fthompson251
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| Speakers that are good with tubes @jchiappinelli I drive my Triton 1.r's with a VAC Renaissance 70/70 amp @65 WPC, they sound great too! | |
| VAC preamps - too expensive? @three_easy_payments The Pre amp went from Mk II to Mk III, so it is like new now. The Amp is @ Mk II and will be Mk III Signature. Both units will be like new and I have had them both for over 20 years, they are very well built. In this ver... | |
| Speakers that are good with tubes Legacy Audio, Goldenear Triton Ref's or 1.r's. | |
| Legacy Audio Focus XD @stereo5 That would be the plan. I am looking for more overall transparency, better layered sound staging with out sacrificing the outstanding bass I have. My amp has such a holographic soundstage and imagery I want to hear it as much as I can a... | |
| Legacy Audio Focus XD @stereo5 They can be "bi Amped" with a tube amp like how you are running your T refs. Interestingly enough I have the Triton 1.r's. | |
| DAC recommendations @earthbound I think you would find the Venus II a very worthy DAC, you can stream into it from your CXN until you retire it for a different streamer and get very good sound. The R2R DACs take a long time for break in. | |
| Add a Linear power supply or iFi SPDIF Purifier2? Beatechnik Audio sells LHY LPS and they are a reputable dealer unlike the sketchy ones found on Aliexpess. You can trust Alvin Chee. | |
| Power cable break in? @lak I just left my pre amp on for a couple days. It's a VAC tubed pre. | |
| Power cable break in? @audphile1 Yeah I got all of that now and it's good to go. Interesting how different PC's will mate with different pieces. I tripped over this pairing reading an old Absolute Sound review. Dynamics and leading edge transient speed is invigoratin... | |
| Power cable break in? Meanwhile back at the Ranch, the power cord is burning in nicely. The bass bloat is gone, the dynamics remain and it is breaking nicely. Carry on..... | |
| Power cable break in? Here they come!😂 | |
| Power cable break in? @lak Thanks I didn't know those existed, I just ordered two off Amazon. They can come in handy to break in Pc's. 👍 | |
| Streamer upgrade? follow up. @bikeboy52 First of all congrats on your Pontus II and N200. Coincidentally I am on the same quest as you. But, I already have the Venus II DAC as my foundation. I was pondering to either upgrade that to the Terminaor II or +, or to get the Auren... | |
| New DAC or New Streamer? @kota1 My streamer I have is better than a Node already. I am not sure you are following what level I am at already. My current DAC is no joke, it's really good. | |
| New DAC or New Streamer? @charles1dad I don’t intend to use Roon. I may in the future want to rip CD’s to a SS drive I can add one to the N200. From what I understand it (N200) has great SQ. How would the Innuos better it? In what way? More bang for the buck in that is ... |