jaymark
Responses from jaymark
| GaN amps: Peachtree or LSA Voyager? I don't know if they got a bad amp - quality control issue? However, my Voyager GAN modded by @ricevs sounds freaking awesome across the frequency band. Highs and mids are pristine and crystalline clear. Lows are nice. I don't give a sheet how... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes Put a Linlai tube in my Black Ice hybrid preamp in place of the stock TungSol. No contest. The thinness of the stock 6SN7 is gone. It has been replaced with body and vibrant tone colors. Very nice upgrade for my preamp. | |
| Looking to replace a CD transport... Project DS2 is a slot loader under 1K. I have two of them and would rate their sonics as excellent. | |
| Are AI Equipment Reviews on the Horizon? When a computer gets ears and a brain, I will read an AI audio review. Until then I will trust my ears and to a lesser degree selected ears of others. | |
| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? I have two stellar dacs that fit your sonic requirements - Holo Audio Springs DAC (modified by ASi Teknology) and the Audio GD R7 DAC. The latter is stock and both check all the boxes - very natural sounding, great imaging, detail without harshnes... | |
| Been intrigued by this power amp since it was introduced. Yes, another " D " thread. I bought one for a relative but have yet to hook it up.. | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes So, I popped the top on my fine Black Ice hybrid preamp, removed the TungSol tube and popped in a Linlai 6SN7. After the tube warmed up, it is clear that it was an upgrade. More tonal saturation, more meat on the bones so to speak which was my onl... | |
| Grounding cable gauge size I just picked up a Gutwire grounding cable and plugged it into one of the open RCA inputs and plugged it into the electrical socket. I was nearly stunned at the increased clarity, focus and nuanced detail this brought to my system. This was one ... | |
| What I have found - Makes a good Cable ! +1 for the Zavfino cable recommendation. I use their Silver Dart graphene interconnects. They are phenomenal. | |
| Are the Paradigm Founder Series really, really good speakers? I heard the Paradigm 120H speakers at Axpona. I am now lusting after them. They sounded phenomenal to my ears. Just excellent. | |
| SLOT LOADING CD MECHANISMS - DO THE DAMAGE CD'S? @axpert Project has a DS2 transport that is around 8 to 900 bucks. Much cheaper than their RS2 transport. The DS2 is a slot loader. I've both Project transports. Personally, I like the functionality and build of the DS2 over the much acclaimed... | |
| Anyone else treated poorly by AVA? I met Frank years ago and have purchased amplifiers from him. When I lived in Minnesota, I visited his shop in Burnsville, a Minneapolis suburb. He builds excellent equipment but, in my limited but direct experience with him, he can come off as cr... | |
| Axpona 2022 @twoleftears I missed those rooms. Still, I went to a bunch of rooms and did not come across class D amplification. Was kinda surprised. | |
| Axpona 2022 Was there yesterday and noted several things. One observation was that I did not see any class D amplifiers. Maybe I missed them but Class A/B big amps seemed to rule the day. Two, I heard some really nice speakers - Paradigm 120s and some smal... | |
| Caveat Emptor A good experience with Apos means nothing regarding the veracity of OPs claim. The Apos response here seems far from optimal. To overcome this, they better make killer gear with awesome sonics. |