gakerty
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| In general, how does price relate to quality? I'd say there is a loose relationship between price and build quality (e.g. quality of parts used, level of construction, tolerance...etc), but this doesn't equate to sound quality, which is most important to us. So overall, there isn't a clear c... | |
| New cables - To judge now or after burn in period? " IME, if you don't like what you hear after a couple of hours, and certainly after a couple of days, then you probably don't like the sound of the cable."mitch2, I agree completely. A cable won't transform this way. Break in is a subtle change... | |
| New cables - To judge now or after burn in period? IMO, cables do "break in" to a certain extent (e.g. the highs will smooth out a bit, become less strident, bass fills out a touch), but if you do not like the sound of your new cable, no amount of burn in will make it good. If it's bad, its a sys... | |
| Nordost users....time to upgrade! " The retail price is $54,999.99 for a 1.5 meter length "Let me grab my wallet, just take my hard earned money. | |
| FEX EX Damaged New Legacy's Yep, my Legacys were shipped via UPS freight. Driver was nice, but seemed clueless. Apparently he even delivered and opened the boxes in the wrong address thinking it was a large dresser or something. The wife who was there was apparently reall... | |
| FEX EX Damaged New Legacy's I had this near exact thing happen with UPS and my new Legacy Signatures SEs. Two gouges on one speaker rear (thankfully can’t be seen from the front!) I took pictures on the speaker and the damaged box, filed a claim and worked with Legacy (who h... | |
| Any Tannoy XT8f vs Kef LS50 meta comparisons? I had Tannoy X8Tfs paired with Rogue (RP7+ Stereo 100) for a couple years or so, and really enjoyed the pairing. The Tannoy X8 are a neutral speaker overall with excellent bass, but lean just BARELY on the bright side, thus tube pairing jives well... | |
| Oppo 205 and external DAC? Is there a S/PDIF output setting in your 205 that turns on / off coax output? Likewise, is there a setting in your DAC to set the input to coax? I have to set my DAC's input to coax when using the Oppo as transport, otherwise there is no sound. | |
| Oppo 205 and external DAC? I use my Oppo 203 as a transport, and it is connected to a RME-ADI2 DAC via coax. The ADI-2 then runs balanced to my pre. There is a subtle, but noticeable increase in detail when using the external dac versus the internal in the Oppo. AFAIK, t... | |
| Rogue Audio Stereo 100, Atlas Magnum III anybody running them? Sound signatures? I’ve had the Stereo 100 for ~3 years now (driven by an RP7), and had no plans to upgrade... now you have me interested in this upgrade. Any details regarding what they do in this dark upgrade? Already very pleased in the bass performance of the St... | |
| Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with +1 to those who suggested Rogue. I have a Stereo 100 driven by a Rogue RP7. Amperex 7316 + Amperex Bugle Boys in the RP7, Amperex long plate 12AX7 + Mazda long plates 12AU7 in the Stereo 100. Speakers are Legacy Signature SE (4 ohm). There are tim... | |
| Help buying first analog rig - Clearaudio Concept or Rega P6 I'd go with the Concept for sole reason the VTA is adjustable, whereas shims are required on the Rega for VTA. There's more flexibility with different cartridges that way. The Concept was my first "good" table and it served me well. Had a Conce... | |
| Stylus Cleaning Rituals Every few sides I'll lower the stylus onto a DS Audio pad twice. Every several albums or so I'll gently brush with the Lyra stylus cleaner, which is apparently not alcohol based (is enzyme based) so as to be gentle on any glue. I'm not super ana... | |
| Hmmmmm speaker cables After using Stager Sound, Anticables, Morrow and Cleardays, I've found Audio Envy to be at least as good as those, for less money. I have a set of AE SP11 that are overall neutral, with great clarity, but perhaps a smidgen on the "warm" side in m... | |
| What’s a mistake you made by being impulsive? Nothing egregious, but I've bought sets of NOS tubes after a few drinks. I've since learned to stay away from any good tube site after imbibing. I really don't need anymore 12au7s or ax7s! |