kahlenz
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| My Amp is Broken - Not Sure What to Do - Any Recommendations? Be sure you don't kill yourself when you short a filter cap to the chassis (seriously).I used to be a do-it-yourselfer, but as I got older and wiser, I realized the experience, knowledge, and training involved was not worth the expense.Those of yo... | |
| Music Server/Player for NOS R2R DAC My guess is a $25.00 Chromecast Audio will get the job done, if you have a smartphone or a computer. I don't think you will hear much of a difference between it and your Atoll (or anything else for that matter). Look at the BlueSound products if ... | |
| WHY DO SOME AUDIOPHILES THINK YOU ARE BRAGGING WHEN YOU ARE SHARING? Well you're either justifying the cost of expensive gear or declaring that your budget gear is just as good as the expensive stuff. Happily I fall into the second category! | |
| My Amp is Broken - Not Sure What to Do - Any Recommendations? Look in the Yellow Pages and you will find dozens of competent amp techs down the street from you willing to work for $25.00/hr. Or buy a new amp. | |
| SAT 30K+$$ TONEARM: W O R T H T O H A V E I T ? This tonearm is worth having, but I'll have to pawn my Patek Philippe Supercomplication to afford it. | |
| Advice on buying good CD player that will outperform my Primare cd31 I am solidly in the "transport + DAC" camp these days. The DAC in the Primare should be wonderful, so it may be you just don't like the flavor of the R2R DAC in the unit. I would try out different DACs before I spent too much money on an all-in-... | |
| Why do people buy preamps if they can directly connect amp to stereo source/phone/PC/tv? lajollaplamars: All preamps introduce their own sonic signature, some more than others. I have not heard the E. E. miniMax preamp, but it was once on my shortlist for a relatively inexpensive tube pre that I could roll tubes with.For those that ... | |
| Does this image give you claustrophobia? Impressive display of wealth. Sound-wise, I'll bet my 10k system blows this one away! (Caveat: my system in my room).It's all about the acoustics of the room and speaker placement! This system seems to commit every sin in the book. | |
| Do people really just not get it that their items are not selling... I have never had any trouble buying things on sites like Audiogon, but selling is a different matter. I am 100% honest and fair, but I have been swindled on a number of occasions.When I take the risk of selling into account, plus the actual cost o... | |
| Do people really just not get it that their items are not selling... Whether or not the OP can afford certain advertised pieces of equipment has less relevance than whether he feels the advertised price is justified. Anybody can put any price on anything, and buyers can react in any way they want. Who cares?In my ... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing I have an Odyssey Audio Suspiro that I would put head-to-head with the Parasound JC3 (at least as far as sound goes, the JC3+'s variable loading is more convenient and offers a few more options for cartridge loading). The Suspiro matches well eno... | |
| On the fence about Vinyl need a good phono stage for A/B testing The DSP will suck some life out of your vinyl; I would try it with and without. For me, I am willing to put up with some less than perfect resonances for the sparkling purity of a well reproduced analog signal. There is a certain emotional thril... | |
| Which band IS really America's Greatest (rock & roll band)? Whatever damn band I happen to be playing with at the time! | |
| How about a list of speakers that are time and phase coherent? Thiels and what else? On the other hand, if you prefer to run test equipment (and music is mostly just a bother), then you may find hours of enjoyment testing for time coherence. | |
| How about a list of speakers that are time and phase coherent? Thiels and what else? Hold on a second while I get my head out of its' listening clamp...Most timing issues have to do with the same signal reaching different drivers, and can be mostly corrected by a properly designed crossover. If the speakers sound good, I would no... |