grinnell
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| Any audiophile use computer (MacBook) as your audio streaming source? We use an old MacBook Pro just for streaming. It runs to a Schitt Eitr and then to a MHDT DAC. Is it as good a sound as the CDP going through the DAC? No but its not bad. We mostly listen to NPR, WWOZ, and FlacBlues. No Spotify or other stream... | |
| Integrated Tube Amp approx. $2,500 With those Cornwalls look at Decware, a nice range of tube amps with great sound. Long wait to get new but on the used market they pop up regularly | |
| Rel T/7x sub sound improvement but… I recently added a sub to my stand mount Reference 3A de Capo i which are spec'd down to 44 hz. I dont have room to put the sub in a corner so i set it just behind and in the middle of the two speakers and set it for 80hz and very low volume. Ma... | |
| Best standmounts with a 7" woofer/driver Reference 3A de Capos | |
| Devore O/96 with Luxman 88uc I heard these speakers at Aural HiFi in Denver, not sure what tube amp it was paired with but wow what full rich sound. My wife wouldn't let me buy them. | |
| The Jico SAS/B Stylus VN 5 MR I go a Shure V15VxMR when i bought a used TT from a guy who bundled it with a bunch of stuff. I sold off most of the stuff including the TT but kept the Shure. In 14 years I have bought 3 Jico styli for it and love the sound with my VPI HW-19 mk... | |
| critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve? Get a nice tube phono stage. Hagerman cornet II/III is good price used | |
| Adding tube sound to my SS system I jumped into to tubes in 2007 with a Primaluna Prologue II. Slowly added more tubes-phono stage, tuner, DAC. I now use a 4 watt Decware Mini Torii with the same speakers I used with the 35wpc Primalune: Reference 3A de Capos 92db. Plenty lo... | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Used Decware Mini Torii? | |
| Amp for Vintage Heresy I run my Klipsch Quartets with a 4 watt Grommes amp, look at Decware Mini Torii or other low watt tube amp | |
| Does anyone know what's up with vinylengine.com? Yea it can't find my login name frustrating | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier Check out Decware. They have a line of integrated amps from 2 watts up to 60 watt. American made, well built, sound wonderful :) | |
| Decware ZTPRE Have you talked to Steve at Decware about the issue? | |
| dac recommendations for turntable listener? Get yourself a used MHDT DAC, very nice analogue sounding, tube DAC | |
| High sensitivity (99) with mid powered (50 to 100 wpc/tube) amps? I have a pair of upgraded Quartets (crites tweeters and xover) the Forte's little brother and run it with a 6 watt Grommes PHI-26. For the price it sounds amazing. I feel like i'm listening to live music vs my de Capos in my home system. |