jaytor
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| Interesting ASR review of small GR Research speaker kit GR-Research works with third parties to create flat packs for their speaker kits. These still need to be glued and clamped and finished in some way, but this can be done with minimal tools. It took me 2-3 weeks spending an hour or so most evenings... | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? @firstonetallguy you’ve got a nice system. I’ve also got a Denafrips DAC (Terminator Plus) and Pass amps (XA60.8s). I’d recommend checking out Iconoclast cables. They sell direct and have a 30 day home trial period. | |
| What's the heaviest speaker you've ever owned? What's the tallest? Duntech Sovereigns. 74" tall, 275lbs each. | |
| Interesting ASR review of small GR Research speaker kit I haven't heard the LGK 2 (or the previous LGK) but I have built a few of GR-Research's models (NX-Otica, NX-Studio, Servo OB subs) and they are among the best speakers I've owned and easily the best value. I lost all respect for Amir when I r... | |
| Hattor Audio preamps? I have a couple DIY preamps using fully balanced Khozmo stepped attenuators which I really like. Hattor is the brand used for complete preamps from the same company. I prefer an active output stage, which Hattor also offers. I have not tried the... | |
| Output tube types - need some opinions @wrm0325 - Thanks. I'll check them out. | |
| Output tube types - need some opinions @Dekay - Thanks. It appears they are still in business. I'm leaning toward Monolith Magnetics based on reports from folks that have used them, but haven't decided yet. | |
| Output tube types - need some opinions @buellrider97 - I assume you are talking about my profile photo. That's actually Mt. Ventoux. I have yet to ride Alpe d-Huez. One of these days. I'm doing a tour later this year from Geneva to Innsbruck, but we're heading into the Swiss and Austri... | |
| Output tube types - need some opinions Thanks for the feedback and ideas. The 300B is one of the tubes that was on my list to consider. My only reservation was the limited power and, to some extent, the cost of the better tubes. On the other hand, it would give me an excuse to try a se... | |
| Thoughts on My Dedicated Listening Room Having a symmetric room definitely helps with soundstage and channel balance, but I don't think the dormer is going to be that big of a problem. With careful application of acoustic treatments, you can balance the reflections off the side walls an... | |
| Suggestions for a good I2s cable $300-$400 range? I have a Denafrips Gaia and Terminator Plus. I decided to order the Tubulus Argentus cable, but while I was waiting for it, I bought a $12 HDMI cable from Amazon to try out. Switching from AES3 or SPDIF to i2s connection was a pretty significant i... | |
| Burn in of new DAC Your preamp and amp do not need to be turned on to break in the DAC, but you should play music through the DAC. | |
| AN Niobium versus Tantalum resistors? @clustrocasual - Thanks for the updates. Have you tried the silver tantalums? Are you using the silver Niobiums? What wattage parts are you using? I've been using the silver Tantalums, but haven't tried the Niobiums. | |
| Roon @high-amp - yeah, but the Denafrips DACs definitely sound their best using an i2s connection, and using the Gaia allows me to use the clock sync from the DAC. The Sonore optical Rendu that I used before I got the Signature was the best bang-for-... | |
| Roon @high-amp - Yes, I'm using the Transporter i9 as my Roon server. For my main system, this is connected optically to a Sonore Signature Rendu SE, which is corned via USB to a Denafrips Gaia which connects i2s over HDMI to my Denafrips Terminaror Pl... |