macg19
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| Hana ML teamed with Pro-Ject 1Xpression carbon classic and Rega Aria The Hana ML is in a different league altogether. Great cart for the money. | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k OMG. To the OP, sorry this thread turned USELESS | |
| Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k I also have Harbeth 30.2’s - all details in my virtual system. I recently switched almost everything to Zavfino. Build quality is top-notch. I have Nova speaker cables ($390 for a 2.5m pair) - no further interest in changing. Happy to see the Nor... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? the primary criteria for what a DAC should do well is to make digital sound analogue. Aside from the fact that by definition, this is what a DAC does, it is precisely my benchmark. But what if you don't have a good analogue front end to compar... | |
| How much does a DAC do the more expensive it is? So what do those much more expensive DACS do for sound? I like the analogy that a DAC is like a cart. DACs shape the sound. They can smooth out edgy highs, preserve the all important mid-range and tighten up bass. but...EVERYTHING matters. 2 m... | |
| Tube DACs @amtprod I've tried the Gold Lion re-issue power tubes and pre-amp tubes and they don't do anything for me either. The RCA grey plates are not cheap, so perhaps there is an issue with the tubes. "Edgy" is exactly what I was trying to get rid of, a... | |
| What is your experience with the Spin Clean? Mine works fine for the money but I dont enjoy using it. I mostly buy new which should be cleaned before use - there is all sorts of crap visible in the water afterwards. Assume you are using distilled water. The soap refills are stupid money for... | |
| Tube DACs @amtprod Now I'm curious what tubes you tried and didn't like. | |
| Tube DACs @amtprod I got the Mullards (and others) from Brent Jesse. Go to audiotubes.com Brent is a guru, let him know Ian sent you (wont save you or me any money but it would be nice) Best way to get a hold of Brent is email. He is busy and short handed... | |
| Tube DACs I have a Black Ice tube DAC (new purchase, very happy) playing through a Raven integrated tube amp. Sounds really good, starting to rival my analogue front end. It has a gain control, which doubles as a volume control for headphones. It is not de... | |
| Zavfino @tksteingraber Hard to tell - the Fina PC replaced a Pangea 14SE MKII ($80) and I didn't a/b test them much mainly because my cabling is hard to get to. I also made a ton of other tweaks including some NOS tubes in my amp. What I can say is that ... | |
| Zavfino Zavfino everywhere now except sub-interconnects and PC for integrated tube amp, both from Raven Audio. Fusion RCA interconnects (phono stage) Nova speaker cables Arcadia RCA interconnects (DAC) Majestic USB (Streamer) Fina MKII PC (DAC) | |
| Concerningly loud pops in vinyl playback Have you hooked up a streamer to eliminate the analogue chain? Tube issue sounds reasonable though. | |
| My analog journey - time for a new phono stage or? Goldnote PS10+PSU10 no restrictions on dynamic range in my system, dead quiet, looks really cool (IMO). All ARC gear is interesting to me though, just by reputation. | |
| Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges Ha!!! Bose is awesome. |