gsmith5
Responses from gsmith5
| Preamp no longer makes a difference after caps and wire I would talk with Pathos and describe your goals for the unit and how it is hooked up, I think they are in a better position to tell you how to proceed | |
| Bang for Buck Go for the phono stage and cartridge next | |
| Best speakers for a Pass XA 30.5 I had a Pass Labs XA30.8 and had no problem driving Bryston mini-t speakers or Proac D30R speakers. | |
| What brand was better than it is today? It’s just capitalism, in a free market the inefficient loose market share or go out of business, new more efficient businesses take their place. I just went to Axpona there are plenty of small businesses out there offering quality audio products. | |
| Audio Doctor goes to Axpona observations so far My favorite room was the Raven Audio room. They have great tube gear and had their own speakers now. I think their tube gear is comparable to VAC in sound. | |
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? Inna, I have a Pass Labs XA30.8 amp and a Pass Labs XP-20 preamp. They are great. The amp is a bit heavy 100 lbs, being class A it puts out a little heat. I don’t run my amp 24/7. 1 hr warmup is all that’s required for excellent sonics. I have no ... | |
| Is anything better than the Accuphase T-100? I’ve owned the following fm tuners:Accuphase T-100, T-109V, T-1100Sansui TU-717Kenwood 600TFor the money I really liked the Sansui TU-717, that would be my recommendation. | |
| Which would you choose; Pass 250.8, arc 75SE or luxman m900u? I have the Pass Labs 30.8 amplifier (class A) and it sounds great for the pop and jazz music I listen to. If I listened to classical music I would probably own a tube amp. | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B ThereBill Withers - Use Me | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? My current speakers Proac D30R are the best speakers I have ever owned. They have great midrange. Takes time to break them in to hear their full potential. | |
| Which area of components to spend the most $ on? Boy I was wrong all my life! If the CD player has digital outputs, the best bang for the buck would be to add an upgraded dac | |
| Speaker suggestions I would talk with Decware since they make high efficiency speakers also. Their website says they offer 30 day free trials on their speakers. | |
| $20K to spend on speakers…. . wait! There’s a catch! Go To Audio shows large and small and begin listening tests a $600 ticket and $500 room is small price to invest in a $20,000 decision | |
| Opening a can of worms If you have run a test and drawn conclusions, why are you asking for others opinions. You are wasting other people’s time | |
| Isolation feet/cones for PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC I’ve tried herbies and DH cones. I recently switched to mig 2. The music seems more lively with the mig 2s to me. |