jjss49
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| Replace tubes in Black Ice 3502p kt150 will provide more power more linearity more headroommake sure your specific amp is able to handle the big bolder badder tubes... some can't, and the results then aren't pretty... | |
| 4 ohm or 8 ohm - Sabrinas with McIntosh 462 free at home trial - won't hurt anything to try both tapsi would guess the 4 ohm tap will be the one you end up with | |
| Lumin D2 - Late the Table wifi extender question has been answered - it works fine to provide an ethernet jack to gear that must have itre the lumin d2 vs bluesound node 2i... if you definitely don’t want more boxes (e.g., an outboard DAC to use with the node 2i), i would ... | |
| Your most indispensable "tweak"? i used 4 oreos as isolating feet under my dac and ttit definitely sweetened the sound... more than a little ... ;) | |
| What solid state power amp are you using with your Harbeth Super HL5+ speakers? hegels do very well driving harbethsin fact, alan shaw (owner and chief designer) uses the h360 as his main amp in his workshop/lab in doing speaker testing | |
| If you could buy any system, regardless of price, what would it be? ok so i will pull a millercarbon here... click my username and look at the system/gearthere’s your answer op... :)actually, not quite, there are about 5 systems’ worth of gear there... but you get the idea...affordability of gear isn’t at issue...... | |
| Stream to DAC - WXC50 /Node 2i /Project StreamBox L-inear P-ower S-upplyhttps://www.teradak.com/products/?id=25https://www.teddypardo.com/powersupplies.htmlhttps://www.smallgreencomputer.com/products/7v-linear-power-supply?variant=12730873053218https://www.sbooster.com/no affiliation - this stuff... | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? @melvinjames There will certainly be new DAC and streamer iterations from every manufacturer out there. Good sound now will still be good sound when the next version comes out.wise wordsi am playing a frank van alstine fet valve topp dac from 1998... | |
| Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers. @big_greg The guy had a stroke. Ease up. you serious? ugh... | |
| Thinking about getting a R2R DAC @adam8179 excellent choice... enjoy!juin and cohorts @ mhdt in taipei really know what the heck they are doing, and they have great ears... all their dacs have a luscious substantial yet lively sound -- plus if the tonal balance top to bottom does... | |
| Parasound's Hint 6's new volume control provides huge sonic advances? hildevolume control design is absolutely critical in top quality linestages, designers have fretted and test their wiles for years to do the best sounding ones, esp. if remote control capability is involvedmany attempts to innovate over time, from... | |
| Stream to DAC - WXC50 /Node 2i /Project StreamBox bluesound node 2i cullen cable 75 ohm rca/rca spdif cable 1.5-2mmhdt canary dac$1200-1500 all inhave another $1500 left for years of tidal streaming :)(project stream box is ok but it is a r-pi based unit using volumio type software, ragged to me ... | |
| Are dimmable LEDs the least noisy dimmable type lighting for a music room candles have the least parasitic noise :) | |
| Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers. @b_limo LoL, 12 feet of concrete... what an idiot...+1,000,000 | |
| Pre Amp comparisons these questions as stated are impossible to answer in any really helpful wayno info on system or roomno info on musical tasteno info on priorities for making a choicewhy those as ones being considered, when there are many other top 'reference' lev... |