fthompson251

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Streamer upgrade? follow up.
I've had my N200 about a week now and it is really nice, it immediately was more transparent, better delineated soundstage which is also wider and deeper too. Great bass!  
VAC preamps - too expensive?
Kevin is a stand up guy, he services EVERYTHING they ever sold, decades later. I had my Pre amp and Amp updated this year. When I visited a few weeks ago to pick up my amp, it wasn’t boxed up yet. So Kevin sat with me for 45 minutes in the shop wh... 
Silversmith Fidelium
@ozzy   To be clear you are now using different amps than when you tried them and those are now tube amps? What amps were in there at the time?    
Aurender N200
Well yesterday I received my N200 from Juan @ Blisshifi and the transaction went smooth as silk. It's been running non stop since April 10 at noon. Listened to it today and it is sounding really good already vs my old CXN V2. I have a Wireworld Si... 
Silversmith Fidelium
@gochurchgo   I am running Wireworld Eclipse 8 interconnects, I have 2 Wireworld Silver Electra 7 power cords (DAC and Aurender), 1 Electra 7 power cord on DDC, a Shunyata Black Mamba on CD transport, Synergistic Reference Master Coupler on Pre am... 
WAF - music to my ears
I have a dedicated "mancave" listening room I made in my basement 20 years ago. My wife never listens to my downstairs system. (Its under my user profile) She does notice when I play things she likes from upstairs. "I haven’t heard that song in a ... 
ONE MINUTE Premium Power Cable Survey
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Real world Loudspeakers what does very good cost ?
Legacy Audio makes the Focus SE and Focus XD, depending on your amplifier they are well regarded. The XD has an internal amp so mates well with tubes, if you have a bigger SS amp then the Focus SE’s will work well. $11,900 for SE and $14,172 for XD.  
T+A Solitaire S 530 Magnetostatic Speakers
WOW! I am impressed that they can impress you with out subs since I know of your preference to use subs no matter the speakers. So their bass must be pretty impressive. Well done.  
Denafrips FPGA Firmware Update
I have a Mac Book Pro  running Mojave 10.14.6, and wanted to know if anyone has done the firmware update with that OS? I do not want to have issues when it's time to update my Venus II. I don't want to update the OS any further or some of my softw... 
Has anyone bought Gold Aero PXB300 tubes from Upscale Audio?
@facten @edcyn @nmolnar  Thanks guys! I got some coming from Tube Depot instead. Crisis averted!  There was a technical glitch trying to order from Upscale (Said I had to own a Prima Luna amp from them)  and I panicked wanting to ensure i get some... 
Has anyone bought Gold Aero PXB300 tubes from Upscale Audio?
@facten   Thank you!    
Legacy XD series for tube amplifier thoughts
I am going to order some Focus XD's very soon to go with my tube amp.  
Has anyone bought Gold Aero PXB300 tubes from Upscale Audio?
Yes, I meant Gold Lion Soviet Tubes, PX300B’s. I need 4 matched pairs! So their tube matching is good too? Thanks guys!  
Focal Sopra 2’s vs. Legacy Focus SE’s
@bobbyloans   I would love to hear your impressions of them after the audition.