georgeab
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| Looking for best streamer without DAC under $3500 Not sure about "best", I only know I am using a NUC7i5 with the ROCK operating system (provided for free by Roon) housed in Akasa Newton S7 Fanless case for 7th Generation Intel NUC Boards. It was challenging building, but fun and if you can follo... | |
| Bob Dylan - "Murder Most Foul" I'm waiting for "Murder Most Foul" the musical. | |
| Bob Dylan - "Murder Most Foul" Surprised no one has commented about the recording itself. IMO for the Qobuz version, the recording is reference quality; the texture of the voice, snares, deep bass and sense of space. Hats off to the recording engineer. | |
| What am I missing streaming music with a Node 2i A great used DAC at the $1K price point is the PS Audio PerfectStream DAC MKII. If you ever want to upgrade to their benchmark DAC the DirectStream it can be upgraded. | |
| Some components too old now? I had my my Classe Audio preamp and amplifer since 1990 and only changed as I blew up the amplifier trying to adjust DC offset on amplifier. My Magnalab tuner has been going on 30 years. If you are happy with the sound no reason to change out... | |
| Tweeter Capacitor Upgrade (Coincident PREs) Good article on capacitor comparison and listening tests. http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/Cap.htmlMy speaker manufacture uses extremely tight tolerances so as Erik mentioned above just the differences in tolerances can shift the cutoff frequency... | |
| What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio? Thanks vintage_heath for the great starter thread!My first venture into the high end (late 70’s) was a pair of KEF 103.2 speakers and I think I recall a Onkyo receiver and can’t remember the turntable, Shure cartridge; probably $1,200 all in. A ni... | |
| Do you trust Audiogon? Yes, I trust Audiogon. Do I do due diligence, yes. If something is not right, then pass on the deal. It sounds like you accepted responsibility and did the right thing. | |
| Need to recap my Classe Audio DR-8 Amps - need suggestions This information is for Dave (dlcockrun). The service manual for your DR-9 is located here: https://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/classe-audio/dr-9.shtml The service manual identifies the transistors as MJ15024 and MJ15025. As stated th... | |
| Need to recap my Classe Audio DR-8 Amps - need suggestions Sorry to hear about your woofers. I would put a voltmeter on the amplifier outputs and see if you have a significant DC offset. That is something that has the potential to take out woofers. If you have DC offset, it could be from something interna... | |
| Usher R1.5 should I buy? Stani19 came through! Thank you everyone, georgehifi, vvvinashhh, and stani19. Just sent to a couple of folks that were also requesting. You are welcome to PM me if you need the schematic in the future. | |
| Usher R1.5 should I buy? I have not received schematic. I have sent PM to the parties requesting. Hope all is well with vvvinashhh. georgehifi posted a fairly small resolution schematic here: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/pass-labs/55067-usher-amps-lookalike-buil... |