jjss49
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| Tubes for a pre stage... matched NEW or unmatched identical NOS? i agree that clear tops can be a little tizzy... regular top getter rca’s seem a touch smoother as usual, tubes, like anything else in a good system, is subject to synergies (or lack thereof) and the taste of the listener | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? soundstaging and in particular, perceived depth of stage is certainly there in spades when a terrific live recording is played on a good, well placed system... i think most here agree with this but i will add that many multi-track studio mixes, s... | |
| Dark Horse DAC just to set the record straight, what i said was the doge 7 had weak output voltage from the rca and xlr jacks in my experience... i had two units, both with the same problem, so my conclusion was this was a design flaw, and not a specific unit de... | |
| We should reject hard-to-drive speakers more often speakers make the sound we hear in our rooms... and wonderful sound is what we are striving for in our rooms speakers should be evaluated when performing at their best, which is properly set up in room, driven by a suitable amp to get peak perfor... | |
| Fiber to my Etherregen… Sonore OM or generic? @j_andrews to your last questions, i think the answer is yes in both cases... a good linear power supply need not be expensive have fun happy listening | |
| Fiber to my Etherregen… Sonore OM or generic? you can choose your preferred sfp/fmc modules, but always remember the reason for doing this is to eliminate electrically borne and transmitted noise at the receiving end... ... so that end (not the sending end) needs well performing sfp unit wit... | |
| Gustard R26 usb connection allows the receiving dac unit to provide the clock timing spdif transmission is just the reverse, clock signal is sent by the sending unit as ’master’ and the receiving unit can only be the ’slave’ lan standards can vary, but timi... | |
| Tubes for a pre stage... matched NEW or unmatched identical NOS? people posting seem to be getting confused, referring to 6dj8 tube variants and such, when the op is specifically asking about 12au7 tubes and their equivalents 12au7’s in usa or european old stock form are plentiful and relatively inexpensive, e... | |
| ENO or MUON money back purchase why ask, just try and keep what you like, return what you don’t if you have questions, email n-a directly, rich trussel will answer | |
| Anybody try the new Heaven 11 Billie Mk 2? @samureyex I’m not sure I would draw any conclusions whatsoever from Mr. Huff’s gear swaps. ah yes, huff and his reference gear...this week and maybe next.... but likely not the week after... draw your own conclusions -- he is a passionate audi... | |
| Tubes for a pre stage... matched NEW or unmatched identical NOS? from stereophile’s review of the sphinx v3 Description: Hybrid integrated amplifier with 12AU7 tubes in line stage and class-D output stage. Power output: 100Wpc into 8 ohms (20dBW), 200Wpc into 4 ohms (20dBW). THD: <0.1% typical, <1% at r... | |
| Describe the "new HiFi sound"? too bad decooney's thread has been 'jacked' well, there were some pretty useful and interesting comments early on... | |
| Tubes for a pre stage... matched NEW or unmatched identical NOS? i would always go for matched sets when they appear in serious hifi gear of course testing does not guarantee the electrical match seen on the tester will persist over the lifetime of the tubes in use, but it is a much better starting point than ... | |
| My experience with Kinki warranty i had a problem with my ex-m1, it evidently took a hit during shipping from the prior owner, one channel would go out after the unit had fully warmed up playing music. i emailed kinki in singapore, and the guy there was responsive... after some b... | |
| Why do I need a switch? @mitch2 yes indeed, a simple lps for the ’clean side’ fiber receiver is not much money, and can also be bought on a refundable basis, if one does this smartly just want to make sure when an experiment is run to learn whether a desired effect ca... |