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| hybrid integrateds (Vincent and others) The Audio Refinement gear was know to be fairly colorful for a SS amp..IMO a Hybrid amp is going to be a sideways move and only going to an all tube (Pre and Power)set up will you truly see what tubes bring to the table.In my playing around with... | |
| NOS tubes My understanding was pretty much EVERY re-issue tube made today is made on the exact same manufacturing equipment they used back in the day.I don’t mean similar I mean complete refurbisment of the old gear.Even with advancements in metal purity I ... | |
| Vincent SV-500 If you just want to try out tubes I suggest you start with a simple tube buffer.About $150.00 opposed to $1000.00..Hybrids are a pretty good compromise but IMO with all the excellent choices in an all tube integrated amp from Yaqin,Cayin and many ... | |
| Tube or Trasistor Well I would say if only some of your music is harsh your system is telling it like it is(true to the original signal).If everything sounds harsh then I would look to the speakers and room acoustics... | |
| Dynaudio vs Harbeth vs ProAc Just after posting update above I got a call from an honest to goodness brick and mortar Nola Dealer about an hour south of me.I had seen a demo pair Boxer 2 listed on his website and left a message expecting a call during business hours Monday. S... | |
| Dynaudio vs Harbeth vs ProAc Well I found myself in downtown Seattle yesterday and managed to put together 5 hours of speaker demo's..Heard the C7ESIII & PMC .22 I think it was,both driven by Primaluna...Harbeth was HUGE coming from Excite X14's and with some of my music ... | |
| Advice from members IMO the Jolida is the weak link here.Have you changed the tube from the factory tube?A good tube could open up the soundstage as well as clarity.Also a better power cord(nothing crazy)might lower the noise floor,again helping with clarity...Good l... | |
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| Buyer wants copy of passport? NO,NEVER.These are exactly the type of pictures low lifes use in online scams... | |
| Recommendations for headphones under $400? Sounds like a great reason to put together a complete headphone system.You have the Schiit amp,get yourself a decent little DAC and away you go...Whatever you do don't use tubes on the HE400i's because once you do you will be hooked bad..Mine are ... | |
| Recommendations for headphones under $400? My understanding was using Pre-Out completely removes amplification and speaker output from the unit.Don't use Mute,you still have variable output from Hagel to the headphone amp but that shouldn't be a problem,set a level and forget it... | |
| Moving along...From KingSound to STAX - Please your help ! OP you might try posting this over at Head-Fi.org....There should be several Stax users there that can help..Good luck... | |
| Recommendations for headphones under $400? If you aren't blown away I'll eat the box!Well maybe I would send you a nice little tube amp to try before eating said box!Congrats, Give them a good running in and let us know what you think.. | |
| Full detailed sound at 30 - 40 - 50 dB seikosha I think you just pushed me into buying new speakers! | |
| What's Next It will help to know your budget,front end(amp/source),musical taste,listening levels and room acoustics(hard/reflective,heavily damped or something in between)... |