jl35
Responses from jl35
| power conditioner lots of variation and difference of opinion, depending on system, electric supply, personal preference. I have amp and pre plugged into wall, sources into a balanced conditioner. Then there is the issue of dedicated lines... | |
| Recommendations for used/vintage integrated for vinyl I also agree with paraneer | |
| Recommendations for used/vintage integrated for vinyl whatever vintage brand you prefer, if you're going to use a 40+ year old amp, replace the caps... | |
| What to do with audio Magazines When I sold my 80's and 90's TAS and Stereophile, I received little response on Audiogon, but sold well on ebay. A few of the buyers wrote to tell me how happy and excited they were to find the old mags or fill in their collections. I also find a... | |
| Pass Labs amp / 4 ohm speakers and as you move up the XA line you get better overall sound quality, not just more power... | |
| Pass Labs upgrade? you know where !!! | |
| Recommendations for used/vintage integrated for vinyl For vintage I use a Yamaha CA-810 Integrated with new upgraded caps. For more power there are the CA-1010 and CA-2010. The cap upgrade made a huge difference. | |
| What to do with audio Magazines I did keep a few dozen of the small ones that I keep on a shelf... | |
| What to do with audio Magazines I found there was a good size market for the older, smaller sized, issues of TAS and Stereophile on ebay, the rest went to my library sale shop... | |
| Aurender servers and power cords Agree that a power cord upgrade is worthwhile. I find power cord compatibility to be unpredictable, but have often preferred Audience power cords with digital products. | |
| Pass Labs upgrade? the X250 and X250.5 also had some upgrades along the way before the model number was updated | |
| Pass Labs upgrade? I went X250 to X250.5 then X250.8 over 12 years...each was a significant improvement with the same signature sound | |
| Pass Labs upgrade? I also own and love the X250.8. I am told that the XA100.8 is better sounding than the XA60.8 even at lower power levels... | |
| upgrade advice a lot of this is simply personal preference, as long as the DAC receives a high quality, low jitter signal... | |
| upgrade advice the Bluesound's DAC is fairly decent, but not close to the Hegel or the Spendors, which are both quite good |