jfuquay
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| High end Class D amps? Given my experience with my Rogue Sphinx v.2 driving .7 Magnepans, pairing a tube front end with their Hypex class D amps is a winning combination. The folks at PS Audio are taking the same route with their latest Stellar amps. I will allow that m... | |
| Looking for a new integrated amp I own a Sphinx v2 and really like it with my Magnepan .7s. The phono stage is very good, based on replacing it with a diy Pass Pearl 2 Phono preamp and hearing less improvement than expected. The Rogue’s phono stage is pleasant but the Pearl digs ... | |
| why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable??? Reasonable statement — speakers are the most imperfect link in the chain; followed by questionable opinion — all decent electronics sound the same. One is just a fact of physics and one ignores differences in people’s hearing perceptions and prefe... | |
| Help with TT ideas for my first TT +1 for Discogs. I buy classical and jazz, but assume rock is the same experience. I have had great luck with quality and prices, and while USPS Media Mail, used for shipping, is cheap it can be pretty slow. The Discogs blog is also a very good so... | |
| What to upgrade next. I would think a good DAC would be a great place to start. The Musical Fidelity V-90 is a real value for $299 new. And since you mention your desktop is noisy, you might look for a Software-based fan controller. My iMac In my listening room was ver... | |
| Opinion: Half of the reason to listen to choral works is the acoustics in the recording Add organ music to that thought. And I guess that’s because organ and large-scale choral are meant to be heard in a Spacious sanctuary and benefit from all the reverberations of a big hall. But yeah, something that puts me in a vaulted space is pa... | |
| laid back stereo power amp I really like my Rogue Sphinx with my .7s, so one of the Rogue amps paired with your tube pre might do it for you. Plenty of smooth power. I do use the 1 ohm resistors Magnepan provided for the tweeter section. I won’t recommend a Musical Fidelity... | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? Teac A-H01 integrated amp for $330 new. I needed a small, versatile amp for a new living room setup. I tried to replace its built-in DAC with a $299 Musical Fidelity V-90 but the Teac held its own. Before I remembered that incident I was going to ... | |
| What have you been working on in 2020? Built a Pass Pearl phono preamp. I was mostly curious to see how much more is in my LPs, and it turns out there is indeed more in those grooves. I thought my Rogue Sphinx Phono stage was pretty darn good, and it is, but there’s just more through t... | |
| Single driver vs traditional 3 way loudspeakers I have Maggie’s in two other systems, but I built a single-driver speaker after building the Pass Amp Camp Amp (8 watts class A). I was so pleased with the amp’s pure sound that I built another, and then a Pass diy Balanced Zen preamp. Each of the... | |
| Magnepan dealers Anything that gives people a chance to audition live is welcome. I can’t imagine buying speakers without hearing them first. Audio Concepts in Dallas had .7s and even the Rogue Sphinx amp I was interested in. Once we got a source I liked tapped in... | |
| Good entry level cables Blue Jeans Cable is good stuff at a good price. I used 10AWG on my Magnepan speakers, LC-1 for interconnects. The ICs have more bass than AQ Evergreen without being boomy, which Is welcome on my Maggies. I have no idea why, but it’s noticeable, es... | |
| Newbie to the awesome audiophile world You can’t go wrong with Blue Jeans Cables LC-1 interconnects or Blue Jeans’ base speaker cables. Agree on a new TT and cartridge if you want vinyl. The Ortofon 2M Red is a great value. Getting used speakers is smart, but it will limit you to local... | |
| Any love for Musical Fidelity integrateds? I bought the M2si when Upscale Audio had it for $599. I was looking for an integrated with more power at 4 ohms for small Magnepan MMGW speakers. It was a very lively amp, solidly built and had good sound, but in the end just a little too bright f... | |
| Buying a new TT today I’m going to give you two responses, one involving upgrades and one involving a new setup, because I’ve done the first and considered the second. The Debut Carbon/ Ortofon 2M Red is a good deal. I assume you have a DC model TT and don’t have hum o... |