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| Ok now I am frustrated with streaming I share your frustration; I spent almost a year testing different options. I tried the famous brands: Auralic, Naim, Lumin, etc. Probably almost sounds as good now as your CD source once did that was binned.Would have been even better if that ... | |
| Replacing driver screws with brass screws Have you measured the speakers before and after to make sure its not your imagination? Don't be so silly. +1 this is just "fuser" snake oil stuff from the same voodooists, SR are probably about to release cryo'd brass fixing screws for $500 a... | |
| Is the preamp the “heart” of the system? mglik OP Yes, yes... a straight wire WITH GAIN!Passives mostly have the straight wire part but not the latter. Sorry but where have you been, you don’t need any more gain, as 99% of sources today have enough voltage output to clip any amp to ful... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v Your welcome I’ve recommended it a few time to US owners on Audiogon. But some just can’t see the forest for the trees though. I’m in Australia where we have the best mains configuration, 50hz and 230v, and it’s well regulated, only >< 5v at... | |
| Is the preamp the “heart” of the system? Pre makes decisions and the amp will follow Ho dear! and if the pre is not totally transparent and free of distortion as the best pre in the world is "suppose" to sound "like a piece of wire" it's said. Then it's coloring and distorting the so... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v Just get one of these to convert your 110v to 220v 15amp or 20amp https://www.quick220.com/220_catalog/voltage-converters.html Cheers George | |
| parasound 200 pre or zpre3 or what other pre for 2 channel gentlejax There's a "B" stock Freya for $649 https://www.schiit.com/b-stocksCheers George | |
| parasound 200 pre or zpre3 or what other pre for 2 channel For $750< Just get a Schiit Freya, or used Freya+, 3 preamps in one, SS, Tube and Passive, with remote, with probably the best analogue volume control you can get.https://www.schiit.com/products/freya-1Cheers George | |
| Most organic / real / analogue sounding DAC (ideally with Volume Control) for $1500?????? Can't beat R2R dacs for realism | |
| What are the signs of caps going in an Amp? They all look fine to me. Are the heatsinks on both sides of the amp, the same temp after 1hr of being switched on? Does the hum go up and down with volume up and down?Try just the amp and speakers connected, see if the hum is still there, if not,... | |
| What are the signs of caps going in an Amp? maybe a slight bit puffy Could be the first signs, can you take some pics of the puffy ones and post up, use this image hosting https://imgbb.com/Classe are usually way over spec’d on their caps voltage, so it not likely. And this is a relatively... | |
| What are the signs of caps going in an Amp? What are the signs of caps going in an Amp? First thing you notice if you open the amp, is that the cap top will start to bulge a little, maybe even the sides, some have an X stamped into the top this is a safety pressure release valve, or you see... | |
| Ok now I am frustrated with streaming jmphotography OP When digital streamers have an issue with signal, what would be the result in sound? I would not think it would sound like distortion or a slightly out of tune radio station.That’s exactly what it sounded like to me. I keep thinki... | |
| Ok now I am frustrated with streaming jmphotography Hope you didn't get rid of all your CD's. Too many friends of mine did, and now they have given up on being audiophiles and use streaming simply as a convenience factor now. Some have gotten into HT instead.They don't even sit dow... | |
| Need highly transparent detailed amp---how does Pass XA25 compare to Gamut D100/D200 MKIII lcherepkai OP "If" the internal layout and neatness are anything to go by, give me the Pass XA25 every time.Pass XA25 https://6moons.com/audioreviews2/passlabs3/open_big.jpgGamut D200 MkIII (sorry but it looks like a hobbyist assembled this)https:... |