lowrider57
Responses from lowrider57
| Western Electric 12AX7 coming this summer. 12AX7 is a good choice for WE to introduce. It's widely used and the remaining NOS selection are priced way too high. I do find it curious that WE was Beta-testing a 6SN7 to a select few audiophiles and the reviews were so positive. Very surprisi... | |
| Yes, digital cables matter too @knownothing Well done, a lot of thought went into your audition process. I'm not here to influence your selection, but I had to comment after seeing what @soix had to offer. The Acoustic Zen was one of my favourites during my auditions. It was... | |
| Experience with iFi SPDIF iPurifier2 @knownothing Are you hearing any differences between cables? | |
| What's up with lousy bass on classic rock recordings? It just so happens I was listening to Who's Next this week via Qobuz. I loved the balanced mix of the remaster. Keith Moon's drums killed. And there was enough separation to hear Entwistle's bass. | |
| What's up with lousy bass on classic rock recordings? In original recordings the bass is balanced within the mix in most cases. I think those who don't hear enough bass have gotten used to today's remasters with their loud brickwalled low-end. There's lots of bass now but it lacks the detail and defi... | |
| Tube rolling newbie- how to choose NOS tubes @kennyc Read the descriptions at the top of Brent Jessee's page. | |
| Need advice with clicking noise from my tube amp Any wireless devices in the home such as alarm system, Alexa, etc? | |
| Experience with iFi SPDIF iPurifier2 He had a niche market, the wealthy audiophiles. Covid shut him down and then he had to close due to supply chain shortages. He needed rare earth metals and fabricating equipment. | |
| Tube rolling newbie- how to choose NOS tubes Be warned...new production Mullards are not the real Mullards. A major manufacturer of tubes in Russia bought the name. They have no semblance to the sonics of NOS Mullards which were manufactured in UK or by their parent company Philips, Holland.... | |
| More Cowbell It never gets old. I saw BOC 5 or 6 times in the 70's, they needed more cowbell. | |
| Experience with iFi SPDIF iPurifier2 @knownothing HF Cables is out of business. The owner and designer was Rick Schultz who was a high-end cable maker for various companies. He offered cables and power conditioning, I own 5 of his plug-in conditioning modules. His concept of using ... | |
| Experience with iFi SPDIF iPurifier2 That's a great way to get better power. I'm using a C7 PC from Cullen Cables which is dramatically better SQ than stock. I also have Cat8 wired from my router which is plugged into a Brick Wall power conditioner with RFI/EMI filtering. | |
| Audiogon site acting weird. The forum has been crashing the past few days on my Android. It seems to happen when viewing a posted image or video. After the crash it says Reload Tab. | |
| Experience with iFi SPDIF iPurifier2 @knownothing Great to hear you're pleased with Swagman, I'm also using an SE. Cables really matter, I've read good user reviews about the DH Labs digital cable. I'm using a High Fidelity Cables SPDIF coax. I must say that the Node2i is a good e... | |
| Experience with iFi SPDIF iPurifier2 I concur regarding the use of an aftermarket power supply. I'm using a Swagman Labs LPS connected to my iFi iPurifier2. Results are opening up the soundstage, better quality bass, and an overall smoothness to the music. IMO, the Node2i doesn't h... |