hilde45
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| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @tvad — you’re right. I wasn’t cherry picking, just looking at the wrong thing. The 305 used at Reno looks interesting. 10 years old. $3.3k. Hmmm. For a second amp, I can see myself looking to spend 1/3rd. Still, I know there is Pass Magic at work... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @jjss49 I saw those and am wondering if it might be better to wait for an amp-only Hegel or Ayre, AND I'm wondering if those models are a bit too low in the lines. I can wait for bigger brothers to come along, used. Not in a hurry. If an H20 came ... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @tvad Would this count? https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649774010-pass-labs-int-30a-integrated-class-a-amplifier/As I research past sales, I see this Int 30 doesn't typically sell lower than $3k whereas the 30.5 (amp only) typically goes aroun... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @elliot -- thanks for the Vintage options. Not confident about vintage but you’re opening my eyes.Someone locally posted a Coda at $5300. Too much for me to pay but I wonder how Coda ranks...and, more importantly, whether it would ever appear used... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @tvad Thanks for the link to the Monarchy. I have to admit to not wanting monoblocks for the solid state out of a desire for (cringe) convenience. Good to have that Pass model specified. @jason The review in Stereophile of the Eagle 2 is great. I... | |
| HiFi vs MidFi @jjss49 You're right. Sometimes I forget that a bot's gonna bot. | |
| HiFi vs MidFi I debate this artificial snobbery about gear to insis on mechanical, electrical and acoustical controls, to be the way to audiophile experience for most...Sorry. I forgot you were the champion of "the people." Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a ... | |
| HiFi vs MidFi Differences between 2 relatively good but different amplifier, even between speakers, are most of the times in most of the cases, save for extreme difference in cost and engineering in some particular case, less important generally than the change... | |
| HiFi vs MidFi +1 for @mikelavigne @jjss49 millercarbon , @jjss49 "Mid-fi" is meaningless? Just a put down? Give me a break. The term "mid-fi" has a clear, useful, and non-derogatory meaning. It indicates that a piece of gear or room treatment or combination has... | |
| On ''what there is'' Whatever crazy and hard to follow stuff there is on this thread, I'll take it any day over conspiracy theories, racism, sexism, and science denialism. There's a fun and spirited play of ideas here -- with no malice or mean intent. It's a bit of a ... | |
| On ''what there is'' From SEP, Quine entry: "What entities we ought to commit ourselves to depends on a prior descriptive account of what entities theories are committed to."I take this to mean that the things people profess to believe in (in audio, here) depend on ho... | |
| Apple Lossless? Do I need Tidal now. Is it better with my Node 2i? @tvad Ok, got it (for now). I really don't need to obsess about file formats or high or super high resolutions at this point in my audio journey. I want to ensure "non-lossy" as my standard and then focus on other things (I'm setting up a new list... | |
| Apple Lossless? Do I need Tidal now. Is it better with my Node 2i? @tvad Ok, well I think your last comment saved me hours, seriously. Thank you. I really don’t care about 24 bit -- what I was worried about was whether I was presently settling for 256k lossy. 44.1kHz (CD quality) is just fine for my middle-aged e... | |
| Apple Lossless? Do I need Tidal now. Is it better with my Node 2i? Ok, well, I’m really not getting this. I want to merely use my iPad or iPhone as remote controls. If Darko is correct, then it seems that I am now *bypassing* the Node entirely. I physically connect my ipad to the DAC via a connector (which I don’... | |
| Apple Lossless? Do I need Tidal now. Is it better with my Node 2i? @tvad Ok, you’ve sent me off on a search. Can you tell me if I understand this?Some facts: I use an iPhone or iPad to use the Apple Music App to control my Bluesound Node streamer, outputting to an MHDT DAC.So...have I been listening to 256 AAC re... |