hickamore
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| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @atmasphere Hope you enlightened the reviewers who are telling readers you don't have features that you clearly do have (not that I noticed on website). If tape monitor inputs function just the same as any other RCAs, then that wouldn't be a probl... | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @twoleftears Good to know! Will prepare my list before calling. | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @atmasphere Appreciate the helpful clarifications. To date I have had success with XLR cables and avoiding ground loops (using other tube equipment). In any event, information gleaned here helps me quickly narrow my search range. All reviews I ha... | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @curiousjim "ARC if you can afford it": this much I've known since c. 1978, and could be I'll wind up with the LS28 if the right deal is out there (REF series would require a total system upgrade). Rogue RP-9 uses the same tubes, price is $2500 le... | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @jayctoy & others who mentioned the Backert line, I'm growing fascinated. Apparently they welcome questions by phone, so will be calling to clear up details left murky by online product info. Surprised they have so many dealers & I'm eager... | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @bdp24 Another one I know nothing about. Research time, thanks. | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @atmasphere Will set check for AES compliance & hope to find within my b@twoleftears Never heard of it, glad to know there are several candidates. @soix now ready to move up from SCHIIT Freya+, my first tube pre since analog-only days. Pretty... | |
| Balanced Line Stage Tube Preamps @mulveling Thanks for the tip! I’m off to check out the used market. | |
| Better sound on rainy days? FM tuner reception is clearly better on cloudy days. I have not noted any equivalent weather difference when live-streaming the same signal (often, in various weathers, I A/B the two, analog vs. digital). The "atmospheric conditions" explanation h... | |
| Go Ahead and Laugh at Me @onhwy61 ;-) Same here. At least we're unlikely to fry anything finding out. | |
| Why should audiophile deniers be allowed on an audiophile forum? Let's remember that "free speech" refers to freedom from GOVERNMENT censorship. Private forums can censor, or refuse to censor, anything or anybody, for any reason or no reason. Doing so may be wise, or it may be stupid, but it's within their legi... | |
| A CD PLAYER whose sound quality NOT AFFECTED by the DAC? What @audioguy85 said. | |
| Tubes becoming hard to get? +1 @jerryg123 | |
| I'm trusting FedEx/ UPS less by the day Just yesterday FedEx was stupid enough to send me a customer satisfaction survey. I rated them zero in every department. Things were fine before and during the height of the pandemic. (For every shipment of sensitive electronics gear I receive 25 ... | |
| No love for Legacy Audio @mikekollar What's the ceiling height in the 20 x 17 listening room? I'd want a dedicated cathedral for the Aeris. @vinylvalet My Legacys are forever, but of course I keep every scrap of original packaging in pristine condition and will leave a ... |