johnah5
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| Is the XA25 a realistic option for LRS’s? @j_andrews Sure. The f7 was wonderful sounding, warm and much better than the Amp camp amps and the Schiit Aegir. Better in clarity, tone and soundstage. I heard the diff as soon as I turned it on. The xa25 is so much faster, clearer/transpa... | |
| Is the XA25 a realistic option for LRS’s? I have had both the f7 and the xa25. they sound very different. have you heard them because the sound is important. after getting the xa25 I sold the f7 because I never listened to it. the xa25 is that much better to my ears than the f7. As ... | |
| Questions about Resolving Systems @kota1 you nailed it! I had an Esoteric N05XD Streaming DAC and it was resolving in the extreme black backgound. Frankly it didn't sound realistic. It was too quiet beyond anything I have heard in the real world. JH | |
| Bricasti M5 or Lumin U1 Mini or ? Hi all I have the U2 mini and don't run Roon. Any update to this thread or anyone hear both the Bircasti M5 and the U2 mini? Thanks jh | |
| Dark Horse DAC @kairosman Huh!? I am not saying anything about the OP only sharing information that I have learned or read. As mentioned Twittering Machines loves the tube based Total DAC. Also I think if the OP took my comment as talking down to him he coul... | |
| Dark Horse DAC I know Michael Lavorgna at Twitter Machines site really likes his Total Dac which has a tube in it. I have never heard one but love love my Reimyo solid state DAC that only plays redbook standard jh | |
| Dark Horse DAC Here is a great sentence from a very good paper on DAC's and digital audioi. "And don't even get me started on DACs with tube output stages: the lowest noise floor of a tube output stage is about 90dB which means despite whatever a manufacturer m... | |
| Galion TS120 So I have spoken with Thomas and the amp is legit as is his business. He is not part of whomever made the Doge. He is legit and his business is real. JH I love this stuff | |
| going from tube preamp to solid state I have had Schiit Freya + preamp and then Esoteric then SPL Director. The director also has a DAC that I don't use but the preamp is the exact same as the SPL Elector. Here is a great review on how good it is. http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/soun... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? Hi great responses. From my non technical view point, I have had Sigma/Delta DAC's and new and old R2R dacs. I had an Esoteric N05XD which is a very high end DAC. It didn't sound natural to me as in if you go hear music it would not sound lik... | |
| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? I had a Pass Labs XA25 amp and it was like 4 60 watt light bulbs on in a small space. You could put your hand on it but if it got any hotter it would burn. I didn't like having that heat when it was summer. I swithced to SPL S1200 class A/B which... | |
| Fremer's Single-leg panel is absolute tweak bs I was done with Fremer when during the breaking news about MoFi he kept saying the guy who asked the question that broke the scandal wasn't a "journalist" so he dismissed it. He has zero credibility | |
| Spikes on tower speakers @phil59 Try the large heavy bamboo cutting boards from Ikea. I paid $20 each and put the spiked tower onto them. jh | |
| Audio Solution Figero M Speakers @rx8man I am going to try isoacoustic Gia's on it. I don't know how to attach a pic of the spikes to this thread but they are signigicant. Let me know if interested jh | |
| Audio Solution Figero M Speakers @rx8man are you near Indianapolis? What feet are you using? Mine came with after market spike system. |