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| Holo Audio May DAC @jriggy The high bitrate upsamplers will always say a DAC sounds best that way. yes i think this is truein my pursuit of streaming and digital file playing, i have focused on what makes cd quality material sound as close to and ’analog’ like as po... | |
| Looking for a vinylesk sounding DAC to me both tidal and quboz (top levels of each) sound very good, but they do sound differentthis has been discussed in other threadsquboz a little more solid more grounded less airy, tidal a little more processed phasey - noticeable on a/b back to... | |
| Cary SLI80 as just a preamp? Since the SLI-80 is only an average (I'm being kind here) sounding integrated amp, I would have my doubts that it would make a very good preamp. i agree w ozzy | |
| Proac Speakers sammy honest answer is i don’t really know, as i have not heard the k series, and also i don’t know how you like the tonality (specifically bass heaviness/impact) of your system - some folks really like bass!!your room is plenty big, so either k6 ... | |
| Carver 275 Crimson tube amp --- any feedback appreciated bumping this... any other thoughts by owners? | |
| Which tubes are the best? as i understand it this muzishare unit is basically a primaluna knockoff with a tube rectifier and downgraded output transformersso i will share my thoughts on tubey tubesold stock ge 12au7/ax7tungsol (new russian) 7581’s if like the primaluna’s t... | |
| Vintage integrated amp vs newer? opyou have the vintage units, why don’t get a couple modern ones and you tell us?there is a hegel h160 used https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649672643-hegel-h160-integrated-amplifier/class a sony unithttps://www.usaudiomart.com/details/64966434... | |
| Tube-based DACS: Positive? Negative? use search bar abovesearch ====>’mhdt’’audio mirror tubador’’black ice tube dac’*********************************************************************know also that there are other very effective methods of delivering a smooth, relaxed, seductiv... | |
| Pro- Ac Compatibility should be just fine -- primaluna evo will smooth things over a bit, give great imaging and dimensional midrangedoes the 100 have the triode/ul switch? that feature is handyget a rel subwoofer (if you don’t have one already) and hear the true grea... | |
| XLR balanced cables, best bang for t ht e buck? canares or beldens with good terminations, from a variety of sources, are definitely very neutral very clear for very little money | |
| Proac Speakers two points1) with stu tyler and proacs, one mainly needs to understand that bigger models are for bigger rooms, more bass output, more absolute spl capability - so the trick is to get the RIGHT speaker for your room, not the highest speaker in lin... | |
| Need ideas to match a pair of monitor with 40WPC tube amp @rar1 thank youomega is on the list for down the roadjust got a set of spatial m3 sapphires, so hands are full at present - they sound wonderful but even with their somewhat high efficiency, they are not suitable for flea watt amps, so i will come... | |
| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? @gochurchgo an obvious point perhapsbut if your tube preamp has too much gain for your power amp then slightly noisy tubes in the pre get highlighted moreso than if the gain match were more appropriate, right?so the issues are inter related which ... | |
| Eleven digital cable audition. google 'audio bacon digital cables comparison' | |
| To upgrade/repair or not...Thorens TD165 talk to dave archambaut vinyl nirvana (google that) and contact him, he is expert and prolific at thorens restorations, i suspect he can at least point you in the right direction, if not help you directly |