jjss49
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| Tubes? @oldhyvmec’life is short, make sure spend as much time as possible arguing with strangers on the internet’just trying to reward good behavior here, discourage badbut do i really care? no, not really - just would be nice to have folks be nice while... | |
| Offer / counter-offer? Audiogon rules as others have said, once offer declined, no obligation either direction | |
| Preamp suggestions, yes again frank van alstine and klaus bunge are two stalwarts in made in usa hi fi amplification (though klaus has ties w symphonic line of germany)hard to go wrong with either of their products, i have first hand experiencefrom my experience, klaus has a s... | |
| Low incoming voltage isn’t there a product by ps audio called ac regenerator or power plant that is supposed to fix this? i am not a power expert - i dunno for surehttps://www.psaudio.com/products/directstream-power-plant-12/#tab-features | |
| The Belles Aria Signature Integrated Amplifier @grdnrbobyour advice is still good, no matter where you buy!audio connection has been there forever, they are honest, knowledgeable, welcoming - can't say that for many retailers in the biz, esp. ones with a large store and significant overhead bu... | |
| Tubes? hopefully the op can sort through another typical a-gon thread, lots of pretty good advice, some heavy handedness in how it is delivered, some getting caught up with semantics and missing the pointi suggest op take away the following:1 - you have ... | |
| Integrated amp suggestions. dan d was krell’s main man before his current outfit bearing his namei have not heard his current super duper expensive stuff at any length but if it still has the same sonic signature as krell then it would be classic clean sharp bass slammy soli... | |
| Node 2i interface/app, a beginner's question what wlutke saidexactly correct | |
| Mhdt Labs Orchid it is excellent i have one, also a stockholmmhdt guys know dacs, have great ears | |
| Discussion of Class D Amps Application & Experiences maybe for 2 grand i would take a flyer and try a 'creme de la creme' class d ampfor 5-8-10 grand, no thank you - just don't care enough to LOLcurious but not THAT curiousnot like my Odyssey, VAC and Audio Research amps aren't leaving me feeling so... | |
| Phase inverted preamps and Rel Subwoofers. rel subs should have a phase switch (or setting)read the rel manual - it is carefully written FOR YOU - the user :)they are very clear on how to manage phase | |
| Any advantage to Bluesound Node 2i Versus Streaming from PC @ppack if you can't hear it then it is of no significance, end of the day it is your system, your ears, your pleasure - i think too often we listen to stuff and are loathe to admit we just cannot hear a difference... for me this is true of various... | |
| Tubes? tube watts can sound louder than ss watts due to the overload distortion characteristics of tubes being more rounded and ear-friendly than transistors' hard clipping which sounds more raggedeither way you really don't want any amp, tube or ss, to ... | |
| Any advantage to Bluesound Node 2i Versus Streaming from PC yes level matching is critical in any A vs B comparisonand yes the node will sound better supplying the digital stream than your pcsearch on internet or youtube for ample number of explanations of why this is so | |
| Speaker advice for first hi-fi setup - Monitor Audio Gold vs. KEF R series! harbeth compact 7 or super hl5newer spendors may have a little more sizzle, they like other classic speaker makers try to stay current with a 'modernized' soundtry spendor sp1/2 |