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| Vandersteen VLR Wood ..any love for these? Please keep us posted as the speakers break in. I've been very intrigued about these speakers. What electronics are you using to drive them? The specs seem to suggest they need good bit of power to come alive. | |
| Low Watt Solid State Amp This is stating the obvious but for a $1K budget you’re better off looking for a high(er) power SS amplifier even if you don’t need the power. The newer low power SS amplifiers, except older/vintage receivers, tend to be almost all class A and har... | |
| Which material sounds better for speakers construction? Wood, Ply or MDF? I built a pair of back-load horn single driver speakers last summer using the Madisound BK-16 kit design but modified it a bit and doubled up on the baltic birch side and top/bottom panels in the enclosure. The back panel and the front baffle were... | |
| DEDICATED CD PLAYER $1K AND UNDER, THOUGHTS? "Try the Soulution 540 Cd player "He said under $1K not under $30K! | |
| Topping Dacs D-50, DX-7, and DX7s I'm tempted to buy one and put it downstream of my Node2 and see how it sounds. It might even be worth getting an LPS but like I'd need the amper rating on the power supply to get the right one.The charging plug seems to take a charger like the on... | |
| Conrad Johnson SS amps Why not just get a tube amp if your speakers are moderately efficient. Contrary to the popular belief, tubes are fairly inexpensive and last a long time. | |
| Streaming What makes you think Tidal may go belly up? | |
| Topping Dacs D-50, DX-7, and DX7s You guys think it’s better than the Modi Multibit? They don’t indicate if the 5v power supply is included and no mention of how many amps. | |
| How much do I need to spend to get a preamp that sounds better than no preamp? Aside from some technical points made throughout this thread which I find educational, I think the overall conclusions drawn are based on an assessment ultimately made by the listeners’s ears which are subjective by definition. There’s also an an ... | |
| Streaming It’s technically not “dedicated” since it does include a (built-in) DAC. But close enough, nonetheless. | |
| Converting cd's to high resolution audio “If you want to convert to DSD and you like the change in sound that provides, great. If you have one DAC you prefer over another, that is great. If you want to tout better sound due to reduction in jitter, better clocking, superior analog output ... | |
| Magnepan 3.7i vocals sound harsh The higher ohm fuses will only attenuate the high frequencies and will not affect midrange where most vocals live. Try diffusion but I doubt that’ll address your issue. I tend to agree with an earlier posting pointing to this harshness as a possib... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp You’ll love your new preamp. After you use it for a while, ask him about the tube upgrades that he recommends and later consider have him do other internal upgrades, capacitors, etc., to take the preamp to a higher level. I’ve done both and I can ... | |
| single driver speakers This article from Nelson Pass is a must read for those interested in this subject. It addresses many of considerations around matching amplifiers with the single driver speakers.http://www.firstwatt.com/pdf/art_cs_amps.pdf | |
| My Quicksilver preamp inverts polarity Fair point. I’ll make the changes at the speakers when I get home and see/hear what I’ve been missing all this time. Not holding my breathe for a jaw dropping experience but hey you never know....😁 |