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| Power cord for low-watt tube amp? look at the Triode Lab website. they make an amazing power cord in support of their low watt tube amps. I tried it and was immediately sold. I use the on my 45 tube monoblocks and my preamp. Interestingly I preferred different cords for my digit... | |
| USB and Coaxial at the same time? My Auralic G2.1 streamer requires setup changes to swap from USB to Coax making it about a minute long process to switch and not so easy to A/B. unless you have the same cable it also makes it really hard to compare which is better. But you can s... | |
| Does a good power conditioner reduce need for power supply upgrade? Like so many things in this hobby there appears to be no simple answer to power conditioning. And apparently there are various types of power problems that can be addressed. my goto reference for this is live testing done by alpha audio which you... | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? Agree with Avanti1960 i have a <$4k near field second system that is 90% of my more than 10x $ main system in their respective environments. but I could not replace my second system in its larger environment and be anywhere in the ballpark.... | |
| SPEAKERS THAT SOUND ALIVE & DYNAMIC AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS I would recommend looking at Joseph Crowe Audio for a pair of horns. he makes numerous options that are perfect for low level listening, which is how I listen most nights. | |
| Would like to get more bass out of my B&W 801 series 2 speakers My living room is large like yours and seems to just swallow up bass. My prior speakers did not work at all there but were gloriously full in a more moderately sized room. Do you have the ability to test that out a smaller room as an experiment? M... | |
| Final Analog Upgrades I have a soundsmith phono stage that I am very happy with in your price range. | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? Camera rentals are in place supported mostly by professionals that need a particular piece of gear for a particular short term assignment. I have used them to try out a lens but found a place close to avoid the shipping barges. I’ve also used the... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu Pearl - in the right space they are magical. Vocals were as good as I’ve ever heard. spatial presentation was spot on. Bass response was detailed and far deeper than you’d imagine from drivers that size. From my experience the downsides relate... | |
| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? So I don’t own a cd player now but what I’d like to add to the conversation is that I completely believe in cables and from my experience the same cables that were an amazing upgrade for my amp, did not play well with my DAC or Streamer. I believe... | |
| IS THE WEISS 204 A SUBSTANIAL UPGRADE FRON THE CHORD QUTEST I’m using a sonnet Pasithea and the detail retrieval is absolutely incredible. Worth a look and around your price point. | |
| Experience up-leveling streaming with USB cables? JCAT reference usb | |
| Single driver speakers without the pitfalls? I’ve had 2 that I love. Very sorry to have sold the pearl acoustics Sibelius. Sold to fund new purchase. Very unexpectedly full sound down below 40hz in a reasonable sized room. Second is a fostex BLH from Joseph Crowe Audio. This can be a DIY. ... | |
| Speakers for low-level listening I have a pair of Joseph Crowe 2095 horns that sound magnificent, dynamic, and full at low levels. Much of my listening is done late in the evenings. see my profile for pics, but in general I think this supports the suggestion and benefit of horns... | |
| Looking for High Quality Streamer Only Options (NO DAC)? Add me to the auralic G2.1 camp. It’s a great streamer with a reasonably good native app. I opted for this over some other choices based on availability of WiFi as some others have noted. |