lowrider57
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| Seeking tube 12AX7 recommendation for a Conrad-Johnson Premier 3 Mullards give you a warm timbre, rich smooth top-end, but very little transparency. Mullards work great when combined with a different tube brand in the next stage.Check to see what the 5751’s are.I highly recommend RCA 12ax7 1950s blackplates for... | |
| Hendrix reissues sound pretty good Truth. The AYE from 2010 is the best of the many remasters. It’s part of the series called EH (Experience Hendrix). All these releases were remixed by the original engineer, Eddie Kramer, and supervised by Jimi’s daughter with mastering by George ... | |
| Tidal WiFi not as good as cd Airplay is the Mac’s Wifi. And the wifi signal isn’t the issue here. Something else is afoot.Could it be that a PC is not the ideal streaming device? There have been other members commenting on issues with PC vs. dedicated streamers. | |
| Qobuz Users Update? I've been receiving errors on my BluOs using Android. They are connectivity errors stating:Error...internal server error Qobuz. ANDError...Not found Qobuz.I've been assigned a Bluesound tech who checks in with me daily. The first contact was to ha... | |
| New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down? What may affect noise floor? The gain of the preamp and amp with regard to sensitivity of the speakers. It can reveal noise in the upstream components. May not be a problem with the right cartridge choice.And of course, the amount of noise on the ... | |
| Phase Inversion, to flip polarity or not Yes, of course it's polarity. My preamp also inverts polarity.My bad. | |
| Phase Inversion, to flip polarity or not When the image snaps into place in the center of the soundstage (between the speakers), that would be in phase.It's determined by how many stages are in the preamp. | |
| Imaging and the first violin(s) @ahofer,Sorry for not getting back to you and I'll check out those links.Regarding the Ravel 2nd movement, may I suggest that the viola is tuned-up a semi tone and is one of the instruments playing a pizzicato. Mozart uses this technique in his Si... | |
| What are the advantages to a Class A amp & what are the trade offs? To a large degree, the sound of a product comes from general implementation and engineering, not the class of operation, the chip used, and so on.It’s a design choice. Ralph Karsten designs his Atma-sphere amps to run in Class A.So does Tim de Par... | |
| Tube or monos for ProAc Response 48D The Dynaco is a nice sounding amp, especially if it's been rebuilt. But if you're trying to decide between tubes and the Emotiva, I think you'll be blown away by how much more realism a tube amp adds to the listening experience.This ProAc is tub... | |
| Unfiltered NOS DACs sound My search ended when I purchased an Audio Note DAC2.1x Signature. It's NOS with absolutely no filters.An 18Bit Analogue Devices chip is used (it's preferred over the 20 bit). In addition, there is a tube gain stage and tube rectification, and tran... | |
| Fast audible "click" when changing songs This is an interesting case. Sorry I don't have an answer for you. | |
| Fast audible "click" when changing songs S/PDIF is digital coax. It may be configured two ways; with RCA connectors or with 75 ohm BNC terminations.So an ordinary looking RCA cable may be in fact a digital cable which carries the SPDIF data stream.The clicking between songs could be the ... | |
| Help looking for dynamic warm romantic sound with detail I suggest looking at speakers with specs that will accept a tube or SS amp. Then audition amps.Used floorstanders that are laid-back yet realistic... Devore 8 or Super 8, PSB, Revel, Audio Psychic, Sonus Fabor. Dynaudio is an engaging speaker with... | |
| Help looking for dynamic warm romantic sound with detail I'm all for tube components. But you're not going to change the sonic signature of the speakers. Instead of swapping amps, as you have been, you may be headed to a world of tube rolling to find your desired sound. Believe me, I did it unsuccessful... |