jjss49
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| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? i will put this here - given the topic being discussed it is worth a watch i believe, specifically for the comments in the second half around how the speakers need to be well into the room to get the proper depth of image the rest of video is jus... | |
| Can someone suggest a lush tube integrated under $3000 used many many out there under 3 grand used | |
| Casual listening @allears4u Lets say you go out to eat. All you want is a steak cooked right but the chef has it too salty or too well or its too tough. You never would have "evaluated’ the steak quality unless some "distortion" would have caught your attention... | |
| Why do I need a switch? Seeing as this is only a test, I just ordered a couple of the Ethernet to fiber boxes from Amazon and we’ll see what happens. If I hear anything I’ll get better power supplies and if I hear nothing, they’ll go back and I’ve shelved adding a switc... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? room/speaker set up is highly determinative of success in having a good hifi have a sense of audible stage depth tube amps can help some in this regard, but are not a necessity... proper set up is (assuming sufficiently good source and speakers) ... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression one important point touched upon earlier, which bears some emphasis, is that when a small signal tube goes bad there may be unwanted microphonics, subtly distorted music, rolled off treble, dull sound heard... but when a tube rectifier in a power... | |
| Why do I need a switch? my belief gained through my travels on this subject is that good clocking and elimination of electrical noise pollution are both important... the importance of the latter highly is dependent on the nature of upstream signal feeds/routers and of co... | |
| Worth fixing? junk it | |
| Finally added Accuphase to my collection in my experience a modern luxman class ab amp (or int amp) is voiced a touch sharper and more upfront than an equivalent accuphase, particularly in the treble and upper mids - luxman sounds a little sharper faster but leaner overall, maybe with a ... | |
| Why do I need a switch? taking a step back, i think part of the fun in this pursuit is trying stuff and finding out for yourself used (or discounted demo) gear is a good answer... op can buy a used ’audiophile switch’ at a fair price... say 50-60-70% of full retail... t... | |
| getting into streaming yes, despite some time having passed since i went through most of the starter streamers, i think the leading contenders are still bs node (latest version) cambridge cxn v2 innuos zen mini (used, as innous has phased this out for more expensive ... | |
| un-becoming an audiophile Why spend hundreds of thousands on an audio system or a car when you can invest the money and make money, then use the money you make to buy your desired audio equipment, car, and house with cash not to be argumentative, but just to offer a con... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression anytime, in pretty much any piece of serious hifi gear... if you see a modern russian or chinese 5ar4 rectifier, the best and most important upgrade is to change to an old stock uk/dutch/japanese or usa made one... in a hobby where the specifics... | |
| Anybody try the new Heaven 11 Billie Mk 2? hehehe yes i hope @tubeguy acts on this and reports back so we can benefit from his observations as for me personally, not having tried this billie thing, i would take the xa25 any day of the week.... oh sheesh, i have one! 🤣😂😁 | |
| Why do I need a switch? oh man here we go again... 🙄 |