jimmy2615
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| Primaluna. Evo 400 - bass issues I’ve owned PL gear in various forms and with various speakers over the last few years in addition to SS amplification. While you may also have room issues, all things being equal I have found that the PL bass has good quantity but lacks attack, o... | |
| Luxman Preamps I’ve owned both the integrateds and the separates, in my opinion the preamp section of the integrated amp is not up to par with the amplifier. To do justice to the amplifier you should really get the matching preamp, which is fully balanced and d... | |
| Amp pairing with Tannoy Turnberry? I liked the Luxman L550ax with my Turnberry SEs. Though discontinued in the US you can pick them up used at a reasonable price. I also had a Primaluna dialogue integrated at one point which I thought was a good pairing, but the Class A Luxman gi... | |
| Endgame Vocal+ DAC Help: Terminator Plus 12th vs. Chord DAVE vs. Holo May vs. Weiss502. Based on my experience with DACs I would recommend you pick up a used Terminator (original, or even one of the smaller models) and see how it sounds in your system. This $3-4k expense, which you can resell, will tell you if you like the Denafrips... | |
| Revel Salon 2 speakers @kennymacc what are you using for amplification? | |
| Revel Salon 2 speakers I just picked up a pair of 228Be and have similar feelings about it. Just such a tremendous value compared to what’s out there. I think Revel garners a lot of respect in the audiophile world, but does not maintain the ‘mystique’ of other brands,... | |
| DAC Merry Go 'Round- why I stopped at Weiss @agisthos I don’t use the digital volume control much since I have a preamp. I did test it out alone with the Benchmark AHB2 amp, compared to the AHB2 amp with the matching LA4 preamp, using XLRs in all cases. I also have a Primaluna preamp. I... | |
| surrender n200 vs n20 If you are using the USB only the N200 is all you need. With USB The DAC clock runs things. If you are using SPDIF or AES the clock in the streamer is used, and the N20 is superior with its upgraded clock, and as previously mentioned has a lot o... | |
| High Quality Interconnects for Luxman L-590AXII I have the 590axii as well running either Revel 228be or YG acoustics Carmel, source is the current DAC from Weiss which is balanced. I’ve tried Nordost Tyr2, another solid silver homemade cable, and Mogami, all in XLR and have found no differenc... | |
| Recommendation for low to normal level listening a 13.5' x 21' x 8' room The recommendations for Klipsch, JBL, larger speakers that are tube friendly, and paper drivers, are good recommendations all. I think in that arena the Klipsch will get you some of the dynamics you are looking for even above others in that ‘genr... | |
| Shrill high frequencies I have the Isotek sigmas unit. I did a power cable shoot out with my amp, and found that Shunyata cables did not like being plugged into the Isotek. Especially the NR versions. Although I did not have issues with high frequencies, in my case it... | |
| Pass Labs INT-25 Integrated amp paired with Harbeth 30.2 XD speakers Herb Reichert of Stereophile often extols the virtues of the pairing of the Pass XA-25 with the M30s, though I haven’t heard it myself. I have the M30 XDs also, and have had them in my home with the Luxman 590AXII, Benchmark LA4 and AHB2, Line Ma... | |
| What next after Lumin T2 I’ve had about 8-10 DACs since I had my T2. My favorites (both of which I would characterize as notable upgrades) are the Denafrips Terminator And the Weiss 501. The terminator requires an outboard streamer, the Weiss is Roon ready like Lumin. ... | |
| Bookshelf speakers - Paradigm, KEF, Totem I really enjoy my Harbeth M30s, also have Primaluna equipment and similar listening tastes. You can usually pick up a decent used pair of 30.2s for under $5k, definitely 30.1s. Some speakers do not respond well at lower listening levels, something... | |
| From Jeff Rowland to Primaluna. Yes or No? At home I had Tannoy Kensington loudspeakers, and ended up buying the PL equipment, which although perhaps a no brainer with Tannoy, also was an improvement over the JRDG. I’m sure there’s some loudspeakers out there that are a great match for th... |