itsikhefez
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| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point I'm not strictly an objectivist (I build and use tube amps that measure horribly by todays standards) but when it comes to DAC's I think getting the one with best measured performance is the way to go.That, and obviously the one that meets the fun... | |
| Amp recommendation -- McIntosh, Luxman, Yamaha Thanks ryder and ebm.Need some advice on a potential next step -- The move to Luxman practically only saves me one box, the phono preamp, since I still use the DAC3L as a standalone DAC (previously it was also the preamp for the AHB2).Connected to... | |
| Amp recommendation -- McIntosh, Luxman, Yamaha Placed an order for the L-507uX II at my local dealer ... should have it in a week or two. | |
| Amp recommendation -- McIntosh, Luxman, Yamaha Good point, I should clarify ... The integrated will be used as-is most of the time. The system is in a dedicated "media" room for stereo listening and occasional movie watching. I don’t care too much for HT so movies will go through this same 2ch... | |
| Amp recommendation -- McIntosh, Luxman, Yamaha crustycoot, thanks for the tip.Elliott, thanks for the thoughtful response, those are great points. I'll comment to them in case someone goes through a similar decision in the future....The A/B capability for me is currently more for short term sw... | |
| Amp recommendation -- McIntosh, Luxman, Yamaha Well, the 390 lacks phono inputs and dual speakers so it doesnt quite meet those requirements.That aside, the internal layout and wiring is such a mess, I don't know why they would put that on the product page.My DIY projects are cleaner and nicer... | |
| Amp recommendation -- McIntosh, Luxman, Yamaha Thanks for the comments. The frontrunner for me was indeed the Luxman L-507uxII, I just needed the final push and some validation.I'm a huge fan of vintage Japanese electronics, I've got a Yamaha CA-1000, Sansui AU-717 and AU-999 (and had some oth... | |
| Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy? I’ll add another recommendation for Firstwatt, the F5 in particular which is what I had.I’m into DIY and built a 300B based on ISO Japan transformers, and then built an F5. They both sound excellent. The F5 has adjustable 2nd harmonic distortion t... | |
| Stereo Receivers from the past... I recently got the vintage receiver bug, mostly Sansui's.Check out Sansui 5000X, Sansui Eight/Eight Deluxe, Sansui 8080/9090... these were all TOTL for their time and sound amazing. | |
| SCAM ALERT ON MULTIPLE CRAIGS LISTS - Watch Out! I don't shop on Craigslist. Audiogon is the most reiliable.I typically buy here and the other site, but recently I saw a vague ad for some vintage gear on CL. I took the risk and met the person, who was clearing out storage from his old repair s... | |
| Are there any Tool fans here? I can't decide between Aenima and Lateralus as my top favorite.Undertow and 10,000 days after those.I've listened to Fear Inoculum a few times.. still don't have a strong opinion about it | |
| SET amplifier recommendation I recently built the Elekit TU-8600R-VK with Lundahl OPT's and TKD pot.I'm running Gold Lion PX300B, Tele 12AX7 and RCA Cleartop 12AU7.It is sublime!!! Amazing amp and would costs $1800 for the upgraded kit, a few hundred more for the tubes I ment... | |
| Let's roll: what pre-amp tubes should I consider next? I'm not an expert here but for my 300B I was told that the gain stage tubes may have more influence than the power tube, and that the Telefunken is the best choice and best 12AX7 produced.I went with smooth plate as understood it is slightly more ... | |
| Recommendation for input coupling caps @motokokusanagi Yes, I believe it can be omitted... If I put a dac board in the same chassis and connect directly, probably safe. But since the source is connected externally and can be replaced over time, probably best to say safe | |
| Recommendation for input coupling caps Thanks for all the suggestions... hard to make a decision here.My top budget would be in the price range of ~$40 per cap, which is already really pushing it as the entire build is not that high end.@cal3713 thanks for the offer but those are way o... |