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| Mmmm Crow tastes good... Many of us here don't have the means or good fortune to have a great space or expensive equipment.Like me.Try to ignore the ones that hit 'send' before they think.There are plenty of people that will offer helpful and thrifty suggestions.Even entr... | |
| Another new DAC: Audio Mirror jmolsberg mine was a little grainy for a while too,but it very slowly faded away.It seems to be very sensitive/responsive to tube and cabling changes.Fun to play around with:-)A belated Happy Thanksgiving to you! | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! Fun some days,maddening other days:-) | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! The GG cable is an xlr cable that I was using a few years ago when I had balanced connections.I put adapters on it and tried it just out of curiosity.Surprise,I like it!I did try the AP Crystal Solo((1 meter) along with a few others and I could he... | |
| Blown away with 2 speakers hifi sound! I think most of us get excited when trying something new that makes a much bigger positive difference than was expected.I remember a few times thinking that this new -fill in the blank - sounds incredible!Then I become acclimated and it's all abou... | |
| VTL preamps tonality (and vs. PrimaLuna)? If you are interested in auditioning before buying don't write off the LTA yet.I find it transparent with a drop of warmth,not cold at all. | |
| Why discussions generate into personal affronts... That's GK's self portrait:-) | |
| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung I'm making it work by using new production tubes combined with careful cabling choices.The wonderful old tubes are mostly priced beyond what I'm willing to pay. | |
| What do you say to your audiophile friends who say you just listen to your equipment more I never talk about audio with non audiophiles.If they feel like listening to music I will put on something of their favored genre and watch their reaction. "Is that a different version than I hear on the radio?"" You must have surround sound! "" W... | |
| [Just for fun] Favorite Thread Derailleurs My derailleur made of one thousand coat hangers precisely twisted with a graphite shield will work at a molecular level to derail anything absolutely faster and better.Because I said so. | |
| Quad Tube Rolling IME rolling input tubes will have a very noticeable effect on sound quality.It 'fine tunes' the tone of the entire system,to my ears anyway. | |
| JADIS DEFY7, can not get it to sing Son of kenjit? | |
| IsoAcoustics GAIA footers: impressions No experience with the GAIAS but I use a pair of the Aperta speaker stands as an isolation platform under my tube amp. | |
| Clear Day Cables Double Shotgun vs. Analysis Plus Big Silver Oval I used Clear Day for several years then moved on to Analysis Solo Crystal Oval 8 (copper).As much as I still like the Clear Days the AP cables are in a different league.So much more of everything - detail,timbre,palpability,layering,etc.I've actua... | |
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