galacticmayan
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| What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary? @jbhiller did you ever end up modding the Linton's? Your thoughts and experiences? | |
| Recommendations for a stereo power amp with a XLR/RCA input switch around $2k @colfax I ended up going with the Musical Fidelity M6s PRX. I'm super happy with it. Its super clean sounding and gets very loud. It may be too much power for my living room, but if I move - this amp will be able to power most room sizes and will ... | |
| Which amp would you choose and why - Pass Labs XA-25 or First Watt F8? I'm current running a Musical Fidelity M6s PRX,so a pretty high watt amp. And it's great but maybe a bit too much power for a small living room. | |
| Need HELP - getting static noise when using my tube preamp while computer is on... @chilehed interesting. I'll give that a shot. | |
| Need HELP - getting static noise when using my tube preamp while computer is on... @russ69 I use primarily Zavfino and Blue Jean cables. both are 'insulated' but I'll have to check if they're shielded. | |
| Need HELP - getting static noise when using my tube preamp while computer is on... @lowrider57 I can only reach one dual wall outlet at the moment, but I tried plugging the computer to the wall and everything else on my Furman PST-8, which says they have ’filtered inputs’. I’ll have to dig for the manual. The preamp is connected... | |
| Speaker Suggestions/Opinions I've been very happy with my Tannoy XT8Fs. They have great bass and clarity. You can get them new with your budget. | |
| Tube virgin looking for tube amp under $3k I was very happy with my first tube purchase, a Cary SLI-80 used for $2k. I've since upgraded to Cary seperates, but if I were to build another integrated system it would definitely be Cary, though for a better power/cost ratio you could also look... | |
| Craigslist Fraud Thats such an old CL scam that I'm surprised they're still doing the ’oops I sent you too much’ check scam. on CL I will only do in person for items that expensive and maybe Venmo/Paypal in some rare cases. youre better off protecting yourself and... | |
| Does Power Cord Require Burn-In To Sound Good? in my experience, the power chord is the least effective piece of gear to affect sound quality in my rig. | |
| What's your favorite boutique speaker maker Legacy Audio and Spatial. The Legacy and Spatial rooms took took me by surprise at AXPONA. | |
| Tubed Preamp recommendations? Used Cary Audio, Rogue Audio or PrimaLuna would fit the bill | |
| Who, do you think, designs the best looking tube-based devices? I dig the look of the Cary SLI80 HS with the wood side panelshttps://images.app.goo.gl/e6LFhV2p6qLJDiHcA | |
| Recommendations for a stereo power amp with a XLR/RCA input switch around $2k thanks for the recommendations everyone! I will do some more research. | |
| Recommendations for a stereo power amp with a XLR/RCA input switch around $2k I have an RME ADI-2 DAC with both XLR and RCA outs. I have the RCA going through the Cary preamp and want to go direct to amp via XLR for when I want to do non-hifi/tube listening off my computer. I've gone direct into the power amp before and it ... |