fredcdobbs
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| recommended speaker cables and interconnects I use Audience Ohno cables for $160 M. I also use their speaker cable or Kimber TC12. My digital coax is a Kimber D60 but for ten percent of the cost and most of the sound a Mogami 2964 digital coax from Amazon is quite good for only $45. | |
| Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good I just use mine for steam and hook it up to a separate DAC. The analog outfits are not impressive even on the news Node. Get a good digital cable. If you are on a budget, Get a Mogami 2964 cable from Amazon, costs about $45. If you are well heeled... | |
| Your thoughts on my quest for new speakers I'm intrigued by Spatial audio speakers. well within your budget. Ron at New Record Day is high on them. With I could use them in my room. | |
| Sad to say I need a new amp… Unico Primo integrated for $2500. Has a 12ax7 in the preamp stage. Luscious sounding amp with great tonality. A Schiit Freya and a pair of Aegir amps is hard to beat in that price range. $2550 plus a cable. I use an Audience Ohno cable. and one Ae... | |
| Anyone heard the new Schiit Tyr? I am a Schiitaholic but 110 pounds of amp. Whew. It's a load. I am hoping they will later bring out a stereo version using the same chassis. It would probably cost $1600-$1800 and should benefit from the new topography. I can hope. | |
| Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com I cant get past China's support for the Russian genocide in Ukraine. All these companies and their employees pay taxes to a totalitarian government bent on world domination. I personally won't put money in their pockets so they can buy more hypers... | |
| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? My feeling is this is one of those fads thats going to burn its away through the community and then people will sell them off eventually and prices will drop. I have been doing this since the 70s and personally I think you can't reheat an old shuf... | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? This is more complicated than it appears for me. I got a nice integrated with a 12AX7 in the phono stage. I have had fun playing with different tubes to tailor the sound. I also still have my tube preamp and amp. The Pre and amp also allow me to t... | |
| Changing Tubes I have been playing with tubes and found a reasonably priced good sounding tube. Sovtek 12AX7 WB. Surprised me and cheap. I compared it to PSVange and Gold Lion. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes I've been using a pair of NOS Sylvania 6SN7s I prefer them to Shuguang although no flies on the Schuguang. | |
| Has the cost of HiFi gotten a bit too much? A recession is coming. When sales drop off, there will be lots of specials and sales. They have had the best three years in memory. Thy want to money to keep rolling. | |
| Affordable digital front end cable I use a Kimber Silver cable that retails for about $450 for a meter. Like it. If you want to see how good a dirt cheap cable can get, try Gotham Cables digital cable. For $25. It’s amazing. I use one to stream from my Blue Sound Node. | |
| Mogami 2921 Bi wire vs Canare 4S11 Bi wire Opinions I have found Canare cables to be a bit lacking as they are not made of OFC copper. Check out Worlds Best Cables on Amazon. They have a wide variety of inexpensive well made cables. Dont overlook the Swiss Gotham GAC 4/1 cable. The nice thing about... | |
| What is the best 6SN7 driver tube? The addition of a couple NOS Sylvania GTA 6SN7 tubes really made my Schiit Freya+ perform beautifully. It doesn't seem to matter what tubes are in the buffer stage. I think I have Tungsol or Electro Harmonix. A Chinese brand Shuguang have sounded ... | |
| Dynaudio Special 40 Keep an eye out for used. I paid $2500 delivered but new when new ones would have cost about $3900 with California. At least its one audio deal I won't take a hit on. heh. That said, they won't be going anywhere soon. My wife even likes the finish. |