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| Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD Oh, and I guess I do need to decide which speakers are my keepers. I'll keep the suspense running for now.Here's a suggestion, keep the Dynaudio and when you and neighbor both need a change, swap speakers. | |
| Is no preamp really better that a good preamp? 09-24-15: Andrew9405Well, so far 2 of the predictable sellers have arrived. Peter should shamelessly be along soon............The 2 "sellers" are offering opinions and they are different but valid. Where's the shame? | |
| BRICASTI M1DAC DIRECT TO VAC PHI 300.1A OR...? I find that unless the pre-amp is of exceptionally good quality the sound suffers vs using a DAC with a quality digital volume control.No big surprise. | |
| Dan D'Agostino Momentum amplifier- which preamp? Anyone run Dan's amp(s) with a tube preamp?I know an audiophile drove his Momentum Mono with ARC Ref5SE. It sounds very good but impedance not perfect match. | |
| ARC Ref 75 vs REF 150 Sorry. Speakers are Dynaudio Confidence C4.Big fan of Dynaudio and I think you might need Ref250.I have Ref250 driving a FLAT 4 ohms @88 db speaker in a bigger room and don't think a smaller amp will work. If decision is between Ref75 or Ref150, d... | |
| NHT 3.3 vs Mirage M3si I was driving M3si with a Krell FPB600 but SQ is average at best. The Gallo was superior in every way except doesn't go as deep. Also they are dipole so need distance from front wall ... just wasn't happy with them. I think in 2015, you can do muc... | |
| NHT 3.3 vs Mirage M3si I had a pair Mirage MS3si bought new many moon ago and NOT recommended. I replaced them with Gallo Nucleus Reference... ones with 2 bowling balls and a can for tweeter. Not familiar with NHT so can't comment.Google the new ELAC speakers designed b... | |
| Power Amp Repair Question I already moved on and placed an order for a brand new amp. I got a nice trade-in on the working McCormack that I have left. It's not worth the hassle to struggle with getting the broken amp back. My new one is the Parasound A23, which is supposed... | |
| Power Amp Repair Question I've had ZERO luck with independent repair shops. My suggestion is pay the $100, get the amp back and contact Steve McCormack http://smcaudio.com/ He can fix and probably upgrade it with latest parts. Can you name the repair shop so we can avoid u... | |
| ARC Reference 150 Tube Biasing Issue Installed new tubes for my ARC Ref 150, and the bias voltages look pretty weird. When I set the bias for 65 mv on the power tube, the slave tube shows voltages in the NEGATIVE 65 mv range. Two of the tube pairs do that. The other two pairs show vo... | |
| receptacles 09-05-15: LakOr as I stated on this forum already; the Furutech outlets (at least the Furutech GTX-D (R) and FPX-G) take a good 500 hours to break-in, not sound thin and remain constant.Mine never sounded thin or bright new. After ~5 hours it open... | |
| receptacles Hi I'm really confused about which receptacle to use. I want clarity, not thin and not warm. I tried Furutech GTX-D R was not too happy its was burned in for 50 hours. Then i went for wattgate Rhodium did like that too i ran it for 50 hours. then ... | |
| ARC VT-50 Damage/Repair Advice What led me to think of the possibility that speakers might not have been connected was the statement in the original post that "I brought the amp into my office...and had some of the 'techs' help me with it...."Good Job Al! | |
| Cudos to Brent Jesse Brent Jesse is my goto guy for tubes. I also use Upscale and Brendan Biever at http://tubeworldexpress.com/Dan Wright recommended Brendan to me. His prices are a bit higher but very reliable and trustworthy. Usually ship following day after order.... | |
| Hegel Design Flaw? With my system, SQ and transparency improved a lot with the S-30. I can think of 2 possibilities here -- the driver tubes and system synergy. It took me months to find the best tubes for the S-30. And it has taken years to optimize the S-30 with c... |