ghasley
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| Upgrade from DeVore Gibbon X @post2338 I mistyped above when referring to Vandersteen which of course you correctly identified as Von Schweikert | |
| Upgrade from DeVore Gibbon X What does Kevin Hayes say when asked which speakers mate best with his gear? VAC and Vandersteen seem to show together frequently. I have heard the X but I have not had the pleasure of experiencing your VAC amps(but Ive owned a few VAC amps ov... | |
| Great network streamers with only USB outputs @erik_squires I don't know about most, but here's a good example with S/PDIF as well as USBoutputs. Keep in mind that USB has better jitter and also much higher bandwidth than S/PDIF. If you are happy with your DAC and it's high rez capabil... | |
| Great network streamers with only USB outputs The Innuos Pulse outputs AES, RCA SPDIF and USB. I have not listened to one however Innuos does fine work. Previous owner of Innuos Zenith Mk3, current owner of Grimm Mu1. Best wishes. | |
| Starting a second system, need efficient speaker suggestions. @elliottbnewcombjr very efficient 98db temporary while looking for a great deal? buy, move to second system later or sell or give to a friend Pioneer CS-705 near you I just happened upon this thread, your speaker recommendations are ALL ov... | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers There are alot of wonderful speakers out there at $30k..at this price point it comes down to personal preference, system matching and and more than a few positive demonstrations. In fact, I own speakers in this price range and it only has one twee... | |
| Pre-amps for Leben CS-600x @markimiller Depending on your speakers, the cv391 is stunning. The STC cv391 is an amazing tube for an amplifier for tone and texture, even SET like at times. STC was the British spinoff of Western Electric so the tube has some of that dna. Congr... | |
| Pre-amps for Leben CS-600x @markimiller congrats. Which Montille? | |
| Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers @tektondesign this thread likely isnt helping productivity or sanity. Build some speakers, sell them, the first owners will sing their praises (or not) and the secondary market will determine value. | |
| Ethernet cables @jjss49 thanks for this post, I almost spit out my triple latte grand machiato whipped double shot of Kenyan and Ethiopean coffee. | |
| Searching for a little more warmth @croissantfoxwine be sure if considering Devores and Audio Note speakers that you are allowed a home demo with your gear. Perhaps your Shindo dealer can also advise. The Cortese has gone through some minor running revisions which are typically wel... | |
| Ethernet cables @classicrockfan Do you believe there are audible differences, either good or bad, in analog cables? | |
| How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you? @atmasphere well said as usual @lonemountain everything in the hifi hobby requires evaluating a set of tradeoffs. What "this" you may be willing to trade off for "that" is a personal decision but make no mistake, we each must make a decision o... | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @oceanandmountains first of all, friends dont let friends buy tubes on Amazon. The good news is you can probably return them. Can you hear hiss through the headphone section? If not, then perhaps try some low noise matched 5751’s from Brent Jesse... | |
| Leben CS300XS Tube Rolling @oceanandmountains it could be one of several things: 1) the new production tubes, from whom did you buy them and were they the highest grade, lowest noise offered by the seller?, 2) NOS tubes require the same attention to detail prior to purchas... |