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| Who has the Sickness, the Phile or the Non-phile? It's a hobby. Different folks have different objectives. That some like to Barry details used to drive me crazy, but the fact is that we don't universally like a particular genre, are those who listen to classical snobs, those who listen to heavy ... | |
| Any Advice for those Listening to Youtube Reviewers? Caveat emptor, let the buyer be ware. One guy I saw is partnering with manufacturers. No bias here folks, move along. It runs the gambit. Some have decades of experience, Guttenberg for instance, but he likes just about everything. Vandersteen 2's... | |
| First Tube amp suggestions Don Sachs' amp, he's no longer making them, would cost at least $10K if not more. You can find them used for about $2500 I think, and it will smoke most amps under 20K. I use SS, with his DS2 preamp, but were I going to run tubes, it would be his ... | |
| Lampizator Amber 3 Not sure if you still have the DAC, but the 12AU7 and the Jupiter coupling caps are the big limitations. They dumb down the sound in the analog system because the DAC is a slightly tweaked version, if not identical to the more expensive DACs. I fo... | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet Venmo and F&F PayPal are red flags, I just keep looking. Unless, as some have said, known acquaintances may be exception to this otherwise followed rule. | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread There have been different configurations, but I believe that the buffers are on the right. | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread There have been different configurations, but I believe that the buffers are on the right. | |
| Don Sachs Owners Thread Hi Andy, left right. Disagreements on tubes are to be expected. Two Ken Rads, Raytheons, etc. from the same batch may sound different as most were largely man made. Worse, Mr. X has amp A, while Mr. Z has amp B. Hot tubes offset crap coupling caps... | |
| Schiit yggdrasil + Less Is More vs. Denafrips Pontus II I owned a Schitt Yggdrasil OG and was considering a LIM conversion. Schitt reluctantly admitted that the LIM has less detail. Less detail reminds me of a Spring 3 KTE. The OG can be bright on a few recordings, depending upon the rest of your syste... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k Don Sachs makes great components. | |
| Tube amps - what 3 things… From what I hear DHT is right, but budget and such matter. Rule 1 though is GIGO, garbage in, garbage out. My system with an old PS Audio 200C or Acoustat 3l200 watt amp would sound good, but my Mark Levinson smokes them both. OTOH, if I had a $10... | |
| Is Imaging Worth Chasing? paul6002 Simply put, chasing ANYTHING in audio is a personal choice/preference. What I believe/enjoy is ultimately relevant to me, and I only care what others think if I am buying something, but as I don't actually know the predilections of th... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? If only price were a good guide. There are many DACs that will trounce your DAC, and some may cost less, I don't know about that end, but it certainly would be possible. The problem is that we have limited exposure and we don't all agree as to wha... | |
| Thiel 03a speakers It doesn't sound like a tweeter problem if you get no reading from the crossovers. Being that it's both channels it sounds like they are shot, but not if they are not getting a signal. Meniscus audio used to rewire coils, you can contact them and ... | |
| Audiophile Speakers for Rock, HipHop and Techno Hi rrrItmac1700, I suspect that a Mark Levinson 27.5 would fix your problem. Short of that a PS 200C or CX, but they are a bit colored compared to the neutral 27.5. Lou |