jbhiller
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| New Marantz Model 30 Yes, I suppose we cannot litigate the quality issue over Audiogon. I have some experience, albeit I'm not an expert, building tube amps. The innards of the 30 look very good. I would never expect them to look like the Ruby. I also think it's gr... | |
| New Marantz Model 30 Great intel! Thank you Goldprintaudio, Gryphongryph! MillerCarbon I cannot tell how much sarcasm is in your post! While I have built some simple utilitarian looking SET amps and appreciate that HIFI need not be jewelry, I think aesthetics matter... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? One more thing..... I think it would be really great if PL would post factory tour videos and interviews. I'd like to learn about that Cayin factory and I'd feel better about stuff if folks working there were paid well, had great working conditio... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? I think Primaluna as a brand gets much respect in the aggregate. Maybe it doesn't get as much on these forums? --I don't know. I think it's fair to assume the sell a ton of their units. Price to entry is lower than say, Mac, Jadis, Luxman tube g... | |
| Anyone have experience with the Tung Sol 7581a vs. EL34, KT66, KT88, 6L6 @slmccaul , I hear you! I'm in the same boat. Both of these are excellent power tubes, and are reasonably priced. Do you have the ability to try KT150s? | |
| PrimaLuna Preamp Upgrade Question I'm a Primaluna Dialogue line user. I have the integrated model. I think it would likely be an upgrade to go separates all around. But tablejockey is very right in his words of caution/disclaimer. One thing that I would personally consider if I ... | |
| Seeking Opinions/Stories from Carver Crimson 275 Owners Ozzy, what amplifier did you change to? Very curious! Thanks! | |
| Most organic / real / analogue sounding DAC (ideally with Volume Control) for $1500?????? I also like Border Patrol products cited above. | |
| Most organic / real / analogue sounding DAC (ideally with Volume Control) for $1500?????? OP, I had the same objective--getting digital to sound more lifelike, more analog, and easier on the ears (less fatigue). I love my Doge Audio DAC. It has all the features you are seeking. https://doge.audio/product/doge-7-tube-dac/The company o... | |
| Seeking Opinions/Stories from Carver Crimson 275 Owners Oldhvymec, that's exactly the intel I was looking for! Just seeking folks' personal experiences. I'd really like to hear this amp and compare it to Primaluna offerings. | |
| Seeking Opinions/Stories from Carver Crimson 275 Owners Wow! It's quiet out there. The Carver Crimson 275 owners must be enjoying the tunes so much that they are offline :). In case folks do chime in, I'm looking for opinions on those who own them, have own them or have spent some good time listenin... | |
| Implementing a Roon Core Server--Success & Comments djones51 is likely very right on what you need. But, considering 512MB of M.2 SSD is so cheap ($70), I did just that. Can't hurt to have more and the price difference was like $30 or something. | |
| Implementing a Roon Core Server--Success & Comments You got it! Right down to the USB stick--you have it all. I had a devil of a time getting the NUC to boot from the USB drive on which I put the ROCK OS. I ended up having to go into the bios on startup and play around with the various settings ... | |
| Implementing a Roon Core Server--Success & Comments Also, @arafiq , I forgot to answer your other question-- I3 v. I5 and sound quality. If you aren't using DSP I3 is fine. And, I bet I3 could handle DSP on one endpoint (just not through multiple streams). One thing to know-- you have to connect ... | |
| Implementing a Roon Core Server--Success & Comments @arafiq, are you close to a Micro Center store? Or you can buy online at Micro Center and have your parts list shipped to you. I went that route as Amazon and other e-retailers didn't have exactly the model I wanted. I went with the I3 version... |