garthb309
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| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Anything by “Treat Her Right”, Mark Sandman’s precursor to Morphine, “Tied To the Tracks” is fantastic storytelling and Sandman’s voice is unmistakenly cool | |
| Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had? I’m sure my gear is one of the most inexpensive setups on this thread, but I’m enjoying it, and the mods helped:Klipsch Belle SpeakersMcintosh MX110z preWhammerdyne Integrated DGA1 SET ampDenon 62dp-l turntable Jena Labs SUT. Jena labs cables/IC’s... | |
| Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had? I'm 99% sure I found my forever system...but I'm going to keep reading this thread "just in case"...lol | |
| Audio Lessons Learned - post your best advice for the newer members! After 3-4 years in this hobby, the #1 thing I learned:-If you don't get the speaker placement right, you won't hear the differences in any upgrades.And one more thing: replacing the speaker posts from the original Klipsch Cornwalls made more diffe... | |
| Should I Sell My Oppo 203? Ok, I sold the 203 last week for what seemed to be a ridiculously high price, but I found myself wanting the "option" to watch blurays even though I only own a few dvds (The Godfather trilogy and Great Beauty and Rick Steeves). So, if I wanted a ... | |
| Should I Sell My Oppo 203? Thanks for the input, I sold it today | |
| Bluesound Node2 with outboard DAC I have a differenct but related question: when I hookup my external DAC to the Node2i, do I have the interconnects go from my DAC to the amp or from the Node2i to the amp? (there is a toslink from the Node to the DAC in both cases) | |
| Should I PURCHASE AN EXTERNAL DAC I just added an external DAC to the Oppo 203, do I need to change any settings on the Oppo in order to go through the external DAC? | |
| Oppo 205 and external DAC? I just added an MHDT Stockholm v2 DAC to the Oppo 203: Do I need to change any settings on the Oppo to bypass the internal DAC on the Oppo to go through the MHDT DAC? | |
| Difference Maker! once I had my ears cleaned, I could tell the difference between power cords... | |
| Affordable US Made Tube Pre/Power or Integrated Options Check out Whammerdyne Heavy Industries, tube SET amps, out of Portland, Oregon, Pat Hickman says his designs are the best in the world, I have no idea if he is correct or not but I love my integrated DGA1 (Damn Good Amp version 1). | |
| Lower end Soundsmith cartridges vs others in same price range? I have a re-tipped Denon 103r (from Soundsmith), what would be a true upgrade from Soundsmith compared to the 103r? | |
| How long do NOS 6L6gc power tubes last in a Mcintosh MC240 amp? Thanks @johnss and @tomic601, I have Klipsch heritage Belle speakers, and just ordered replacement tubes from Brent Jessee. | |
| Cartridge recommendations @tastypeter how do you like your MIMC Star after 2 years? | |
| 3 Cartridges Reviewed @dodgealum are you still enjoying your MIMC Star? I'm contemplating upgrading from a re-tipped Denon 103r, but not sure if it's a true upgrade or just tone preference... |