kalali
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| Looking for a good DAC under $500 I have had my Node2 for almost two years and really enjoy using it. I also bought a DacMagic Plus a few months ago mostly for use with my ancient CDP. As an experiment I compared the analog output of the BSN2 with its coax digital output through t... | |
| Does a new cd transport require break-in time? itzhak, what transport did you have before the CA? | |
| Ohm 2000s at NY Audio Show I liked the Ohm room both this year and last year but for some reason - maybe the room set up, the Ohms don’t give me that sense of intimacy (and immediacy) that the "standard" sealed box speakers do. I’d love to have a pair in my (very) large fam... | |
| Any Rethm Bhaava owners? I left the LTA/Rethm room at the show very impressed as well. I think the system sounded very good, despite of marginal room acoustics. It would be a perfect set up in a moderately small listening room for those who enjoy vocals and acoustics musi... | |
| Changed amplifiers and need some feedback... "...even though I’d never guess a preamp would be nothing but phase correct."A good number of linestage tube preamps have reversed phase. Conrad Johnson is probably the most popular in this group.Glad you solved your issue. Handmade gear can somet... | |
| Schiit Reference Sytem review: Freya into Yggdrasil, into Vidar Wolf, where can we read your review? Been considering the gizmo for my office system to "compensate " for the low listening volume, sort of like loudness as abery mentioned. | |
| Magnepan 20.7's & Tube Amp Depends on the size of the room, type of music, and how loud you listen to your music. That said, the closest experience I have is driving 3.7 model with Cary SLM-100 @ 100wpc, in an average size room and I felt the speakers were starving for curr... | |
| Soundstage and explosive dynamics? Explosive and dynamic sound has a lot to do with the room acoustics and how loud your amplifier can drive the speakers without distortion. I know this may sound heresy but any speaker costing more than $2000 should sound real good if paired with a... | |
| Please help me chose a tube preamp Didn’t catch your budget but when I was looking for a tube preamp to warm up my room I narrowed it down to Aric Audio - two options at $950 and $2700, and Maple Tree Audio at ~$1,000 or a little more depending on your options. I decided on the les... | |
| Can you recommend a good Pre-Amp for my audio system? ^^^^ what he said... | |
| Changed amplifiers and need some feedback... Is your preamp phase inverting or phase correct? Start with the preamp and trace the polarity through the rest of the system. | |
| Replacing AC cable on older amps and pre amps (Non IEC) I've also been considering to replace the power cord on my vintage McIntosh amplifier but I don't see how it could be done without doing some surgery on the chassis and some disassembly of the unit. I'm looking for someone locally to do the conver... | |
| RCA Caps Sorry if this was covered earlier but why not just use caps to cover the unused plugs? I bought a set of 5 pairs gold plated caps for around $15. These are just "caps" with no pin inside. | |
| Vandersteen 2C contour controls +- It sounds like, all things being equal, the Vandersteen 2C models - with back firing woofer, need to be placed closer to the front (or back behind them) wall to amplify the bass. I experimented with my 2Ci model and moved them from 24" to 16", con... | |
| Best Volume Settings? "All amps distort the more their volume is raised"That may be true but not necessarily through the entire volume range. The higher distortion at the (very) low portion of the volume range is a fairly widely agreed upon artifact of most amplifiers.... |