hilde45
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| It’s a pleasure. Here are two related pleasures:(a) Putting on an old tune you loved a long time ago (e.g. The Who’s 5:15) only to find that it’s been remastered and is now in "ultra HD" and you’re simultaneously reminiscing AND hearing it like you never did befor... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question Having a SS amp as a backup puts the convenience back for me. | |
| Newproduction power tubes: Reliablity I just ditched my JJKT 88‘s for Genelex kt 77‘s and the difference is quite startling. The JJs didn’t sound very good in comparison. At all. | |
| Just installed a bluesound node 2i , quality not so good I switched back-and-forth between the bluesound node built in Dac to two different dacs.An orchid dac for about $1100 and an older Peachtree dac which was originally $500 but which I got used for $100. In both cases the external dac was superior t... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question I think we've reached the logical end of this topic, regarding the big picture. We have these two recent statements:best of breed tube and solid state are very close now, and ever convergingAnd the opposite claim:Tubes and SS are a different parad... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question Can't correct it now, but I meant that my OP did NOT use the trigger words.One thing this forum has taught me is that there are many paths to the top of the mountain (of good sound) -- and *also* that there are different mountains! Let 1000 flowe... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question It's fun to hear so many views and experiences. It's clear that it's not possible to avoid a "this OR that" conversation when it comes to tubes and solid state. That's fine -- Audiogon threads are more frequently like pub conversations than anythi... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question Thanks for the further comments. I have bookshelves and a good sub, but the crossover idea is really appealing. More to learn... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question @ditusa I think we're on the same page. I'm looking for an account of people's experiences under conditions they believe are reasonably controlling of variables which could preclude a fair comparison. If people are reporting their experiences accu... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question @ditusa Maybe you are right. I wasn’t sure if it was a question that even could be answered but I know that audiophiles are the kinds of people who compare things quite often and frequently try to keep track of the variables.If this is an impossib... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question @atmasphereI always learn from your posts! As I mention to three_easy below, I'm hoping for folks to compare:well matched amplification and speaker -- with TUBESvs.well matched amplification and speaker -- with SOLID STATEIf other factors are resp... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question @oldhvymecI don't use valve power amp below 300, only SS. 300 and above is ValveNot sure I understand. You don't use valves/tubes *below* 300 wpc? Only *above* 300 wpc is valves/tubes? I would have thought it was the opposite. | |
| Should music critics also be audiophiles? When films are screened for film critics, I imagine that they are good quality renditions (used to call them "prints") on good/big screens with proper sound, etc. If a director or composer has made an effort to include something in the film, the p... | |
| For anyone who moved from tubes to solid state — a question @stereo5 Thanks. I expect a lot of comments about bass. If you can recall that far back, was there something positive and different about what the SS offered you in midrange, treble, transients, dynamics, etc.? | |
| What's the deal with Vintage Tube Service? Very good service from Vivatubes, McShane Design, Brent Jessee. |