jjss49
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| Basic question about power/watts More INFO needed. Which Maggies? What amp are you using? What size room? What is it that you don't like about your Maggies? ditto @mesch details matter | |
| What is the best sounding GZ34 / 5AR4 rectifier tube you've ever heard? dutch or uk made real deal old stock gz34’s are best sounding and most reliable, close second are japan-made ones from the late 80’s and early 90’s made on old mullard tooling moved there, these are usually branded matsushita or national, then usa... | |
| Speaker Binding Posts for Kef 104-2 take a picture of your 104's rear binding post area and post it here 104.2's of different year of manufacture had different post arrangements, some were direct mounted to the rear cabinet fascia, later ones had an inset cubbie where the posts wer... | |
| Bluesound Node volume pot setting for an integrated amp what @jetter said | |
| Flat speaker cables versus round core cables flat cables have a flatter response round cables are rounder sounding... 😁😂😅 on a somewhat more serious note, nordosts typically do sound brighter and more ’spotlit’ among the better branded cables, but i have no idea whether it is due to their ... | |
| Storage of other speakers in the room, shorting them while not in use? Myth or true? 😂 | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? @tcotruvo among standalone dacs, i would suggest you try a chord qutest or 2qute - qutest around $1400 used, 2qute at about $800 of that amount but the sound is very very close - they also benefit from a suitable filtered or linear power supply ... | |
| looking for a more efficient speaker..... @kennesawjet 👍 enjoy! | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? @tcotruvo to give you useful suggestions, please write something about how you perceive the sound of the node in your system currently (and how it might compare to other sources whose sound you enjoy more), and if it could be improved to please ... | |
| Time to upgrade the pre-amp. ref series all day long... a ref 3 is quite reasonably priced, superb my 2 cents | |
| Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC? yes, plenty differences heard depends of course on specific choice of outboard dac, and quality of balance of the system/room in question (not to mention how skilled the listener is...) | |
| OMG. What now? to @hilde45 ’s comment i would venture to say that for serious audiophiles, thoughtful and introspective about the pursuit, another added bonus of spending time maximizing musical enjoyment through system improvements very often leads one to thin... | |
| Denafrips Pontus II vs Venus II i have spent much time with the pontus (and pontus ii) -- and also with the ares ii, as well as venus and terminator dacs in their hierarchy the pontus is relatively unique in that it is voiced with the warmest, fullest midrange and midbass, whil... | |
| Spade lug connector to Marantz amp or these https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=CRCAB&gclid=Cj0KCQjworiXBhDJARIsAMuzAuweLmiEMvpL7RpuiLIZzlFr_qfa1ITg-_sdZqSlRY5AW7CMRPLdVZ0aAhMaEALw_wcB or these https://www.transparentcable.com/products/transparent-spade-to-banan... | |
| Can anyone tell me where the progress in audio went? @thyname @roxy54 well that took about, what, about a week of time-out, then back on the hamster wheel? now watch the airspace here continue fill up with posts, point for point argumentation, tit for tat, little more personal and unruly to oth... |