hickamore
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| 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. | |
| Great Interview- A question I have often asked musicians. And always the same answer: variants of "music is to audiophilia as philosophy is to memorization." To them we might as well be stuffed panda collectors. |