frozentundra

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Thiel 3.7's and Pass Labs xa60.5's- now looking for the next upgrade
Good choice;I had Thiel & converted to a Revel Studio 2. Thiel really is persnickety of electronics Pass brings big bass to Thiels ! Great resolution , but no glare I found Pass SS preamps to much resolution and clarityI went with a CJ Tube Pr... 
New Amps Arrived...
Steve;You’ll be short of power...The first thing you noticed after converting from ML is?   Sounded like you speakers added 2 more woofers!?That was my first response when converting from Class D amps.You will enjoy your purchase!jeff  
Paradigm Persona series
Pwhinson;We’ll;Did you buy them?great Summary & review?They are super revealing and are persnickety of matching electronics and cables, just like ThielsThey were 2 on my list before I bought Revel Ultima2’sEach component I listened to them wit... 
Conrad Johnson preamp: ET5, ET7 (series 1 or 2) or ET3SE ??
I have a crappy old ET3!It was a pretty good Preamp with great soundstage & ok highsi upgraded to a Mitsubishi Cyro tube That was supposed to sound like a Telefunken .my goodness , what a changeHighs are sweet & detailed from stock EHvery ... 
Chord DAVE, any lesser Chord DAC come close?
Uber;I have Qutest here & running Roon.I have never heard Dave, but plan too at AXPONA.I bought it via Audio Advisors for a 30 day trial.   You should too I compared it to Playback Designs Merlot DSD dac at same time.Roon allowed me to upsampl... 
What speakers are you running with your Pass Labs XA 30.8?
Flip;I have an XA-30.5 & run Revel Ultima2 Studio’sIt has more than enough to power Great bass control I think 87 dB effjeff 
Considering purchasing different speakers
Benni;I’ve found the most sounstaging is due to the “ most refined” combo & synergySpeakers/amp combo is the largest partBut, the low level signal clarity coming to the speaker can make a HUGE difference , especially, soundstaging/ holographic... 
Shipping Speakers & Big,heavy items
Tribbles;Some people make a huge deal over packing1) put speakers backim OEM packaging 2) Go to Home Depot & buy a pallet with a kit of 4 ratchet straps and mount to pallet or build a pallet with 2x4 ‘s $30 bucks  3) Trucking companies will pi... 
Revel Ultima Studio 2??
Oops:I run the Studio2 into the mid 90 dB with the Pass XA30.5 ampI rarely see the needle move (30 watts class A ) and 130 Watts ab My guess if your amp is 150 Watts, you will have more than enoughThe 200 Watt ICE amp would not play as loud as the... 
Revel Ultima Studio 2??
Great Speakers;The delicacy-detail resolution of the tweeters is spectacular Electronic’s DO make a big difference Amp especially!!I listened to Revel F208’s with my old Peachtree ICE amp and pre at home .The pairing was very fatiguing and low on ... 
Best cartridge for Rega Rp3
$750-$1250 is my guessjeff 
Chord Dave Replacement
Use Roon run the upsample filter- linear warmupsample to double DSD , then listen to DaveMy thoughtsps: I’m a sacd fan 
Playback Designs Merlot?
Pit;I spent 2 weeks with the Merlot with my home systemI agree with youi’ve listened to the Meridian Explorer2 ( current dac), Exogal Comet , Chord Quetest and spent 2 weeks with the Merlot The Merlot had big bass, not very forwTd tonality ( good ... 
Chord Qutest
Low:Yes, Roon is surprisingly good vs the others.what system and dac are you running?cables & power stuff are important.I changed the chord wall wart from my cheap power strip to VH audio's Furutech Hot Box and sound did change signals clay fo... 
Chord Qutest
Low,I've run Amarra and JRiver as source.Both are not nearly as good as Roon in sound quality.I'm suprised at difference especially when using a parametic equalizer and UpsamplingThe Roon is so much more delicate and refined in its sound.I've used...