jjss49
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| Amp or DAC? will sound different - many reasons why, too many to enumeratepower ratings are very rough guides... not informative beyond 150 more than 50 more than 10 - depends on type of amp toore- dac ... no | |
| Best Streamer for under (or not much over) $1K sonos connect or portwyred4sound remedy reclockerchord mojocables | |
| What are you streaming tonight? eliane eliasdreamer, and light my fireqbz hr | |
| New NAD vs old NAD - worth the upgrade? depends what you are looking for in doing the upgrade... form factor? convenience? sound quality? reliability? features?i would not call going from an old nad integrated to a new one with same power ratings and feature set an upgradethey are still... | |
| Will this sensitivity for a MC input on an amp be enough for my cartridge? @bestgrooveMcIntosh are bought only for the aesthetic appeal not for how they sound! LOLthat statement is a little strong, but certainly macs are designed for eye as well as ear appeal... no denying that... such is true for many a high end hifi b... | |
| Budget Tube Preamp ($2000) @wolf garciaMy Freya (original version bought new a few years ago) isn’t now and has never been sensitive to microphonics...a myth from some critics that’s clearly nonsense. i am admittedly not a critic... at least not a professional one :) ... ju... | |
| Phonostage, preamp or amp? wyred 4 sound and ifi make inexpensive ones that get the job done | |
| To pre-amp or not to pre amp in the thread referenced here, mike lavigne's post is the only one that needs to be read... it hits nail on head | |
| Phonostage, preamp or amp? opsaw your post belowyou mentioned your digital source is a laptop but did not elaborateif you haven't already, i strongly suggest you get a usb reclocker/cleaner if that is your output into your dac for music... this $100 purchase can improve you... | |
| Budget Tube Preamp ($2000) @saltboy freya+ is good place to startplace it well, isolation wise... that unit and the tubes it uses can be quite microphonic... one of the downsides to tube units, this one is particularly susceptible | |
| Looking for a sub for revel f208 +1 Rel is a go-to brand... excellent at two channel sub bass support | |
| Phonostage, preamp or amp? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9d477-supratek-audio-chardonnay-tubehttps://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649666816-don-sachs-model-2-tube-line-stage-pre-amp/https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649600657-sonic-frontiers-line-2-preamp-and-ps-bla... | |
| Will this sensitivity for a MC input on an amp be enough for my cartridge? what miller saidarc ph6 will not be matched for sound quality by a phono stage in a mac integratednot even in the same zip code | |
| Audio Note M3 while i won't argue what stereo5 says i would say that many/most the top longstanding tubed gear brands make lovely sounding gear - cj, arc, vac...many paths to sonic bliss | |
| Need advice please do itno brainer if you like the amp |