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... |