joeycastillo
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| Single driver full range speakers Hi OP I have encountered the same question to me by another audiophile friend, as some have posted above, the speaker I was asked my opinion was a Reference 3A De Cappo driven by JELabs 300B. those are a wonderful match but lacking lower bass pow... | |
| Pass Labs xa-25 or Coda Continum #8 OP all of the above are great post. I have not heard a Coda, but I am a pass labs kind of guy However, I notice that your previous gear is a tube 300B. I own an Audio note clone 845 based SET and before I purchased this unit, it was a shoot o... | |
| Speaker recommendations welcomed I am partial to ATC as I own one. ATC are very precise and presents music as how it was recorded. with the correct power amp. it will sing. as you have stated you want front standers. the ATS scm 40 will do the job. NOW, another option is to go ac... | |
| Integrated Headphone amp with moving coil phono stage Hi OP This may be $$$ but the Mark and Levinson No 523 has the phono pre-amp. headphone driver and quite possibly the balance control you all needed If this fits what you need, please check this out. Mark Levinson #523: 6-input dual mono Pre... | |
| Linear power supply Sbooster. | |
| Qobuz Connect I don't have Qobus, but I am a Tidal subscriber. I want to share that Tidal would also on some occasions stop mid-stream. and yes, I know it's not my home network, but Tidal. FYI | |
| Do you recall "instant improvement" from your first stand-alone DAC ? OP just to add more to my post above, my first DAC was a Chord Mojo, then tried SMSL, then Chord Qu test, then went up the Denafrips food chain Ares and finally Venus. All these aforementioned DACS presented music on its own way. Some say most ... | |
| Should I move on from my Hagerman Trumpet MC Phono Pre? i suggest 1) RCA clear Tops 2) Telefunken IMHO, both can present something opposite each other. but you are now at the point of mixing tubes to create the synergy you want. Also, the SBooster will do wonders on the Trumpet. | |
| You are there vs. They are there in my opinion. They are there. is how I would express it BUT with a bit of flavor. The players are in your room, but with space and dimensionality, not just there but with space amongst the instruments and vocalist. I would like to best describ... | |
| My impressions of the much Hyped LAIV Harmony DAC (I ordered one and Listened to it.) Thank you for the heads-up OP I tend to agree that most of this new Chi-Fi newcomers have some agenda that turns the table to them for financial gains. I feel for you. $320 for returns is a lot of $$$ for a $2600 product. Currently i am using Den... | |
| quicksiver V4's Hi @ant818 i have not heard a quicksilver amp play, I just know the brand. I am interested to know how it sounds. does it need speaker that is sensitive? any insight is great. a friend wants my advice for this brand thank you | |
| SS amp or receiver that sounds like Tube Amp OP good for you. your Onkyo TX-2500 MKII has performed admirably to your liking with a "wow" moment. I know the feeling as I was comparing my audio note clone 845 power amp with my Pass Xa-25. very close indeed at average listening level. | |
| Amplifier recommendations for 86 dB Sensitivity Speakers Hey OP as others have suggested, try to go to SS based amps, specifically GAN based amplifiers. they sound very analog, similar to tubes. also suggest you use a tube-based preamp to power up the Gan based power amps my recommendations that you l... | |
| Requesting Your Expertise - Best Options - High Sensitivity Speakers For A Smaller Room @nightfall As Grinnell and bigshutterbug other have posted, the Reference 3A from DeCapo is a great candidate. My audiophile nephew has this and drives it with 300BSEt Tubes which is about 8 Watts. his room dimension is very similar to your roo... | |
| Do you recall "instant improvement" from your first stand-alone DAC ? hey OP all you mentioned in your post are exactly what i have heard. now, there are more nuisances in the music. details that are more clear and distinct but let me be clear first, 1) that all depends on the quality of the DAC you purchased 2)... |