sound ,thin bright or too polite .it has a sense of realism and bass extension that is scary .it's from the early 90's uk made about 300-500$ used in mint con... | |
| Best Tubes on Market today? hii would solve the noise issues by a tech and than replace both 12au7 at least. china is the worst source for any audio gear ide wait till i can afford it and go only with nos nib guaranteed (the older the better). i have experience with a few gr... | |
| tube pre-amp for active monitors ignore everything above get a used itube for 100-150$ you can use it at 0 db or 6db gain as a preamp.it's really small one source rca in and out .great for fighting digital harshness and expanding the soundstage, the power supply and tube do not... | |
| How important is a preamp for purely digital sources? i just started using the ifi itube as a preamp for my digital audio.it's minimalistic and cheap for a tube preamp. you must use an external dac as well if you want proper sound quality(also try to store music on ssd drives,get the highest quality... | |
| Which stereo amp to try under $30k get a used arcam delta 120 it's 300 watts bridged ,likes b&w speakers has a very exciting realistic sound giant bass and doesn't cost 30k (maybe 1k in a fantastic condition it's from the 90's british made).krell and pass labs makes amazing amp... | |
| New to the two channel world - Advice needed on preamp first you have to know what you are looking for .all those preamps suggested above sound different .you have two important things already:speakers and a very good power amp. one question should be-which preamp sounds the best with bryston and para... | |
| Interconnects and Speaker Cable, What in your history hit your pleasure button? ifi audio usb cablekimber hero rca cablesqed /wireworld speaker cables | |
| Bought a pair of Magnepan LRS. Should I buy a Schiit Vidar or Bryston 3B-ST? saying you want small form amp for speakers that need monoblocksis unrealistic if you want good results.try the vidars they are small.but i think the bryston will sound much better. | |
| Confused Musical Presentation first ide try to eliminate the system by asking someone else without a hearing problem to listen .the effect you describe is quite dramatic and noticeable. even though to me it makes sense that the small mic\speaker in the hearing aid are overload... | |
| Integrated Amp Advice - Rogue Sphinx or Peachtree nova150? get a used grand integrated (around 1500) swap the 2 crappy chinese 12au7s for proper nos 1950-1975 (100-300$ ) and you are sorted. looks like the best amp they ever made. it was 4000$ in 2013 and they are not making anything in that range anym... |