jjss49
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| Preamp or not. not always, but in my experience as a practical matter, more often than not, active pre’s do add to the sense of drive in a high quality, resolving system | |
| Need DAC Ideas @chorus jjss- Please give me the names/models of the othersyou found to be superior and which you were comparing them to.search bar is your friend... i have posted plenty of info through the past year on dacs i have tried, own, sold...good luck ha... | |
| Ankits and World Audio Design Kits? yep audio note kits are well known, well established... end products are simply lovely sounding | |
| changing from 220v to 120v it really depends on how a specific unit is built and whether it is internally configured with proper power transformers and circuitry to handle different input voltages - some are easy to do, made for quick-shift... others not so muchso i would l... | |
| Vac Sigma 170i Integrated lovely unittransparent extended sound with wonderful imaging and a good deal of slamexpensive, runs tubes fairly hard, well builtkevin hayes is a really good guy | |
| Straight out of the box doesn't work. @stereo5 @tvad yes yes yesand of course the china hater is typing and reading and surfing on his iphone and ipad, both made in shenzhen and dongguan by foxxconn 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 | |
| Help with a system for a friend @crossfree wow sorry you had problems with hegel... i have had several, never a problem... hegel is ideal for what your friend wants -- but it is certainly not the only good amp/dac combo out therehttps://wyred4sound.com/products/integrated-amps/m... | |
| Straight out of the box doesn't work. a lot has been said already that needed to be said to the opi would just add/reiterate the following points:- the pl amps are extremely heavy and the weight (like many powerful tube amps) is very asymmetrically distributed... so its likely the amp... | |
| Help with a system for a friend which aerials do you have?what's wrong with hegel? | |
| Audio Research REF 75SE and REF 80S update to ref75seautobias incorporated and a fan (one of the best things about ref75 was NO FAN!!!)se designation was given to earlier reference amps to designate their ability to run newest most powerful kt150 tubes... now it is the standard tube... | |
| Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy mike powell ocd guy is, as i said earlier -- knowledgeable, heart in right place, been in the game for some time, has opinions, tries hard to figure stuff out, not afraid to communicate what he knows/believes... glad he posted, even if it was all ... | |
| Need DAC Ideas @chorusI am looking for musicality and value as opposed to say the last wordin accuracy.what is the rest of your system? you need to say more about the sound you are looking for...of your list above i had only had and heard 4 of the 9... but i hav... | |
| Would This Amp Be Worth The Cost? @ozzy62 you took the bait... ...be happy, enjoy the music, and ignore the tr---... | |
| Recommend a dac that contributes to system for tight bass agree that mhdt stockholm (as well as other mhdt family tube dacs) all sound excellent and reminiscent of good analog - dimensional, sufficient but not forward with treble detail, airy tuneful bass - cap and diode upgrades can further improve the ... | |
| The Absolute Sound vs Pleasing Sound it all sounds fake and miniaturized -- just pick the flavor and color of fake and miniaturized that makes you happybut just as with photos and videos of life events with friends and loved ones, the purpose is to bring fond memories, good feelings,... |