gochurchgo

Responses from gochurchgo

Decware integrated
30 month wait. Just FYI  
FEDEX keeps destroying my New CARY 805RS Monoblocks - What can I do to prevent Nightmare?
@rodagon part of my day job is logistics. We ship millions of dollars of product with FedEx and they are fubar’d. We ship tons of LTL (which is cheaper to ship at or more than 150lbs). If Cary is shipping groundi I’d get a refund a move on. That’... 
FEDEX keeps destroying my New CARY 805RS Monoblocks - What can I do to prevent Nightmare?
Are they sending FedEx LTL? If not then shame on Cary. I agree with the above to go OD.  Cary probably has a FedEx rep. I would get them to make calls and get it handled. I do it.  
Majority Of Your Listening Is Online Streaming Service, Do You Buy CD's Or Vinyl Any More?
Vinyl or bust.   
Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition
Sorry all, had to take a break as all the research was settingmy hair on fire. I read a review for the Denafrips Athena which compared it extremely favorably to the W4S stage 2. Seems that, according to 6 moons (who loves to word salad the sh*t ou... 
What'd You Get For Xmas?
I got a week off from all of my other jobs to do my favorite job which is being a daddy. Got my kid everything she wanted. Listened to a few sides.   we cooked 4 turkeys, 40lbs of potatoes and roughly 6 gallons of coffee and handed out plates to... 
McIntosh C22 Unsolved Problem - for techs/smart guys/EEs
I had a Sansui with this issue. I was able to reduce it to the preamp section and not the amplifier  portion.  Try this: turn the MONO button on and see if it still happens. Since it’s summing channels it should theoretically bypass the balance c... 
Santa didnt bring me a $20k linestage
$20k Linestages are a waste. $40k min or don’t bother.  
Holo Serene vs Denafrips Athena (anyone compared these preamps?)
@smodtactical  it has a single set in and I’d need 2 sets (DAC and phono) but I guess I may get a balanced DAC in the future so it’s probably moot.   still curious about both of these preamps. What little I’ve read about each has been overwhelmi... 
Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition
@mikem  I don't disagree. I don't care about fidelity or neutrality, I care about sounding "good" to my ears. The problem with any preamp. passives included is that its a stab in the dark. I can't seem to find my SYS (may have loaned it out and f... 
Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition
@mikem  Thanks and thats interesting. I fear that passives will leave the cold.  
Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition
@markusthenaimnut  at a reported 26db of gain thats a bad decision. I have way too much with a pre that outputs 18. I bet it sounds amazing and I did read extensively into it. Not going tube most likely but thanks.  
Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition
@tweak1 @palasr Yes the Hattor is very interesting. Passive and gain stage., I am very seriously considering this as well as the Denafrips Athena and Holo Serene. The Athena really excites me after reading more into it. Its a buffer with unity gai... 
Holo Serene vs Denafrips Athena (anyone compared these preamps?)
I have a horribly moronic (potentially) question, but would I be able to use an XLR to RCA dongle for the inputs? Like The Athena looks amazing but I run all single ended.   Also, I'd like to hear more of your thoughts on the Serene @jnds   
Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition
@mrdecibel  No doubt the SYS isn't in that league, I feel like a passive is saying "this is your system without make up" and I'm not sure I want to know that yet lol. I was trying to find mine and plug it in and see what my pig really looks like w...