jaytor
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| Audio Note Amplifier Kits @charles1dad - When I first finished the ANK amps, I was using GR-Research NX-Oticas. These cross over to powered subs at around 70Hz. The 300B amps provided a bit more depth and width to the sound stage, a more natural decay, and a smoother midra... | |
| Audio Note Amplifier Kits I built a pair of 300B monoblocks starting with the ANK kit but I made a lot of "upgrades" to the design. I am very pleased with the results. I like them better than my Pass XA60.8s. I built my own enclosures to allow more room for the changes I w... | |
| Tube Preamp for Pass XA25 under $3,000 You could also consider upgrading your Freya. There are numerous blogs and posts about upgrades. Here’s an example. Freya mods | |
| Kimber Cable Select I'm using Iconoclast 4x4 gen 2 UP-OCC balanced interconnects between my DAC and Preamp (1M), and between my Preamp and monoblock amps (7M). I love this cable. I tried a number of other cables and was never completely satisfied until I tried these.... | |
| 12 Year DCS Scarlatti DAC Plus Clock vs Denafrips Terminator Plus I have owned the Terminator Plus along with the Gaia DDC for almost two years. I haven't heard the DCS Scarlatti, but have heard the Rossini on a number of occasions. The Rossini was in a more expensive system (not in mine) so I don't have an appl... | |
| Pass XA 25 versus Parasound A21+ - anyone compare? I switched from a JC5 to a pair of XA60.8s. I found the Pass amps to sound a bit richer with a nice improvement in sound stage. A touch less sparkle in the high end though. | |
| Has anyone compared the Dinafrips Terminator II to the Terminator +? I upgraded from the Terminator (with the latest DSP board prior to the T II) to the Terminator +. The T+ has a tonal balance and presentation almost exactly the same as the Terminator, but with a bit more detail and a smoother top end. I don't reg... | |
| Help and Advice Needed: Cary Audio SLP-05 Preamp RMA Disaster I think the OP is confused about RMS vs Pk to Pk voltages. The Cary DACs are rated at +/- 3v. This is 2.1v RMS, not 6v. The Holo May DAC has much higher output levels at 5.8v RMS. | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS @lloydc - I agree with your comment regarding toroidal transformers. They may be a bit more challenging to use in a tube amp due to their extended bandwidth (passes more AC mains noise) and sensitivity to DC (careful output stage balancing is requ... | |
| Why would the digital optical output from my CD player be louder than that of my streamer? Are you streaming a local file that was ripped from the same CD? I see a few possibilities. 1) The content from your steamer is a different mastering of the same album 2) the streaming service is adjusting the digital levels as part of their d... | |
| Mid-fi tube vs high-end SS @samureyex - still not sure why you are looking at switching to SS. If you like the sound you are getting from your tube amp but are just looking to raise the quality a bit, you could consider upgrading the decoupling capacitors. Your amp comes ... | |
| Hum on Tube Amp - Can't find source @dpop - My amps have no audible hum with my ear up against the speakers. My speakers are 98db/w efficient. All tube amps don't have hum problems, and all solid state amps are not hum free. | |
| "Best" 80's HiFi System I thought my system from the 80s was pretty nice. Goldmund Studio table Goldmund T3F tonearm Koetsu cartridge (can't remember which one) Spectral CD player Audio Research SP10 Preamp Krell MDA-300 monoblocks Duntech Sovereign speakers. A... | |
| solid core VS stranded for inside speaker cabinet GR’s wire is a high quality oxygen free solid core copper in a PVC jacket. I’ve used it to wire up a few pair of speakers and it sounds quite good. For my latest speakers, I elected to use Neotech OCC sold core copper in Teflon. This is quite a b... | |
| The new AudioQuest Diamond USB cable I am using one between my Sonore Signature Rendu SE and Denafrips Gaia DDC. It sounds very nice, but the difference between the AQ Diamond and a much less expensive USB cable (I think I was using a Supra cable) was pretty subtle. I do think it's a... |