jrwaudio
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| Audio Research Pre-Amp advice I have a ARC LS15 tube pre amp that I bought in 1996 and still use it to this day I did cap upgrade over 15 years ago It has 4 12xA7 tubes that have been replace once Oh it also has a remote | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? The beginning of my audiophile journey was the Marantz 2265B Teak cassette player and Cerwin Vega speakers and a couple of cases of beer | |
| Going Tubing @Bimmerlover I have the cousin to your speakers, the Definitive Technology Mythos ST's with built in powered subs and drive them with my VAC PA 100 100 tube amp along with my ARC LS15 LS15 tube pre amp I typically listen to music around 75db to ... | |
| Streamer only Orchard audio has an excellent Streamer for $1,200 and it also has an excellent internal DAC I would be surprised if the Orchard audio DAC didn't out perform the DAC you have i your intergrated amplifier Orchard Audio has a 30 day trial period A... | |
| Help with setup... Onkyo tx-rz50, to oppo BDP-95 (Dac), to integrated amp. I have the OPPO BD 105 and connect it to my Emotiva XMC-2 AV preamp via HDMI for 5.2 Xbox and Firestick I do bypass the Oppo DAC to my external DAC by coaxial BNC for my two channel stereo rig I use the Oppo pre outs to connect my two Subs in st... | |
| I am about to embark on my next upgrade journey Have you considered the Magnepans LRS + ? You have the room to pull them out from the wall and you also have to subs to help with the low Hz A good amp to drive them would be the Orchard Audio Starkrimson Stereo GaN Ultra DMC 2.0 250watts@8ohm &... | |
| on the cheap Simple way to connect a streamer to a receiver with Bluetooth is the Audio Engine B1 Connect via RCA and it also connects flawlessly to your phone | |
| Best Covers Can't help falling In love by Diana Ankudinova. She's a very rare contralto and polyphonic singer To my ears the best female singer currently https://youtu.be/SY3OZVmfGVw?si=3pzRljUCbfnG65jN | |
| Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find? I have bought speakers wires and power cords from Pinetree Audio The quality, attention to detail and sound are excellent For what's it worth they are made here right in the good old USA The price for what you get is very good indeed!! | |
| Favorite Obscure Rock Song Hope I spell this correctly : ) In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly. One of the best drum solos | |
| Do you adjust your subwoofer @flyfish77 Wow I haven't heard the NHT Super Zero speakers in years!! 90's I think? Back then l had the Paradigm 20's bookshelves with the Paradigm Servo 15 sub Very few people back then had a sub in there system I've heard really good things ab... | |
| Do you adjust your subwoofer I have two SVS Ultra 13subs with upgraded plate amps and now I can control all the settings on the subs through the SVS DSP app on my smart phone My tower speakers have built-in powered subs also, I have my SVS subs crossed over at 40 hz and sub v... | |
| How good is good enough? One piece of upgraded audio gear is too many and 100 is not enough | |
| when your hearing is not as good as it was . . . I'm 72 and had my hearing checked a few years ago and it was 12/13k With my stereo rig I took the approach making sure my system was truly full range My tower speakers have built-in subs and I also use two SVS Ultra 13 subs with their upgraded pla... | |
| Getting into the music I'm playing the back nine at this point in my life and of coarse my upper frequency are rolling off with my hearing So I went with a different approach with my stereo rig My main speakers have built in powered subs and I also have two SVS Ultra 1... |