freediver
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| Proper DAC Upgrade for my modest system. Ok I looked at your system & speakers..With your budget sell the AVR PreAmp & put it with your $1200.00 & get yourself a Quad PA-One...I promise you a COMPLETE & TOTAL massive upgrade to current setup!Addendum:I guess you need to k... | |
| Proper DAC Upgrade for my modest system. IMO a DAC upgrade isn't the best way to go with a modest system..Better to move up in speakers or amplification..What are you trying to accomplish with an upgrade?Is your room acoustically treated? | |
| Hey RICH Audiophiles FANTASTIC! I had no idea the comments would be so entertaining when I posted this I was simply venting after a wasted 6 hours trying to demo a few speakers in the Seattle area.. | |
| Looking for Advice To Build a Small System Around Thorens Turntable iFi Audio Stereo 50,EL84 Integrated Amplifier with SUPERB Phono Stage,DSD DAC & headphone circuits...Add small speakers like Dynaudio Excite X14,Harbeth P3ESR or Spendor SA-1 & a really good set of headphones,cable with Nordost.. | |
| What area or country do you live in ? About 30 miles North of Seattle as the crow flies.. | |
| ***Going Insane***End Game Speakers***Harbeth Verity or Living Voice*** I believe I am experiencing the low power affect on the fritz Carbon 7SE’s...The sound driven from the VA-One is sublime EXCEPT at really low listening levels they sound flat compared to the LSA-1..It doesn’t take a huge movement in volume but the... | |
| Balanced headphone cable Yea head-fi is the place to be to talk cans... | |
| Melody EL34 amp sudden drop in Volume and loud buzz. Sorry I was in a hurry when I replied & yes power tube would affect only 1 channel..As I think about this I agree with reply from noromance that the possible culprit is the 101D which is used for Voltage Regulation..If that were going bad it w... | |
| Recommended sources for tubes If you want true DSD Hi Res downloads & those speakers I would go with either an iFi Audio Stereo 50 or SimAudio Moon 240i...If you can forego super hi res the Quad VA-One would be amazing with those Nola's... | |
| Melody EL34 amp sudden drop in Volume and loud buzz. Power tube gone bad..It's rare for a small signal tube to go bad until they have 4000+hours.. | |
| help decide what av receiver under $1k to choose In your budget range you can’t go wrong with NAD,Marantz,Cambridge Audio,Outlaw Audio & Harman Kardon... | |
| Sonic Frontiers SFD-2 MKIII SE+ Upgrade I would say IF your system is resolving enough to actually hear a difference between components & there is some sound issue you want to address then go for the upgrade,if not don't waste $... | |
| Audio Technica ATH-M50x versus Audioquest NightHawk Carbon Headphones You can probably find a comparison review of these on head-fi.org but IMO ABSOLUTELY nothing can touch the $200.00 hifiman HE-400i!!! | |
| Pathos Logos NO thats BS!EMI would NOT cause intermittent volume increase & a ground problem would likely be indicated with a buzzing or humming sound... First thing I would do is contact Pathos for intel & then try a good soaking with contact cleaner... | |
| ANALOGUE AND DIGITAL SYNERGY In all my years of searching for the best possible sound from the most compact form factor I could get I was NEVER happy until I combined an all tube integrated amp with latest high resolution Digital Control Center,all rolled up in a compact form... |