hickamore
Responses from hickamore
| Solo streamer Been down the same road. Started with Cambridge Azur 851N, the big brother of your CXN V2, and found the SQ lacking over time. Moved to Lumin, but didn't care for sound presentation or control app. Next was entry-level Aurender (now discontinued) ... | |
| Audiophile grade passive impedance buffer @invalid Fascinating, who knew? Not I. These seem to have balanced OUT, but no balanced IN. Versatile and reasonably priced. Thanks. | |
| Audiophile grade passive impedance buffer @armstrod What a fabulous piece of gear! I would buy that thing simply on principle. Now awaiting a dealer response. Do you personally use it? @czarivey Heard rumors of that one but could not track down a specimen. | |
| Audiophile grade passive impedance buffer Guess I just need tips on where to find a suitable impedance buffer. My own search turned up nothing promising. BTW, Mfr says "output impedance is primarily resistive. This means it should behave consistently across different frequencies." Believ... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @markmuse Although the S5.5 is listed as one of many "instant ship" items from Destination, on Monday 6/24 I got this confirmation from James: "there is (not "we have"') a silver S5.5 unit that is scheduled to ship next Tuesday (meaning 7/2)." At ... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @markmuse Turns out there is a Widex dealer near me and will call them tomorrow, thanks! And I should have thought not to discuss marketing in the forum. Just spotted your unit online, questions answered. Though too late for me personally as I put... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! @markmuse Audiologists: yes, been down that road. They have no clue. But looks like I can buy direct with no prescription (as I gather insurance doesn't cover). Did you buy online or for a dealer? Thanks in any case as I was having no luck finding... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Two somewhat related points. One, Terry's now-published review fails to mention that the Coda S5.5 supposedly runs 40W Class A into 4 ohms. As a user of 4 ohm Legacy speakers, which are known to have a couple of impedance dips, I ordered this am... | |
| Half-Speed Masters - are they worth double dipping? Ditto @ghdprentice. Mostly Japanese from the 70s. Pressing was good and they still sound wow to me on the rare occasions when played. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @decooney As should be obvious, your secondary system would be my primary. Just one question: what is the O/I impedance ratio of your 6SN7 tube preamp to Pass Forté (as upgraded)? Depending on preamp, with amp change I would be moving from 1:110 d... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @paulcreed You are right in my wheelhouse. Appreciate the reassurance. | |
| Tube amps under $7500 @decooney Much appreciate your thorough review of the entire course of discussion. I will try to clarify my position on each issue. 1) Why focus solely on the amp? Because mine is beyond its ten-year warranty period, long out of production, and f... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 So many more fine tube amps out there than I ever dreamed existed. But in order to get their benefit, I would need to change speakers and add subwoofers (which don't augment, but actually constrain, the performance of Legacys in any configuration ... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? I have a younger friend, around 45, prosperous and with refined musical tastes, whose children are now nearing independence and wants to spend an evening hearing his favorite recordings via a serious playback system. All signs suggest he grasps th... | |
| Tidal removing all MQA Switched from Tidal to Qobuz long ago because I hated MQA so much. So: long overdue, IMO. |