gareents
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| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... All very good suggestions above. But for an amazing voice performer that no one has mentioned, or probably heard, check out Chris Webster. Locally famous in Northern California. Quboz has only two of her albums, but a good start! -G | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) @riskymilk Regarding differences between Pass XP17, PS Audio Steller, and Parasound JC3+, they are closer than different. The Steller is dead quiet, more than the JC3+, a little more resolution than the JC3+, but maybe not quite as dynamic. Bot... | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) @riskymilk - I own the Pass XP-17, JC3+, and PS Audio Steller phono preamps. All are extremely good. The Pass XP-17 is the best. -GAR | |
| Pass Labs XA30.8 for Dynaudio C1 Platinum I own a Pass XA 30.8 driving B&W 805 D3 speakers rated around 86 dB sensitivity. Have a PS Audio BHK preamp driving the Pass XA 30.8. Normal listening is with the BHK volume at 30 to 40%. Volume at 60% will drive you from the room. No clipping... | |
| Intergrated Amp suggestions for B&W 805d4 I have a pair of the B&W 805D3 speakers. Have paired my B&W's with two different integrated amps: McIntosh MA252 and Raven Osprey. Currently using a Pass Labs XA30.8 (with both Conrad Johnson ET3 and PS Audio BHK for preamps). All combin... | |
| How many systems do you have? Three, one for each house | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good Couple that haven't ben mentioned: Pretenders "Learning to Crawl" Carol King "Tapestry" Van Morrison "Poetic Champions Compose" Tom Waits "Closing Time" -G | |
| Integrated Tube Amp Demo Follow-up @ahb3u - I have not tried the high pass filter connection from the Osprey to my REL sub. Always use the Speakon cable. However, I am using the high pass filter with two SVS subs. The Osprey is now in a different system connected to Harbeth 30.2... | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC I actually own a Benchmark DAC3, MHDT Balanced Pagoda, and Schitt Yggdrasil. Each is in different systems: the Benchmark directly into a Parasound A23+, the Yggdrasil into a McIntosh MA252, and the Pagoda into a Conrad Johnson ET3SE then into a P... | |
| Tube integrated amp recommendations @bluorion Hi, you may want to read my comparison of integrated tube amps, including Raven, here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/integrated-tube-amp-demo-follow-up | |
| NO listening sessions posible , bookshelf for a Raven Nighthawk I have a Raven Osprey (bigger brother to the Nighthawk). I have used the Osprey with both Harbeth 30.2 and Bowers & Wilkins 805D3 speakers. Osprey easily drives both speakers well. Sound between the two is surprisingly very similar, though B&a... | |
| Turntable Decision Thanks for all the great input on SOTA tables. A question on arms: any thoughts on a Schick or Graham arm on a Sapphire? | |
| Turntable Decision Thanks @vinylvalet. As the lone dissenter, do you have a reason you prefer the Michell over SOTA? | |
| Turntable Decision Thank you all for such great feedback!@milostyn -regarding tonearms, I have a supplier offering the Sapphire with a Jelco TS-550S arm. Your thoughts? | |
| PrimaLuna Evo 200 underwhelming I demoed the Prima Luna Evo 300 against four other tube integrated amps; see https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/integrated-tube-amp-demo-follow-up. In comparison, I found the Evo 300 to be somewhat veiled, or "muffled", in its sound just as yo... |