jax2
Responses from jax2
| If I like sound of Ayre Integrated I would Like... I think Bill's figured out what he's looking for...Tom Waits even wrote a song about it. | |
| If I like sound of Ayre Integrated I would Like... I have to disagree with Jax2...I have an Ayre v1xe connected to a K1xe, and the soundstage is as wide as depicted on the recording.You haven't heard my amps :-) so how would you know? Sorry, I should have limited my comment to those amps I've had ... | |
| What the benifit of using a separate dac? The problem as I see it is modding a whatever is ambiguous. Definitely via mods there's gonna be a change... it'll sure be different. Likely better too... but better how, seems the pertinent question.... and there are others.You could make the sam... | |
| If I like sound of Ayre Integrated I would Like... If you like the Ayre, why don't you just get that?Dismissing tubes to a "nostalgic novelty" reflects a very narrow viewpoint and someone who either has precious little experience with modern tube amps, or has not discovered the wonders of Q-tips :... | |
| If I like sound of Ayre Integrated I would Like... Yep, tubes. I recently had the pleasure of having an Ayre V5XE in my system for about a week. What a great amp! No hard edges or harsh clipping or anything at all to make me think of an SS amp (in the bad sense - there are certainly other good SS ... | |
| advice for lenco turntable You might want to contact Albert Porter. He had posted an excellent account of his Lenco rebuild project and may have some good suggestions and or resources. | |
| ugly tweak Come out from under the blanket my friend. I converted from a blanket to a simple absorptive panel covered in wife-friendly fabric (though she still does not approve - oh well, it looks much better than the blanket). The panel fits neatly in front... | |
| What the benifit of using a separate dac? One last question if a Wadia player is so good why do they have to be moded?As an addendum to the answer above - Modders tend to choose some of the best platforms to build upon because it has the potential to show off their work on it even more th... | |
| What the benifit of using a separate dac? Kijanki - I listened at length to two versions. One was an early version, but post-2002, which was thoroughly burned in. I listened in three very different systems to that one. The second was more recent and was a current, USB version which I orde... | |
| Looking for power amp with warm, smooth sound Tubes would be a good direction to go if you are seeking warmth. I took from your post and your components that you were looking for SS, but in re-reading it I may have been wrong. I'd sell the Marantz and go with a tubed integrated, as has alread... | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 You must replace the stock 6H30's with the 6H30 DR's! This is a no-brainer and will make a profound impact, especially in bass.Interesting. As I understand it the DR's are the military-spec'd version of the 6H30 - can you elaborate on the differen... | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 Rydenfan - Point taken. Which tubes are you running in your 36.5? I've only tried the stock 6h30's - are your using the supertube version and if so, is it worth the high cost? I did find replacing the rectifier with an NOS Mullard gave me some add... | |
| What the benifit of using a separate dac? Good points, Blindjim. There are a handful of DAC's that also convert USB directly to I2S (native language to the DAC) which circumvents the SPDIF interface (an additional conversion) in between. I think Empirical does a conversion to the Benchmar... | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 Vinnie makes fine sounding products and has given me the best customer service and i feel good supporting RWA and most of all I enjoy listening. I do not mean for my posts to bother you.Thanks for clarifying that, Jeff. No, your posts do not 'both... | |
| Compare: Modwright LS 36.5 & Audio Research LS26 Jwarmbrand said: This is my favorite preamp and I have a friend who now owns one and is also smitten over the sound. He has owned many preamps over the years, including the Modwright 36.5 - the Isabella is so far his favorite by far as well.Red Wi... |