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| Does a Tube Dac make sense? Hello,I have a friend who has a full Rogue tube system. He used to have a tube DAC that cost around 1k. He did not like it. It was too dull. I had him try the first gen M2Tech young DAC. This was not tube based. M2Tech is a chip based DAC with lot... | |
| Best Bang for your Buck DAC ? Hello,I have tested some of these DACs. There are basically two types of DACs. R2R which sounds like analog but also a little mellow unless you spend over a thousand like the Denifrips Pontus. When you go to a chipset based DAC it sounds very deta... | |
| Small Footprint SS Power Amps Hello,Marantz made these home theater mono blocks. The store I buy gear from has a bunch of them. They are $190 each and they are 125 wpc. They have that good Marantz sound. They are about 3”-4” wide and about 14” deep. They will ship stuff to you... | |
| 4 amplifiers to drive 1 pair of speakers? Hello,Nope, this will not work. There are so many high efficiency speakers and KEF Reference 5s are not one of them. You need a much better damping factor. Those woofers need a decent amount of power. There are so many good tube amps. Rouge, Macs,... | |
| Speaker Cables Hello,I have done a lot of testing on this subject. 1. If you get jumpers get one end spades and one bananas. This gives you full versatility. 2. Run the main speaker cables to the bass or lower posts so they get as much wire as possible to the wo... | |
| AQ Blizzard or Thunder? Hello,These cables all make a difference. That doesn’t mean a good difference. AQ cables are really good on the right equipment. In my opinion you don’t throw AQ dragon on a streamer. Some cables are made for amps and some are made for sources. Th... | |
| The two most common mistakes are bass and treble Hello,I feel so fortunate that the store where I get my Hifi gear lets you try before you buy. A few of my pieces of gear would not have ended up in my system like the Puritan PSM156 or the Nordost digital coax cable. I am excited because they hav... | |
| Have I got the wrong amp? or the wrong speakers? Hello, I like the idea of the heavy copper speaker cables. 12awg should be enough. Before you do that check the output/ bias on the speaker connections. | |
| Recommendations for a modestly-priced audio system? Hello,Arcam SA10 integrated amp for $799, KEF Q150 on sale for $300, buy a used cheap subwoofer $150. If you are in the Chicagoland area My local store that I buy from has all of this:https://holmaudio.com/if you are not in this area look up a KEF... | |
| Blocking Ports on Ported Speakers Hello,I would recommend treating the room and not the speakers. If they are rear ported put some dampers behind the speakers on the wall. Build a frame with 1x4 or 1x6 wood boards. Hone Depot will cut them for you and put mineral wool insulation i... | |
| Phono Stage, Cartridge, DeGritter...which one first? Hello,I forgot to support my local Hifi store in the Chicagoland area. https://holmaudio.com/They carry Rega, EAT, and Kirmus US cleaners. They also take trade ins. I have personally demoed all of this. I am still trying to decide between VPI and ... | |
| Phono Stage, Cartridge, DeGritter...which one first? Hello,It really bothers me when these Rega TT get upgraded so much beyond upgrading the carts. You have a really good setup. I wish you would have sold and traded up to the P8 and the Apheta3 cart. You would be done for a long time. You have a rea... | |
| Gripped By Upgrade Fever Hello,I think you should get the matching sub. KC62 for $1500. This is the same bass technology found in the $25,000 KEF blades. You can put this practically anywhere. They also have speaker line inputs. There are built in crossover functions for ... | |
| Best lower end cables for B&W speakers...? Hello,I like the ideas of the speaker cable upgrade. You don't have to break the bank like a lot of people think. I’m going a different route. Try upgrading your power cable even if it’s for a surround sound receiver. Go with 12awg cable if you ca... | |
| Speaker Spike Philosophy Hello,From what I have been told is IsoAcoustics Gaia footers not only prevents unwanted vibration to the room that can effect other cables and electronics of course but also more importantly back to the speakers. Eventually that vibration can tra... |