jjss49
Responses from jjss49
| What do you no longer have that you would enjoy a night to listen to again? nothingif i regret selling something i just find a way to buy it back... | |
| Value on Electrocompaniet Electrocompaniet is alive and well, and still being sold in US. They just released a new super integrated amp all in one over the summer. i am happy to stand corrected on this one! | |
| Conrad Johnson and Herron comparisons i recall you were having some trouble getting herron to do the upgrade from the prior version unit you had - did you eventually talk him into it, or you just bought a separate upgraded unit?curious to know what is the nature of the upgrade to the ... | |
| Help finding a simple but high quality buffer or preamp for remotely controlling volume mitchi still use my decades old carver lightstar direct ref linestage for that purpose... still a wonderful sounding, utterly transparent unit with tremendous control flexibilitythere is one running around on the bay right now... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? nos small signal tubes are fine - they can sound excellent and are still worth it even at current prices, if your gear doesn't run them too close to the edgeplaying with nos power tubes at current prices is not smart unless you truly have money to... | |
| Conrad Johnson and Herron comparisons saw your for sale ad on usam - already???what's next? LOL | |
| Value on Electrocompaniet i think this company is no more... was quite good gear though iirc -- if i am wrong i am sure someone will comment to correct me | |
| How it works! From a common man. what a waste of bandwidth | |
| So you have a great hi end stereo preamp, but we have a new village idiot with a megaphone polluting the environment | |
| Is it my amp or my speakers? ignoring your speakers for a minute, i see the other gear you have i would say the sound is bright, a little harsh in the treble, a little recessed in the mids, strong in the bassso if you seek brightness, it has gotta be the speakers - i don’t kn... | |
| Which tubes are the best? a few points i’d like to make here1 - there are basically three makers (factories) of tubes today, china (shuguang and other brands, in changsha/guangdong), russia (sovtek and related brands bearing many old names, in saratov, se of moscow), slova... | |
| Integrated amp -- Pass Labs vs Luxman vs McIntosh i would suggest what you are really looking for is a big hegel -- if it is indeed the sound that matters... h360 h390 or h590no affiliation ... | |
| How do you know if you are upgrading your DAC? not all hot brands of dacs are made in chinanot by a long shothow do you define ’hot’? views of clown reviews of sub $400 dacs on youtube? | |
| Musical Fidelity / B&W bad match? whether they match well or not is a matter of perspective, taste and other points of referencebut most would say that b&w and mf sound characters are both clear, transparent, fast, somewhat forward, cooler side of the spectrum | |
| Proac Speakers samwith your description if it were me i would err on k6 sidecan always move speakers lil closer to wall or corners get a touch more bass support if neededharder to dial down too much bass or boominessgood luck have fun |