jimmyblues1959
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| cart for Systemdek IIX I’m also in the process of upgrading my SYSTEMDEK IIX. I bought it nearly 20 years ago and have kept it stock with its Profile 1 tonearm. It came with a Grado Reference wood bodied MM phono cartridge and sounded quite nice. However, the bearings i... | |
| Upgrade my older Linn Sondek or move on? FWIW, I chose a different tack for a lot less money and it's a nice affordable turntable. I bought an old SYSTEMDEK IIX (the poor man's LP12) in good working order, ordered a NOS Jelco 370 oil damped tone arm from 1984 (period correct for the... | |
| Lush and Romantic Tube Amps @Bluethinker: I’ve never heard a piece of Jadis gear. Read many a review on the company over the years though and each characterized the sound of Jadis components as being very warm and lush sounding. Jadis equipment is quite expensive new, and e... | |
| Lush and Romantic Tube Amps Jadis are known for the type of lush sound you are looking for. Very expensive new, however, more reasonable on the used market and very well constructed. FWIW.. For lush sound, the type of tubes you are using plays an important role here. As ... | |
| Is low cost DAC worth it? Rather than focusing on the architecture of a dac I just listen to see if sounds good to me or not. I have found some inexpensive dac’s that do sound very good. My ifi Zen Dac Signature (original version) sounds really nice through both balanced a... | |
| What DAC to buy? IME certain dac's punch well above their price point. The ifi Zen Dac Signature (original version) is such a component. The V2 Signature is also said to be a benchmark product in the under $300 price category. Both are said to compete favorably... | |
| I'm going to buy my first tube amp. I need honest blunt opinions The Jadis gear has a history of retaining much of its value. Especially when purchasing it used. | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Soix, you may well be right. Time will tell. Regardless of the format the key is to enjoy the music. 😊 | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Naim cd5 si. Open drawer, drop 💿, press play. Benefit from Naim analogue stage. Enjoy! @cat345 The beauty of simplicity. I like my Naim CDi for the same reason. | |
| Ruminations On CD Players It amazes me how the saying "the more things change the more they stay the same" applies to audio. As a teenager back in the 1970's I had a turntable and many LP's. When CD came along in the 1980's the popular belief was that vinyl playback woul... | |
| What do you hear with a better/bigger power supply and output capacitors in same amp? I'm speaking in regard to my experience with older chrome bumper Naim Audio gear. IME, the difference between using a Naim NAC 42.5 preamp and NAP 110 power amp on their own vs with a dedicated HICAP power supply: Lower noise floor, greater sens... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? I think for most people In this hobby their audio purchase is a combination of both performance and aesthetics. Then there is the will the component be accepted by their significant other factor. | |
| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? Sheffield Labs "I've Got The Music In Me with Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker", "Jethro Tull Aqualung," "The New York Rock And Soul Review" with Donald Fagen. | |
| dacs that I have had in my system - a listing Only had a few dacs. Presently running a vintage Audio By Van Alstine Insight Multibit dac from 2008, A Schiit Modius AKM4493, Schiit Modi 2 Uber, and an original ifi Zen Dac Signature. IME all are very good dacs for the money. One of the best so... | |
| As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This? Marantz 2230 that I received as a 16TH Birthday gift from my parents in 1975. Been in this hobby ever since and have loved every minute of it! 😊 |