lalitk
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| DCS Bartok as Preamp Unless you A/B DCS Bartok vs C22 in your system, there is no sure way to know if you can happily live with Bartok. C22 is a very nice preamp, you may ‘miss’ the euphonic sound of tubes and unmistakable synergy between C22 / 462. | |
| Need a new Hi-Fi rack? @arsh,I highly recommend Core Audio plyKraft rack or isoPlat platforms. They have been in my system for over 5 years and still looks good as new, built and performance is outstanding. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8046Arnold is a master cra... | |
| P.S. Audio B.H.K. 300 Mono Amps, B.H.K. Preamplifiers, PS Audio Dac “whitecameross wrote:PS AUDIO BHK 300 MONOBLOCKS: Amazing amps. Tons of detail and really amazing midrange. the bass is amazing too.”Well, he wrote the above for dozen other amps too.....as others have pointed out there are no absolutes in audio, ... | |
| synergistic research orange blue fuse direction. I am sure another MAC user with SR fuses will chime in. Unfortunately, none of the fuses I know of comes with instructions. IME, one direction will sound more detailed. | |
| synergistic research orange blue fuse direction. @guyt, Please excuse georgehifi post. For whatever reason, the fuse threads interferes with George’s ability to make any intelligent dialogue. Boutique fuses are poor Georgie’s kryptonite 😎Back to your question, insert one fuse at a time. Then sta... | |
| Streamer and DAC for Mcintosh MC462 and C22 From the above choices, I would go with Innuos server and AQUA DAC. One distinct advantage with AQUA is their R2R architecture which is upgradable so your DAC is pretty much future proof. As far as Innuos goes, I would consider ZENith Mk3 as a sta... | |
| Is the Modwright for an Oppo udp205 worth it? @deanshias,Glad to hear you’re enjoying the mods on your oppo. Dan is great to with and his mods are worth every single penny. Let the fun begins with tube rolling. I found NOS Telefunken 6922’s and Philips rectifier hit the sweet spot with his mo... | |
| Tannoy Prestige Stirling “I thought the salesman said they were $6k but I see them for $3k”.@pkatsuleas,For some odd reasons, the Tannoy’s are advertised as price per speaker instead of pair. I do not know why since dealer won’t sell you a single speaker. So Tannoy Stirli... | |
| Tannoy Prestige Stirling @steve59,The high frequency driver is mounted in the middle of the center pole (exponential horn) of the bass driver. | |
| Ethernet or USB for Streaming @grm,As david_ten suggested, bypassing PC/USB should yield better sound from Azur 851N. I would insert a net isolator in-between 851N and your Gateway. Use a Supra CAT8 on the other end of Isolator, straight into 851N. https://www.emosystems.com... | |
| Tannoy Prestige Stirling “I think one of those speakers that is somewhat music dependent”. IMO, I wouldn’t quite say Tannoy’s are music dependent but one must choose very carefully the upstream components. It’s one of those speakers that really shines with ‘right’ choice... | |
| downloading music worth listening to on a computer “How can I download quality music on my laptop computer?”You can certainly do that from sites like HDTracks.com or acousticssounds.com but it won’t matter as long as you’re listening through the laptop computer. The laptop computers are not design... | |
| To pre or not to pre +1, noble100. I am in the camp of preamp matters. I hate to break it you but the VC in your Mytek is nothing more than a bottleneck in your system. With a high quality preamp you will hear incredible dynamic range and the micro-dynamics. If you wa... | |
| Network Switches I second the recommendation on Ethernet cables between these two components, >Silent Angel - Bonn N8 Audio Grade Network Switch>Cat 6 Ethernet cable (3 feet) ⬅️>Antipodes DX3 Server>Cat 6 Ethernet cable (3 feet) ⬅️>Metrum Ambre Roon... | |
| Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference? +1, tweak1. For flat cables, I recommend trying Dark Matter ESD XL Cable Isolators. There is one set available on US Audio Mart. |