jallan
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| Battle of the Older DAC @sdberman I bought my son a Schiit Modi Multibit and was surprised at its robust, exuberant sound. It is more detailed than the old Cal Audio gear, and has more drive and punch. The Cal gear is a bit smoother, but less focus everywhere, including ... | |
| An integrated bargain? Julian Hirsch set back the industry. He lied. His testing equipment was terrible. He belittled those who were identifying that circuits behaved differently under dynamic conditions rather than the static conditions that he measured. I regret that ... | |
| Battle of the Older DAC I had the bee’s knees in 1995 with my California Audio Labs Delta/Alpha combo, an older ladder style (multibit) DAC of some renown with 12AX7 tube output. Very musical, but my Yggdrasil wipes it on the floor, much better in virtually every way. I ... | |
| Transparent Audio power cords @quickjack1234 this scientist and 55 year + audiophile did the experiment with the Audioquest DBS system on speaker cables and interconnects and found a significant difference in the “blackness “ of the background. Ie, the noise floor was reduced,... | |
| Power amplifier longevity… thoughts? Try Schiit! | |
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room I can’t believe that no one has mentioned the small Acoras. They are spectacular, my personal best of show at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. | |
| Would McIntosh Auto Transformers affect speaker sound? McIntosh solid state amplifiers with autoformers have had a distinct sound to my ears since their inception, in my experience of listening to them at various times since 1972. Warm, not overly detailed, with the earlier versions sounding thin in t... | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? Bananas are much safer | |
| Bookshelf speaker recommendations Why not consider sealed box design like ATC to help deal with the room? Not having a port simplifies things greatly matching to a difficult room | |
| Need A High Compliance Cartridge Sound Smith has higher compliance versions of most of its cartridges. | |
| Do different speaker stands can really make a big sound improvement? As @akg_ca states, Harbeth’s are built with flexible speaker walls designed to resonate. It’s the whole idea…not to dampen things. it makes the speakers rich and lively sounding. Not necessarily accurate but more like approximation of sounds of l... | |
| Looking to downsize and for suggestions for amp(s) +1 for@laginz. I acquired a used SST Son II as an interim move towards perhaps mono blocks, but I am so pleased with it that I am staying with it. It is sonically really good, quite compact and biased to approximately 10 watts Class A. They drive ... | |
| Deals Gone Bad EBay was fun two decades ago, when I bought a nice Stellarvue Apo telescope as well as some used audio gear for a second system. I find it to be a mixed bag now, sometimes a cesspool. With the exception of some brick and mortar stores using it a... | |
| Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation +1 for ATCs , @soux advice, and avoiding ported speakers in this case. I have ATC SCM7’s that sit on a dresser (decoupled by rubber/wood laminates) that sound great. | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state Sorry, base solidity |