jjss49
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| Great Intergated amp with great built in DAC just a sidenote on soix’s comment re the hegel h360the newer 190 390 590 series specifically improves the dac section of these 160/360 prior gen unitsthe amp sections are virtually the same, if not, highly similarthis does raise the question of th... | |
| VAC 70/70 mk3 tube rolling question over the years i have found kevin hayes to be approachable, welcoming and very helpful in all inquiries regarding his gearone of the really good guys in the biz, and makes lovely (if pricey) gear | |
| Outstanding service from MusicDirect in the USA and Avid Hifi in the UK, read on please! music direct is a class actmany can learn from how they treat customers | |
| Anybody here upgrade from Chord Qutest DAC" @mmhifihahaha add m scaler, then you feel the qutest isn't good enough - need a tt2 hugo or davenever ends - guess there are worse diseases :) | |
| Upgrade Path Help well integrated subwoofer (Rels are among the very best) is the most undervalued, underappreciated, under implemented ’secret weapon’ in getting truly great soundthat been said, going to a dedicated streamer with good dac would be a smart move - f... | |
| Sub Sonics and woofer pumping another option is get a phono stage with an effective subsonic filter - higher lehmanns have that feature for examplebut other advice is spot on... best to find the source of rumble, but it may be coming from the TT/cart itself coupled with records | |
| New from Mad Scientist uh ohhere we go | |
| Speaker suggestions for Levinson planars can be lovely sounding but present placement issues with their unique dispersion pattern... you will need to work (and for some rooms, work very very hard) for good soundin my experience, levinsons are prototypical high end lean and super ... | |
| Cable comparison charts? @millercarbon i wanted a copy of the spreadsheet cuz i needed some add’l artwork for my media room LOLOLOLOLOLOLeverybody chill out -- we are ALL crispy and punchy from Covid shut in, anxiety and boredom!!!!!!!! | |
| Cable comparison charts? cc that spreadsheet to me too please :) | |
| "Bridge Over Trouble Water" sounds artificial op's query has been covered well heresuffice it to say that most pop/rock recordings are mastered without any thought to how they will sound on high end systemhi end hi fi is a niche... mass market recordings truly don't give a sh*t | |
| Magnepan 1.7i with Acurus 150 watt amp acurus a150 can handle the maggie in terms of powermay not be the sweetest sound though | |
| Live CD Recommendations folks laugh at diana krall being a rote audiophile geek artist...but her live in paris album/cd is among the best recorded live cd’s i’ve run acrossi use it (among others) as a stress test for any component or systemkeith jarrett live at blue note... | |
| How to shop for an integrated? concur with leftears on belles - it is very goodnot much marketing fluff, but david belles has designed many great sounding amps over the years, always transparent yet musical, never harshnaim is another to pursue, it has it’s sound, but it can be... | |
| Tone arm resonance and cartridge compliance: How do they interact?? i just don’t appreciate laziness and entitlementforum is here to help folks, but they should try to help themselves a little firstjust a little |