jjss49
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| Which to upgrade first: Turntable or Phono Preamp tidal.com w mqa!!!bluesound node 2i!!!benchmark dac4!!!tekton double impacts!!!raven blackhawk amp!!!nad m33!!!krell k300i !!!just kidding...i would upgrade the phono stage first...good luck | |
| Someone please talk me out of this someone holding a phd (or at least wishing he/she did) shouldn't need to be talked out of doing something so stupid... 😆😆😆😆😆 | |
| Anyone running a tube preamp with a Pass XA25? @cellorover thank you for your reply, helpful!good to see the list of components in your system too! i somehow get the distinct impression you like penaudio speakers and cj tube gear !!! 😆😆😆... and now back to geof’s regular scheduled programming... | |
| Review: Fritz Heiler’s Carrera BE Bookshelf Speakers @hilde45 - i somehow missed this post/review of yours on the fritz standmounts - job well done!! ... so well written, organised and easy to understand 👍👍👍👍congrats on doing such an excellent review (even if it is 4 months after the fact!)i somehow... | |
| Anyone running a tube preamp with a Pass XA25? @cellorover i am curious to have you describe the sonic difference between the cj et5 and the newer et7-2 you have experienced...i currently have the et-5 (and an older prem 16 ls2 too), i had a gat for almost a year a while back, but i felt it wa... | |
| A DAC that ought to be better known: RME i think some of the good lps makers do offer a money back trial -- that makes the venture an easier one... | |
| A DAC that ought to be better known: RME @rtorchia One of the arguments for upgrading, if that is indeed the right word, is that the fancy PSs are more robust. In the end I think upgrading a PS is like exotic cables--something that can be endlessly debated. i disagree with this statement... | |
| Would This Amp Be Worth The Cost? @firberger could you please repeat what you said... couldn’t quite hear you... now i am onto my next $10,000 amp review 🤣seriously, good luck at the ent doc... 🙏 | |
| For Your Edification and Enjoyment re "Burn In", etc. random thoughts reading the funny exchanges in this thread...mc & audition audio -- pots calling kettle black... 🤣doug writes here and elsewhere as his contribution... his beliefs his findings - yes he talks down to people, everybody gets irri... | |
| First HIFI system @pblayeryour idea of q acoustics and marantz all in one are just fine you will enjoy themof course you could spend more and get better sound - for example a naim uniti atom and spendor or dynaudio floor standers but you would be spending a lot more | |
| Holo Audio May DAC @jcarcopo thank you for your postwhen i had the denafrips dacs (ares thru term, still kept a pontus for fun), i also felt the treble is a little too forward for my personal tastes, even though the overall musicality was very niceit is good to know... | |
| Recommendations for reliable service of Audio Research or tube gear near Wisconsin? The Ref 3 should be fine for many, many more years to come. I wouldn’t worry about it especially since you’re not too far from them if you wanted to make the trip and shipping probably not too bad. Not to discredit a quality tech, but a preamp to ... | |
| New Amp Choice bose + sonos for the win!!! | |
| What is a reasonable discount from MSRP from a local dealer? like buying a persian rug or being at a street market in china... haggling, discounts etc etc just part of the game... much of the world operates this way... | |
| Anyone compare Tidal and Spotify Premium Sound? jbhiller posted this thread in 2015, when he was still a child... 😜 |