jjss49
Responses from jjss49
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? just to echo the points jbuhl made below i concur:-- 20/80 or 30/70 $ proportion streamer vs dac feels about right to me based on my experiences-- user interface is very important to consider with dedicated streamers, esp if one does not commit to... | |
| The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D i have felt the same way about NAD since 35 years ago i had the 3020 as my integrated while being a student driving ls3/5a’s... nad being good solid budget hi fi but really cannot compare to the true big boysin more recent years they tried to make... | |
| Hafler DH-100 - what should this should this sound like? wow so this is going back 30-35 years now... i had a dh101 to dh200 combo -- my recollection is that the combo was a neutral sounding pair, not thin nor fat in the mids, quite clear and open, a little soft in the bass, slight treble grain/hash/siz... | |
| High end Class D amps? class d greatest strength is outstanding bass, so yes on that frontbut dual subs are much better than one... some will even say the best way is a 'swarm of subs' to smooth out the deep bass response, which can be very lumpy and hard to modulate w... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? Hard to get through 145 responses....life is hard, then you die... | |
| Preamp recommendation i love tube active preamps. they add life like dynamics, have a more refined sound with larger sound stage and offer the option to customize with tube changing.i agree with this - conrad johnson, audio research, vac etc have not been stealing dea... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? yes, tubes are noisier than solid state, quite often the casebut the tube gear noise level can be managed so that it does not interfere with listening pleasureas with many good things in life, you have to work at it a little to reap the rewardsif ... | |
| Audiophile demographics? prior to covid i did a weeklong socal drive with some pca/track palsagree that mulholland is undriveable even in early mornings now, upper topanga still ok - rest of socal good drives are north of santa barbara - greater LA region is just too cong... | |
| The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D Therefore, to the discerning ear and mind, both are a failure.well, there you have itcalling junk pros now... | |
| Are Shakti Stones effective? for me i am not an IMMEDIATE naysayeri have tried it, gave it a chance (actually many many chances), based on my experience, it does nothing i can hear - still have one, it sits in my equipment closet after four homes in 20+ yearsbut maybe i am bl... | |
| The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D Someone hasn’t heard anything better than his/ her Devialet. Have they tried a Gryphon Diablo, a Pass Int or any number of other serious integrated A/B amps? Maybe and of course in the end it’s all a matter of taste.yes - feel free to click on my ... | |
| High end Class D amps? i had not heard class d that i thought could equal class a/b until i bought a devialet unit, which sounds really excellentdevialet calls what they do a 'hybrid', using a regular class a section to slave the class d section - i am not technically e... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? joe passvirtuoso | |
| Looking for a Tube preamp with Tube Rectifier stage <= $/£/€ 3000 @atmasphere ralph, by your explanation, then why are rectifiers used in some tubed power amps as well? the notion of the undesirable voltage drop would seem to be even more of a negative in higher power applications where distortion is not wanted.... | |
| Audiophile demographics? @audiokinesis great point, i very much agree@gg987 so glad you are posting!does 987 signify first gen cayman??? hope so :) |