georgehifi
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| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' ssnkssnk After being disappointed with mono-bridge SQ, I have now tried @georgehifi’s suggestion of vertical bi-amping. I can already see, what @georgehifi was saying, and where I can go with this approach.With this approach, the sound-stage is ... | |
| Best mid priced Amp-Preamp not completely neutral but GOOD! That’s a very un-Rotel sonic description, haven’t heard this one but many others, and I find them very neutral but a touch sterile.Cheers George | |
| YBA PRODUCTS I’ve got a YBA WD202 dac direct connection to poweramp here that does everything but mix you a drink, it was very good stock, but with a simple buffer opamp change 10min job (they used the oldest nastiest $1 opamp TLO72), changed for the "fairly" ... | |
| Differences among the electrostatics of Martin Logan models? If you can get them with good panels, the Monolith III was a great speaker. I have the latest panels in mine and they can't be touched for sound quality. I always said if I didn't have these a used pair of Summits would be on my list for a more ma... | |
| What were the best years for McIntosh power amps... In terms of sound quality, reliability, and holding it’s value McIntosh bested them all. Your opinion, to me the sound quality went south, when they introduced output transformers for ss amp, which as you say made them, "at least" bomb proof.One ... | |
| MOVING TO computer/HD/audio player from CD's MOVING TO computer/HD/audio player from CD’sI decided that continuing to increased my 1000 CD record collection was so 1940’s. Don’t sell off your cd’s, I’ve had two friends who did this to fund "computer audio" and after some time chopping/chang... | |
| Audio Research Dim Read-out on the CD-3 display............ autospec OP If your just a little mechanical (ie can you change a tap washer) you can replace this yourself for $70. Just 4 screws and 3 push-on connectors. https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Audio-Research-CD-Player-VFD-Display-Board-PWB668B-CD1-CD2-C... | |
| What were the best years for McIntosh power amps... What were the best years for McIntosh power amps The original 275 were their best years. Then ss with output transformers??????????????????Cheers George | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' Also, it will give me only 200watts per channel, and not 380watts, which I expected to get from the setup. Let me know, what you think. As I showed someone else, your ATC SCM-19’s have quite an easy 5-6ohm impedance curve (green) and a -phase ang... | |
| Levinson 39 vs Bricasti M1 his is also a great one that’s cheap the way I bought it, QED Silver 75ohm digital, purple in colour and it can be bought off the roll so you put your own rca’s on. https://www.qed.co.uk/cables/hdmi-digital/reference-digital-audio.html#tab1 Chee... | |
| Denafrips Terminator vs other dacs jriggy the DS DAC has been said to be smoother (softer / rounded off transients) and the Termi having more ‘pop’ but that doesn’t equate the DS being more analog. So true jr, the discrete R2R Multibit dacs like the Terminator the Holo, MSB, Tota... | |
| Best mid priced Amp-Preamp kns54 OP I’d go along with that too curiousjim , a Schiit Freya (great switchable tube/ss/ or passive preamp) with a Schiit 100w Vidar. Should work a treat with the KEF 103/3, and at 93db maybe the Schiit Aegir 25w class-a if he doesn't want party... | |
| Best mid priced Amp-Preamp kns54 OP Please suggest best amp-preamp under $2000 for my KEF 103/3 reference series speakers. A little more but this new John Curl designed Halo Integrated just got good raps put on it, not quite as as powerful as the older one which you c... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 - To 'mono' or not to 'mono' Tell me you’ve done it both ways with this amp and your way is better; I will gladly spend what I have to in order to try it. Yes with many amps I have, not with this amp. There is no valid reason to believe it won’t be the same as EE engineering... | |
| Denafrips Terminator vs other dacs Holo spring l3 I had the Holo Spring Level 2 on loan in my system for 2 weeks and I was very taken with it, even in OS mode, but it was when it was switched to NOS mode that really got me listening, more extension and harmonic detail at both en... |