freediver
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| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST I don’t believe the DAC is the problem here..I have NEVER heard or read about any modern Chord product not passing enough detail...I go back to my very first thought..What kind of tubes are in the PreAmp?Modern production Chinese & cheaper Rus... | |
| McIntosh Sonus Faber love affair, alternatives? @abnerjack ,thanks for pointing that out professor,NOBODY else noticed it & chose not to make a big deal about it! | |
| McIntosh Sonus Faber love affair, alternatives? IMO,SF is one of a VERY VERY few manufacturers that sounds outstanding with pretty much anything & everything,BUT ABSOLUTELY sing with Pure Class A Solid State,including the Class A Integrated Amp they marketed(not sure if still available) or ... | |
| Orchestrated Rock...Uriah Heep and others Just off the top of my well abused & old as dirt brain I recall:Pink Floyd,Led Zeppelin,The Scorpions,White Snake,UFO,ELO,EL&P,The Beatles,The Beach Boys,Deep Purple,Queen,Metallica,Alan Parsons Project,Supertramp,Kansas,Jethro Tull,Rush &... | |
| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST First thing I wonder if,exactly what is wrong or lacking with the sound? I would start by looking at the tubes in the PreAmp..It's possible a simple tube roll would open up detail...I also wonder about the cabling of the system..IMO,copper cables... | |
| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? @hickamore"With what specific components?" I started out dipping a toe with a little Chinese Sugden A21(original)clone from Douk Audio that cost $200.00 & a Class A DAC/Headphone/Pre Amp from Burson Audio.. When I was in a position financially... | |
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| It Pegged the Needle on My "BS Meter". Now, I'm A Believer. Ever Happen to You? VERY first time I plugged a tube buffer into a Solid State integrated amplifier..Up until that point I had only read about imaging,sound staging,tonal color, yada yada etc..etc... OMFG,it was ABSOLUTELY & UNEQUIVOCALY the single greatest epiph... | |
| Class D Audio You folks are being DECIEVED! Tom's REAL NAME was Tina up until about a year ago when SHE transitioned to male after her fiance Jerry sold his Prias & bought a new Corvette,then came home with a new Class A amplifier!Sources tell me Jerry rec... | |
| Hunting for an integrated for thiels cs 2.3. Anthem, Hegel, Bel Canto? While I have not heard them since they went to the dark side with a switch to Class D amplification,Peachtree Audio gear would fit your needs nicely & has the added benifits of having user switchable voltage so would work World Wide... | |
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| Humour I’ve always liked one I saw years ago in Stereophile.. 2 friends are discussing ones new speakers..So how do you like them one ask..The new owner replies,I don’t know,they haven’t been reviewed yet... | |
| Technics MK2 > Pear Audio Blue Integrated Amp I'm not into vinyl so this may not be correct but it sounds like you have a bad mismatch between the output impedance of your source & input impedance of your PHONO STAGE.. | |
| What’s your opinion about Dali speakers? I’ve owned Dali’s before & demo’d most of their line about 5 years ago..I didn’t care for the ones with the hybrid tweeter array.I felt the treble seemed disconnected from the mids & bass..I did like the simple 2 ways with silk tweeters &a... | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier If you really want experience the magic you have read about,I suggest the Musical Fidelity A1 reissue integrated amplifier..Available well under $2k new,about $1250.00 gently used & will get you about 90% of what a $3500.00+ Class A will...Oh ... |