ghdprentice
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| surprising comparison of tube preamps I have a headphone amp that is powerful enough to be a headphone amp or an integrated amp and power speakers. The Woo WA5. | |
| Integrateds: Luxman vs. Ayre? Actually, well put. I agree, extended on top and bottom. | |
| For those that have separate Streamers & DACS @brskie Congratulations. Great streamer. You should really enjoy it. | |
| Integrateds: Luxman vs. Ayre? @deadhead1000 Yes, many people like the sparkle. That, and all the dials make it look very very high tech… they are very cool looking. Like McIntosh, but in a completely different way. @retiredfarmer Yes. I was trying to avoid a term that... | |
| Music Disappearing (Roon/Tidal/Qobuz) While not on Roon I occasionally have albums show up as no longer available… but in fact they are. I assume they replace them and some intermediate software detects temporary absence and marks them as gone… but they are there. | |
| Integrateds: Luxman vs. Ayre? I have listened to quite a few Luxman integrated and amps. I have owned a couple of Ayre DACs that I believe reflect the house sound… I would say the Ayre sound is smoother and more well balance than Luxman. I do not find the Ayre dry, but the Lux... | |
| Sonus Faber's Maxima Amator, the S.F new sound ? I am not sure there is a debate to be had here. About ten years ago Sonus Faber changed there sound by adding detail / increasing the treble energy of pretty much all models. The strong, natural mid-range bloom and nuanced bass was supplemented wi... | |
| Tubed preamps and Power amps- How old is too old??? I have been an active audiophile for about fifty years. Typically I upgrade my system about every seven to ten years with new equipment. I found for me every ten years represents a very significant improvement in performance, worthy of upgrading. ... | |
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! I hate to repeat from a recent post… but. In 1978 I committed to a really great system and after reading popular stereo magazines (Stereo Review ((not a good source)) I bought the top rated Onkyo tape deck. It performed well, I thought. To get... | |
| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results @geworthomd Hmm, that is a real hard question… since it is based on two really big generalizations. The overall tonal balance of solid state and tube equipment hugely vary and overlap. The two have been moving towards neutral from opposite si... | |
| can subwoofers make things worse? No, a sub will not make it worse… will likely enhance a good deal, two would be best. REL… the default choice for most. High quality and great method and controls to feather it in with your speakers so not to create a mid bass hump. | |
| Did your system getting better the more money you spent or more experience you gained? I never forget being curious and borrowing a used top of the line Nakamichi tape deck back in 1979. It cost at least four times what I ever would consider (could reasonably afford ) putting it in my system. I must have listened with my mouth hang... | |
| Ripping CDs @linnvolk Yes great opportunities for listening. I find your counterpoint logical but very very unlikely. The cat is out of the bag. I can’t see a way it gets put back in. The world is going digital… it has to, we cannot afford the resources... | |
| Did your system getting better the more money you spent or more experience you gained? Both. I have, in the very beginning tried to minimize cost and maximize effort (gaining experience) and found I wasted more money by trying to save money… I would try going low cost and just ended up buying three intermediate components and the fi... | |
| Another post about a streamer upgrade @benanders I’m glad you are curious. But we are not working on graduate degrees here (which btw I have). Those of us with lots of experience are trying to help those with less to effectively navigate this extremely complex landscape and avoid was... |