jallan
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| Preamp suggestions for Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblocks I own a CarySLP 05 with ultimate upgrade. Bought it used a few years ago in pristine condition for $4300. It has a decent headphone amp. I’ve had great fun tube rolling and my current setup uses Raytheon VT231’s in the gain stages and CBS Hytron 5... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? When I compare what’s available now (streaming Quboz hi res files) compared to what I did in the 1970’s (vinyl over an Ariston RD11s with Grace 707 arm and a hsnd-picked Sonus Blue cartridge), it’s clear that NOW is the golden time! My Aurender N1... | |
| Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers? Hence why I prefer sealed designs. Easy to place them in my bedroom system- I put my ATC 7’s on cork and rubber feet directly on my 72” low dresser about a foot from the wall, and they image really well with no bloat in the bass. | |
| McIntosh tube upgrade - worthwhile? http://www.audiotubes.com Brent Jessee Incredible source of NOS tubes, very nice guy | |
| Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M) Cary SLP05! | |
| Non-fatiguing speakers in $10K range? Newer generation ATC Entry level series are a big YES. Non-fatiguing. The key is to get the ATC’s with the ATC-made tweeter, not the ones made with the ferry-fluid based ScanSpeak tweeters. Ie, ATC SCM 40v2, not ATC SCM35, or earlier ATC SCM20’s. | |
| Eversolo or Aurender: Options and Opinions $1100- import duties likely to not increase that toomuch! I was looking at CanuckAudioMart, which I believe owns USAudioMart. Just an example. For fun, from the website https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/travel-voyage/dte-acl/est-cal-eng.html , I est... | |
| Eversolo or Aurender: Options and Opinions https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650108056-aurender-n100h-serverstreamer-from-the-dog/ | |
| Eversolo or Aurender: Options and Opinions I see lots of Aurender N100H’s on various sites (US Audio Mart, Audiogon, etc.), usually for $1200 or so. There are a few new ones every month. As a N100H owner, I highly recommend them at this price level. | |
| Focal v Wilson I would look at the ATC SCM40 v2. They just had the price dropped to $6K a pair from $8K, and compete with both yet with a far smoother tweeter. I think they would be a better match to your amp. They are also easy to drive and place in a room, as ... | |
| 5 steps in developing hearing What’s PRAT? I have only been in this hobby/business since 1972… | |
| Suggestions for power amps Schiit Tyrs? | |
| My new review for The Absolute Sound comparing AGD GAN amps with BHK300’s I enjoyed your review. Thank you! | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? 1972 fall: Sansui 2000x driving large Advents, via a Dual 1215S and Shure M91E. Satisfying for 6 months before I began to rapidly upgrade, shocking myself at each improvement. First improvement was adding a second pai of Advents to stack, sold to ... | |
| Streamer only I will also give a shoutout to the Bluesound Node. I find the Aurender finicky when power is lost or the internet goes down and up. It sometimes requires multiple rebooting and needs to restore itself. This can result in a 20 minute or so delay in... |