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| Does a Tube Dac make sense? There are no tube output DACs on the market that are as linear as the best solid state output DACs. You could make one more linear, but that would take feedback, more tubes, etc. and you would probably run into noise limits before you the linearit... | |
| Dedicated AC line - Contractor wants to use BX instead of romex The problem is a lot of cities and townships in the us don't really take it seriously. In my city the inspectors don't even have to be licensed, they go to courses but end up playing golf as they don't have to sit through the whole course. When I ... | |
| Dedicated AC line - Contractor wants to use BX instead of romex Considering that pretty much every state has as law the National Electrical Code, what place where laws don’t matter do you live? Cities often take these things more seriously because fires don't just take out one house, they can take out a whole... | |
| Does a Tube Dac make sense? A Tube DAC softens the sound. A sound that would not need to be softened if the DAC was able to avoid certain digital distortions. Tubes are a band aid....Tubes sound more like real music. | |
| Does a Tube Dac make sense? Also dacs with tube output don’t drive very well into the next equipment, be it passive pre active pre or direct to poweramp if it is lower than <20kohm input impedance.As tube dacs usually have high output impedance and are capacitor coupled, ... | |
| This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree The only thing that I agree with there is nakamichi was one of the best cassette decks out there but everything else I don't know what this guy smoking LOL.At least he got one right, he must be new to high end audio. | |
| MQA is for chumps Except the $$ route was different for the "loudness wars"Initially srtists and companies were trying to make their product stand out from the pack to sell more. It just quickly evolved into all bad. MQA is just trying to pilfer your long green.The... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? Audioholics on Youtube has 150,000 followersThey still needed a go fund me page to pay their bills. | |
| MQA is for chumps Most of the recording industry sold out with the loudness wars, that was also about $$$. | |
| Snake oil?? Overall, it sounds like it was written by someone who dropped out of high school or never finished College.Do you really equate intelligence to only high school or college? | |
| No free lunch There is engineering compromises to both high and low efficiency speakers. | |
| Tube Dealers 2021 Andy Bouman’s Vintage Tube ServicesThis guy has some of the best tested tubes, I've never gotten a bad or weak tube from him. I run my 6sl7 tube preamp 24/7 almost continuously for 3 years now. | |
| Which amplifier should i buy PS Audio BHK monos. $15k/pairJays audio lab, (who also has a long running thread on this site) ays the PS Audio BHK monoblocks can go into protection mode on hard to drive speakers. I've heard this about them on more than one site/thread. | |
| QUESTION about Installing "Matched" Tubes I would think a curve tracer would be better for matching tubes, but I'm just guessing. | |
| Most rooms don’t need acoustical treatment. dont insult my audio room because this is a "laboratory" for me not a living roomThat's the problem, most people use a living room for their listening pleasure, so it can't look like a laboratory. I'm not trying to say all your ideas are bad, some... |