kalali
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| Which Budget Speakers, Tekton or Omega? I haven’t heard the Tektons but in my opinion the single driver Omega speakers, have not heard their two way models, are not well suited for orchestral classical music in general They are fast but the peak transients and the range of instruments i... | |
| Be Careful! So which components inside the amplifier/preamplifier get most affected by the static discharge? What about tube vs. SS gear? I'd guess active components like transistors inside SS electronic devices are the first ones to get fried, not capacitor... | |
| Iphone 7 as a source The Schiit Modi Multibit. Make sure you get the camera adapter cable which has a USB type A female as well as a Lighting port on the output side. I initially bought a plain Lightning to USB type A female adapter and it did not work properly. I kep... | |
| Spatial X2s arrive next Thursday Nice review. Just imagine how they'd sound if fed properly, something like a mid-power SET amplifier or one of the First Watt amplifier varieties. They look terrific in the pictures. | |
| New Yggdrasil - First (and second) Impressions You are within the measurement margin of error of your temperature gun not mentioning the variations just from pointing the gun one or two mm in different directions. Sit back and enjoy the music. Reminds me of a friend of mine who is always so ca... | |
| Falling out of love with tubes “...a tube preamp will give me back those rich odd-order harmonics I have a taste for...”I think you meant even order harmonics and the CJ PV10AL delivers plenty of them, maybe a tad too much depending on your taste. Real juicy midrange if that's ... | |
| Is it possible to have a quiet vinyl records Interesting topic. I’d rate my vinyl rig mediocre at best as compared to the set ups that many of you have but I’m completely convinced that the choice of the phono preamp makes a huge difference in the amount and intensity of the pops and ticks y... | |
| Best subwoofer below 40Hz for Magnepan .7? wolf, how’s Loki as a bass and treble control? I see it has controls at 20Hz and 8KHz with +/- 12 dB range. Does it add a clean subtle bass as well as make the cymbals sound more crisp without sounding bright and tinny? | |
| Best used DAC for $250? Considering the connectivity options, price, and size, I don’t think you can beat the Schiit Modi Multibit. I also have a DACmagic Plus in another system and like what it does but for Redbook CD playback the Modi has an edge. Can’t say about the U... | |
| Newbie needs Streamer Advise I could be wrong but based on my recent comparison between a $35 streamer and a $500 one, my guess is you need to go way up in the food/price chain in order to get a substantially better sound quality, especially if you already have a really good ... | |
| Can anyone recommend a great tube preamp that also has a headphone out? “...But HOW does one get "spousal approval"Sometimes its much better to ask for forgiveness later than ask for permission first. | |
| Falling out of love with tubes Why should it be checked out? He's saying it sounds excellent. My brother also has an SA-250 and it sounds excellent too. I guess it could sound more excellent if it is recapped but not required.I also think your EICO was probably a sub par amplif... | |
| Newbie needs Streamer Advise I think the Node2 coax output going through Schiit Yggy will sound better than its analog output even with foregoing full MQA treatment. In my system, even the lower end Modi Multibit adds a little more detail to the Node2. Not significant but I c... | |
| Iphone 7 as a source I just went through this with my iPhone 6s. Don’t know if all these options apply to iPhone 7. You have at least four options, two wired and two wireless. The wireless options were already mentioned; Chromecast Audio (optical interface through a D... | |
| Why did it take so long Steve, have you experimented with putting the SM device between a streamer ( with s built in DAC) and an external DAC? If so, what was the result? |