grannyring
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| Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under? @steakster is 110% right. That Audio Horizons preamp is going to be a best buy for sound quality based on your budget. I owned one much like that one as well as many other tube preamps with retail prices up to $12,0000. The AH is the best of the b... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? All gear has compromises including separates. I think making an assumption that separates always sound better is flawed today. When comparing separates to integrated amps today the sound quality differences will come down to design and execution, ... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? Another thought on design and options for sonic purity. My integrated only has one input direct wired to the tube stage. Bypassed the selector circuit as I only need one input for my dac. This is another step that can deliver sonic benefits. Again... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? A good hybrid integrated amp can have a nice active tube line stage. Mine happens to have one employing a nice separate power supply and tranny for the preamp section. Very little sacrifice and in some cases none! It depends on the design of the i... | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I have been a huge preamp user/buyer/seller over the years. I love a great tube preamp having owned at least 15 or so over the years. I have also built several very good tube preamps over the years. Today’s hybrid integrated amps are so good that ... | |
| Check This Out! @facten You have an outstanding Neodio dac/cd player. If you mostly spin CDs it is certainly a plus to have a great transport and dac built into the same piece. No need for an extra power cord and digital cable. Not sure how much streaming you ... | |
| Check This Out! @facten The Tron really sounded good my system and we enjoyed it for a couple of years. Bottom line is the Galle is a very special piece that based on my listening experience transcends what I thought was possible from a dac. It delivers in spades... | |
| Check This Out! Agreed! I will just move forward without a switch. I had an opportunity to listen the Cinnamon Audio Galle streamer over the last two days in my rig. I currently own an Innuos Pulsar which is really fantastic. It turns out both are actually priced... | |
| Swiss Digital Fuse Box - "What headroom sounds like" @ozzy Could not agree more! | |
| Check This Out! Well, the Paul Pang LAN cable replaced the topline Network Acoustics cable in my system. It is a more relaxed and “at ease” sounding cable compared to the high resolution of the NA cable. That’s how I would describe the difference…at least in my r... | |
| Check This Out! I will be comparing the Cinnamon Audio streamer vs my Innuos Pulsar. The Pulsar costs about $2000 more so it will be interesting. I really like the Pulsar and Innuos Sense software so the Cinnamon has a real hurdle 🙂. @mclinnguy it may be nice to... | |
| Check This Out! Thank you @lalitk for your kind comments! | |
| Check This Out! @mclinnguy lol! | |
| Check This Out! Well I have the Cinnamon Audio dac in my system now. It has some 80 hours on it thus far and I am just elated with the sound of my system. I told Colin the Galle is the most enjoyable and “perfect” sounding piece of audio electronics I have owne... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Yes indeed @sns @jim2 +++ |