jjss49
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| EL 34 tubes agree w others here who have mentioned new production russian ’reissue’ gold lion kt77 and mullard/tungsol el34’s are the best of the lotas with most tubes, they need some burn in time to settle into their true sound character | |
| DAC's with volume control question @levy03 to be honest with you, i don’t have a solid, confident answer for you on this subjectearly last year, i had a RME ADI2 dac in house, it did have built-in digital volume control, but i did not use/test that aspect of it (now i regret not do... | |
| Accuphase E-480 or Hegel H10+P10 my educated guess -- knowing these brands very well but not these specific units -- hegel combo will be crisper clearer (and yes, total overkill in terms of power delivery for your speakers), whereas the accuphase will have a warmer sweeter sound ... | |
| suffering over choice of VTL 6550 signature II or the ARC REF6se If there were a high volume VTL dealer in town I might feel the safety in numbers thing.not sure that exists anywhere... not a criticism of vtl but just bein' real... | |
| What are all these metal cans/pods sitting on top of electronics? mass loading can help some equipment, can affect SQbut as mentioned below... lots of streaming gear (and some phono stages) are small and light, need something on top to hold them down so cables can be attached securely and don’t shift stuff around | |
| New cartridge $500 range opwhat are you trying to improve from the sound you are currently hearing by upgrading carts from your sbp2?i concur w others who have said one needs to think about cartridge and phono stage as a matched tandem | |
| What are all these metal cans/pods sitting on top of electronics? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Heavy-Duty-Stainless-Steel-Floor-Door-Stopper-No-Drill-Anti-Skid-Rubber-Saf... | |
| Holographic, 3D Solid State Amp under $6k ayre’s power amps (several models), hegel h20 h30 are two excellent sounding makers that deserve considerationtoo bad the pass amp didn’t work for you... rarely see that happen | |
| Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy @glupson if and when you figure out how to get your time back, can you please pm me and share with me? 😂 | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i @big_greg i have not heard your teac unit... but i am sure it sounds excellent and is a terrific valueusb connection for streaming has its challenges, known for high electrical noise and jitter if not carefully implemented... i don’t know if it af... | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i @big_gregSo you agree that what comes before the DAC matters but are saying that a 10-20% difference in sound quality doesn’t matter? yes it matters, it all matters -- but i am arguing points of relative importance and impact for $ spenti guess wh... | |
| Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy the ocd guy is a real enthusiast, very intellectually curious and knows alot, certainly makes some good pointsbut he is really hard to watch | |
| DAC's with volume control question in the digital realm volume levels can be attenuated but there will be a loss of bit-detail resolution if the attenuation is significant from full volume -- whether you can hear this clearly as compromising sound quality is another matter entirely... | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i @jasonbourneYou can not be certain of the source of the music available streaming. That is why I only listen to physical media.while this is true, in my experience, this is not an impediment to thoroughly enjoying streamed music via top tier strea... | |
| For those that use an external DAC with node 2i your description of the sound of the bs node 2i onboard dac is accurateyou will hear a much more lively, palpable, impactful and transparent sound if you went to a good $600+ (used) outboard dac fed by the node via its digital output ... how drama... |