ihcho
Responses from ihcho
| Is There Any Reason To Buy A Reel-To-Reel Machine Nowadays?? Some claim that nothing can beat high-end R2Rs. | |
| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? Over 4000, I am sure. Not quite 5000.60% classical, 15% Jazz, 15% Rock/Pop/Folk/Metal, 10% the rest (easy listening, country, sound tracks, ...)Need to get rid of those I seldom listen to or those not in at least VG+.Over 1000 CDs with same genres. | |
| Does tube testers tell how much life is left for tubes? I've just came up with an idea how to deal with when to change tubes. Always have spare tube sets ready. Then, if suspicious, change the tubes. If it sounds much better after the change, keep the change. If the difference is subtle, put the old tu... | |
| Manual preamp volume control - Audible Illusions M3B Thanks for your response and it is good to hear that you like your Mac and you are happy with it.It was recommended for me to change M3B tubes every two year or so, and that tells that M3B pushes harder than most other tube preamps.I wonder how m... | |
| Manual preamp volume control - Audible Illusions M3B Thx.l will take no as Precision Stepped Attenuators used in M3B is a better technology in volume control to produce quality sound.I still like to hear your opinion on Mac preamp. Does it sound as good as M3B in your system? | |
| Does tube testers tell how much life is left for tubes? Thanks for the info (even to MC).I have two tube testers. One from Knight and one from Superior Instrument. Both is I guess made in late 50s or early 60s. They don’t have transconductance readings. They tell whether tubes are good or bad, but they... | |
| Manual preamp volume control - Audible Illusions M3B According to specs, PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium has the ALPS Blue Velvet motorized volume control and Plinius M16P has ALPS motorized unit. Are they the same kind as Precision Stepped Attenuators used in M3B? | |
| Audible Illusions Modulus 3 Audio Research SP-11 Nice to hear that you really like M3.I got a 10 year old M3B. It sounds better than my Plinius M16P and PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium. The difference is immediate. Wider and deeper sound stage, more clear and transparent sound. One can easily tell th... | |
| Intimate, warm and holographic alternative Go for your very first list: Gershman. It is particularly good for acoustic jazz, voice, and orchestral music. True to the real sound.The only catch is it is 87dB and you would need a very clean powerful amp to drive the speakers. Such amps can be... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? Obviously, a uniform single core wire cannot be directional. Then, what can cable engineers do to make the cables directional?If a technology indeed exists to make cable sound directional, would the extra cost be justifiable? By the way, I have... | |
| Hoping for a recommendation for stereo amp around $1500 or less ($2k max) If you do not mind a Chinese amp, consider Jungson JA-99C standard edition. It sells at $1250 in Amazon, free shipping from USA.It is rated 80WPC, but it sounds as loud and big as 150~200WPC amps.This review is real. I totally agree with this revi... | |
| Manual preamp volume control - Audible Illusions M3B Right, they use Dual-Mono Left & Right Stepped Attenuator Volume Controls.So, motorized stepped attenuator with remote works pretty much the same as manual control and has no disadvantage on sound? Is analog volume control the same as motori... | |
| Manual preamp volume control - Audible Illusions M3B Well, I have at least another 10 years or so to reach to a point that I would not want to get up and change the volume or source. So, I can keep this for next 10 years. Anyway, I can use my second system with remote control.I’ve read about horribl... | |
| Manual preamp volume control - Audible Illusions M3B Well, then the answers to my questions are No and No? | |
| Audible Illusions modulus 3A, what would be the next level of up grade? I emailed AI yesterday and asked a question and I got a response from Art the same day. |