jbrrp1
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| Upgrade my DAC or buy more weed? I own the Eastern Electric DAC, and it is certainly good for the money, but you will definitely get more by spending more, IME. I had a BADA DAC II that was definitely better all around, and now I use a Lampizator Big 7 and Golden Gate, and they ... | |
| ARC Ref 210...tube virgin To make it explicit, I think rhljazz is alluding to ARC tube amps having the tendency to blow out a resistor and sometimes a capacitor when a tube fails (which they do), necessitating repair after a "normal" maintenance event in a tube amp's life.... | |
| What happened to Berkeley Audio Design Does sound like Erik could just pop over for an enlightening conversation, and he seems to care, so why not? | |
| audio note kits I built a DAC 4.1 LE kit and it was a completely positive experience. The kit is complete, instructions very thorough and quite easy to follow, and the resulting product sounds pretty darned good. You need to be confident in your soldering skill... | |
| Retract offer Yes, the Audiogon rules seem pretty clear. You need to mean it when you make an offer, as that is only fair to sellers. When you come to sell things, you will appreciate it I bet. | |
| Best solo piano recording...redbook CDs only...Jazz, easy listening, piano bar Herbie Hancock "The Piano" - - wonderfully recorded, and amazing playing, and not too busy at all.Artur Rubinstein playing Chopin Nocturnes - - the definition of beautiful late night solo piano, played engagingly well and recorded well, to boot. | |
| Just entered the world of high resolution audio Good! Tell us what you hear. | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC I am using a biwire set of Elrod Gold Statement speaker cables between my VAC Phi 200 and a pair of TAD CR-1's. I will admit they are stupid expensive, but they improved my system sound in ways that I appreciate enough. Before that I was using a... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Rinpoche,I had to smile when you mentioned seeking inspiration from music to fuel/assist your writing process for your book. I find music essential for both writing and mathematical calculations - - I just find it helps bring my mind to better fo... | |
| Just entered the world of high resolution audio Here is a random list of favorites with great sounding recordings:Oliver Nelson "The Blues and the Abstract Truth"Sonny Rollins "Saxophone Colosus"Shelly Manne & His Men "At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1"Bill Evans "Quintessence"Booker Little "Out Fro... | |
| Vandersteen 2xx - 100,000 units? The 2C was my entry purchase into this crazy sport back in '87, and I still think they are great speakers for the money. I later owned the Quatro's, and felt the same about them. Vandersteen makes great "all arounders", and they play music.100,0... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC knghifi,Those are some good points. I have a VAC Ren Sig II that is a very nice sounding tubed preamp that plays happily with any amplifier setup, and I have tried SS amps, but I always come back to tube amps. They just bring me closer to the pa... | |
| What's going on with the audio market? 56, 28 (for serious high end stuff), ~10.I am fortunate to have growing discretionary income, so I have been buying some very good equipment at very good discounts to retail of late. The problem is that we are all also having to sell our stuff fo... | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC I'd be very interested to hear your comments after auditioning the iQ version of the VAC, so please post your experiences. I'd love to get a good audition of one. | |
| Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC Rin,I use a single VAC Phi 200 to drive some TAD CR-1's that are a challenging load, and they handle it well - - been enjoying this match for 18 months now. The VAC has drive and pretty good bass grip for a tube amp IME (easily better than the EA... |