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| is the Tannoy Xt 8f a warm speaker?? jmlab926 I’m biwiring the Tannoys with Clearday Double Shotguns (HF) and Morrow level 5 (LF). Two different cables per speaker, I know, but it does sound good! Interconnects are Acoustic BBQ XLR (made by Agon'r Grannyring) between pre and power an... | |
| is the Tannoy Xt 8f a warm speaker?? I’ve had the XT8Fs for a few years now, coming from Klipsch (RF8?). They’re definitely not what I’d consider warm, I’d agree "neutral" overall but leaning slightly towards treble detail (although MUCH less than those Klipsch!) Gonna have to disagr... | |
| Considering switching to Tubes From various AV receivers, an Onkyo amp, a class D NAD C388 then most recently the AB Halo Integrated, I moved to all tubes just a couple months ago. I now have a tube Rogue RP7 pre and tube Stereo 100 power w/ KT120s. While I understand that Rogu... | |
| Recommendation for higher power tube amp If you want to stay tube, for ~$3500 you could get a Rogue Stereo 100, which outputs 100W into 8 ohms when in ultralinear mode, 60W in triode. I have one paired with a RP-7 preamp and I love the combination, but I'm not running a difficult load. | |
| Update on Paul Laudati of Clear Day Cable This is very sad news. I also have a pair of his double shotgun and will use them for a long time. I spoke to Paul on the phone several times. Paul was a gracious, friendly, and honest man. Seems an uncommon breed these days. : ( | |
| Tube preamps with HT bypass The Rogue RP7 (I own one) does HT bypass when powered off. It's very handy in my system. I have my Yamaha RX860 driving my power amp directly via this RP7 HT bypass for movies. | |
| Kickstarter for all analog "No Filter" Awesome. I will say that The Turn on vinyl is superbly produced, and has that "musicians playing in your livingroom" vibe to it . Killer musicianship too. I look forward to No Filter! | |
| The Cartridge and Stylus makes a big difference. FWIW I switched from a Delos to a Benz Wood SL and couldn’t be happier. Tracking is better, and sound is less fatiguing on my Clearaudio (with Satisfy tonearm). The Benz is a better system match. Cartridge performance can be system specific and I ... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? Recently, for the first time, I actually heard a difference between two optical cables w/ my ADI-2 DAC. One was: https://www.ebay.com/itm/12-12ft-GLASS-Digital-Audio-Toslink-Cable-Premium-Perfect-for-Sound-Bars/39... The other was a Lifatec glass ... | |
| The RME ADI 2-DAC 32Bit/768kHz I’ve had the ADI-2 for a couple months or so. Man, this is a fun, excellent sounding unit! Compared to the DAC on my Halo int, it’s less "dry" sounding, very rounded and full depending on filter setting. I settled on the NOS filter with the bump u... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Yesterday:Hendrix-- Both Sides of the SkyThis album rocks, with a mix of hard grooves/blues and fully fleshed out songs, and Hendrix at top form. Sound quality is excellent, quite "warm" on my system, yet dynamic. On another note, three days ago... | |
| Morrow IC's I liked the MA4s interconnects so much, that I've ordered a pair of MA6 with the March sale. I may return the MA4s, or keep them and use somewhere else. I was comparing the MA4s with Anticable 3.1 (both XLR from PassXP-15 phono amp to Haloint) a... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Yesterday: Dave Holland-- Aziza. Funky, spacey, somewhat quirky grooves. This grew on me bigtime.Julian Lage-- Modern Lore.Not as brilliant as his Arclight, and more subdued and spaceous, but with plenty of great guitarplaying and writing.Nils ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard. Fantastic recording, tasteful guitar playing. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Listening to the ARS Abraxas pressing now. It has greater clarity to the cymbals, which sounded somewhat dull on my regular Columbia pressing. Bass is lower in level, but tighter on the ARS vs recent Columbia. Wow, this ARS sounds so clean, and... |