jjss49
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| The NAD M33 will cancel your complaints about Class D i recently got a devialet all in one integrated, the sound is spectacular | |
| Denafrips Ares II the ares 2 was part of my big dac shootout i conducted the first half of this year - tried some 25 well reputed dacs as i implemented streaming into my system the ares 2 is a spacious sounding dac with extended treble and bass, and lots of feature... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 250 vs Hegel390 Hegel has a very good price to performance ratio.For someone with low budget and who wants to buy new, Hegel is a great choice.spoken like a true top 0.01 percenter!! bravo!! excuse me, now i need to go check if they are done washing my learjet...... | |
| Are Shakti Stones effective? simple answer is this - if one insists on trying to see ’if it works’ just be patient and buy one someone is selling at a used price, then try itif it works and you are happy, great...if you decide that it is all b.s. and want it gone, just post a... | |
| .2mv vs .4mv out for LOMC into 60db gain phono stage? .2 will work better with 70 or 72 db gainOnly you can determine acceptable SQ.i tend to agree... at least 68 db gain, which is a lot to ask, esp. from tubesi have thus avoided going for such a low output cart... stay at least in the 0.3-0.4 mv range | |
| Finally Settled on a Preamp—Don Sachs Model 2 Custom Linestage don’s pre is one of the best, in absolute terms as well as in terms of valuetube rollin’ new and old 6sn7 types is fun too! ' lush honey colored' or 'clear as a whistle' on demand!!!congrats and enjoy | |
| Looking for a Tube preamp with Tube Rectifier stage <= $/£/€ 3000 in addition to what has been mentioned already...primalunamodwrightboth gz34 rectification | |
| Audio Research LS/Ref or Primaluna EVO Preamp retail is a tough business, retail for high end hifi is especially tough... so much education to do, so many naive/idiotic questions (just look at this forum), so many tire kickers just taking advantage, not respecting retailers’ time and energy -... | |
| My "audiophile" weakness(es)...ie: how the item looks, and you?. @cwlondon not just wrx sti...evo 9996 gt3alpine a110lancia stratosall are beautiful because of how well they do what they are meant to do | |
| Too terminate or not At 30ft length each it’s far more important that you get the right gauge of wire.i agree w thisterminate whichever is more convenient - at that length of run the wire will determine sq so much more than different (proper) terminations | |
| Are Shakti Stones effective? uh oh... :) | |
| Integrated amp -- Pass Labs vs Luxman vs McIntosh @arafiq you are correct, hegel for some reason has a problem with implementing roon endpoint capability on their geari am not a roon user so it hasn't affected me... i don't even use their dac section - just the ampbut i totally get that this may ... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? decooney raises an important pointwith covid, many manufacturers are not manning the land lines into their offices as most if not all staff work remotelyfor example, one person in another thread complains that audio research doesn't answer the pho... | |
| Gryphon Diablo 250 vs Hegel390 there is no doubt gryphons are beautifully built... for the asking price they should bejust reminding the op that build quality does not necessarily equal sound quality -- each brand and model are voiced by their producersi have owned many many am... | |
| Audiophile demographics? yes, if you go a high end audio show, you will see... it is a whopping disparity - like 95/5......must be the gear, equipment, technicality - yes there is art and beauty as a successful end result in this pursuit, but the knowledge gathering, acqu... |