larryi
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| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? twoleftears,I agree with you. There are advantages, at least theoretically, for coupling the two together. I have a Naim 555 server/DAC combination. Different sections of the combined unit are served with their own power feed from the separate d... | |
| Cube Audio or Charney David_ten,I heard both the Charney Audio and Cube Audio speakers at the Capital Audiofest, although not in the same year. I've heard the Charney speakers at two such shows, in both showings the company used a low-cost 300B SET amp.At the latest C... | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought It would help to know about other considerations, such as room placement (in the corner, out in the middle of the room?), room size, etc. For corner placement, I like the Audio Note line (the specific model will depend on room size). I don't kno... | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? My local dealer, who puts together some very expensive systems, usually recommends the Sonos or Roon streamer. It is not uncommon for his customers to have Sonos feeding an Audio Note DAC5; now THAT is a massive price discrepancy. | |
| Thinking about getting a R2R DAC Putting aside the particular technological approach, given what the OP said about the sound he is looking for, I agree with Roxy54's suggestion on looking for something from Audio Note. | |
| Cube Audio or Charney What you get, above all else, with high efficiency single driver systems is explosive dynamics, a vivid and lively sound that engages the listener. But, that often comes with the tradeoff of frequency response peaks, un-natural tonal quality of i... | |
| What power conditioner I have two Isotek power conditioners in my system. I like the results a lot--a little bit more openness and more natural imaging (instruments seem to be floating more freely in space). I did not hear a change that was specifically related to "no... | |
| Power Amp or Mono blocks for JBL K2 S9900 I like these JBL speakers--they sound lively, like most horn systems, and do not suffer from excess coloration. The slight downside is that it is NOT that efficient. They may not be suited for use with small single-ended triode tube amps, for ex... | |
| Correct Way to Invert Phase Just speculation on my part, but, I bet speakers with drivers that are time aligned on their baffle and have crossovers that also do not shift phase (1st order crossovers) might make it easier to discern changes in polarity. Of course that would ... | |
| Correct Way to Invert Phase I have a Mark Levinson No. 32 preamp (on loan to a friend) that allows for inverting polarity by remote control. On most tracks, I cannot reliably hear a difference. On some, there is a preferable polarity, on others, one instrument will sound b... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice High cost as used is actually a good sign--the market demand suggests that it well liked.I have a local dealer that carries CJ equipment. It sounds good to me. That dealer also carries the Italian Synthesis brand and that brand is quite impressi... | |
| Leave tube amps always on? Tubes do not "use" more energy at turn on or turn off. That is NOT the basis for concern with turn on causing more damage to a tube than leaving it on constantly. The concern has to do with two different issues. The first is the stress from the... | |
| Leave tube amps always on? There are ways to gently turn on tube gear, such as a soft-start circuit, relays that apply full power to the B+ rail after the heater/cathode has been warmed up and emitting, etc. If a particular design is hard on startup, it really should be th... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice As I've stated above, I am a fan of low-powered tube amps. I own a pushpull 45 amp, a pushpull 349 amp and a parallel single-ended 2a3 amp. I like the sound of all of them. If forced to pick a favorite, it would be the pushpull 349 amp (5.5 wat... | |
| Never Owned a Tube Amp and Want Advice Yes, tube amps are sort of the opposite of solid state when it comes to running with no load or accidentally shorting the speaker leads (big problem for solid state, no big deal with tube gear). Another helpful hint for someone auditioning with t... |