ltmandella
Responses from ltmandella
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” Class A solid state (my Musical Fidelity Class A is _very_ close in sound to my OTL tube amp) OR one of the well reviewed newer Class D amps where the filtering occurs after the feedback loop. | |
| Starting my showroom again Seems like it would be extremely difficult to compete with online sales. Free shipping, free returns, often overnight delivery. Relax in your home and voila' the units arrive at your doorstep the next day. Somehow you would have to offer more. ... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? Benchmark | |
| Is JRiver still the best software? Feature wise it might be. Sonically I am not convinced it is any better than many nowadays that support ASIO or can otherwise bypass the windoz mixer... | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! Ultrasound bath is the way to go. And perhaps a rinse and vacuum after. But ultrasound is a total game changer for cleaning LPs. A revolution. A breakthrough. A paradigm shift. I could go on but you get the idea... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! Beat this for ugly. I dare you! https://chordelectronics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ultima-Pre-Front-900x675.jpg | |
| How does 10+ year old technology compare to modern: Musical Fidelity M1 DAC My M1-CLIC is still operating perfectly within it's feature limitations (for example internet radio is limited). Sound quality is fine: smooth, no digital harshness, applause sounds real, cymbals have tone not just hiss, vocals are sweet and ful... | |
| Any regrets in selling gear? REGRETS: Pioneer RT-909. During recordings, if I switched the output back and forth between source and tape monitor, could never hear a difference. Proac D-15. Luscious sound, could listen for days straight with no fatigue. But my OTL tube... | |
| Drinking Songs playlest... What am I missing? Gil Scott-Heron: In the Bottle | |
| Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital | |
| Physically Comfortable Headphones Grados. Super light, open back so no pressure on ear needed to make acoustic seal. and 3rd party extra soft head cushions are available. | |
| Magnepan LRS+ resistors on the tweeters… which? Why not a pot? | |
| Six DAC Comparison @12many with volume control. feeding a Transcendent Sound T8-LN OTL tube power amp driving Pro-Ac speakers. that power amp and speakers not components that one would at all expect to accentuate digital grit and harshness. no benchmark dacs f... | |
| Oh my goodness! "I just don’t understand how people can spend the kind of money that this stuff is going for. Nor do I understand what kind of people are willing to spend it. " It is called "Concentration of Wealth". Due to changes in the financial rules of this... | |
| Speaker Help Required Get rid of the wife, and you can then do whatever the hell you want to fix the room. Worked for me! |