jjss49
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| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer @roxy54 hey -- you've done good -- i see you taught one laoman to spell... 🤣👍 | |
| DACs and more. Is there a good analog sounding DAC. op the search bar above is your friend this has been covered numerous numerous times by myself and others, so much has been written and discussed - since i went into streaming in early 2020 when covid locked everyone in, i have been through a gr... | |
| Bluesound Node or Audiolab 6000N i would assume the audiolab 6000n shares the same inner workings as the streamer function of the 6000a integrated unit... maybe i am wrong - but this may be worth watching  | |
| 6H30 replacement @astolfor sounds like you are on the right track and you will find the answers you seek my thought on talking to andy baumann was not to have you source ruskie 6h30’s from him, but to seek his thoughts on suitable old stock usa and euro alterna... | |
| 6H30 replacement @astolfor not sure which continent you are on if in n america/usa, i second @tomic601 ’s recommendation re calling brent jessee... the other go-to’s are jim mcshane in illinois and andy baumann in michigan (vintage tube services) - they have be... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer @sfseay In the end it has to be about the sound per dollar spent. many people feel the way you do, but some don't - why do you state this like it is gospel? enjoying the finer things in life has many facets, different people with different t... | |
| Question about Class A @atmasphere IME You can’t judge any amplifier by its class of operation. wisdom from ralph yet again people confuse technologies with results... those folks lack a fundamental understanding of engineering, which is to make specific technolog... | |
| About users with hidden agendas agree with @oldhvymec 100% experienced hifi enthusiasts can look at pictures of a system setup in room and can spot issues quickly, there are elements of good and bad in room set up can be violated, but always at the cost of getting the best poss... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? to me, the stark reality of the matter is that all speakers have a sound, and of course, any speaker in a room then has even more of a sound -- this truism is absolute and unavoidable people like to say xyz is ’accurate’ - but no one really knows... | |
| T+A Made in Germany sourcing and contract manufacturing of finished consumer electronics, especially pricier stuff, is very complex and generalizations are usually inaccurate or at minimum misleading | |
| 6H30 replacement questions like this should always be directed at the manufacturer... who would know exactly how the spec'd tube is being run, and thus what substitutes, if any, could be used | |
| Bluesound Node 2021 DAC - I sold my Denafrips Ares II I have the Ares II, Pontus II, Gustard X26 Pro, Topping D70 and MHDT Orchid. The simple fact of the matter is that if you pay VERY careful attention each of these DACs sounds SLIGHTLY different but none of them is clearly better than the others o... | |
| Dunlavy SC IV Speaker- Any Good??? JSS- I was trying to mirror your prior response. Not really serious. I saw that review earlier today. Is/was Robert Deutsch a reviewer most considered as good at his work?  my first answer of ’yes’ was terse, but it was serious actually... ... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer What he is claiming, though, is that while you’re enjoying the Mc experience, you are foregoing better quality experience with other gear. In part, he says, you’re taken in by the looks of Mc. In part, you’re just stuck in a comfy cage. You’ve se... | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience? Â my 2 cents (consistent with some comments already made...) lots of decent copper stranded cable out there, branded or unbranded, just get right gauge, terminate well, make tight connections - solid core copper maybe a touch more lively but onc... |