marco1
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| Speaker cables with good timbre Analysis Plus Solo Crystal is a very good match for Totem Forest. | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit Unfortunately the ET era (1st round) of CJ preamps had/have a reputation of going through tubes. Fortunately all but the GAT of that era only use 1 tube. And definitely the ET5 is a step up from the ET3. Good luck finding a SS pre that will bet... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit I have even a better suggestion, I think 🤔. Why don’t you opt for a recent model CJ pre? Something like the ET3 or better yet the ET3SE only uses one (1) tube in their line sections. Yes they do have a reputation for being hard on tubes but you do... | |
| Solid State Preamp to replace tube unit I don’t believe you’ll be happy switching to a SS pre. I like you use Class D amps in the summer and tubes the rest of the year. I actually owned Pr.12’s for a number of years with a Pr. 16. I tried going with a SS pre a few times but always fo... | |
| Physically Comfortable Headphones Meze Empyrean have come down considerably in price since the 2nd edition came out. With a bit of luck you may find one for around $1,500. I had Audeze LCD 2 before moving up to the Empyrean’s and couldn’t be happier. Very comfortable too. if you l... | |
| Preamp upgrade Trying to assign a word to whether or how much better it may sound is a mistake. Will it sound better? Most likely yes. Will it sound much better in your system with your other present components and warrant a change? Again, probably yes. Will ... | |
| Analysis Plus Oval 9 Oval 9’s are a little on the warm side. Not bright or forward at all. Ran them for a while with Plinius amps and Totem speakers. Very nice match and great bang for the buck, imo. | |
| NOS Tube Recommendation for Quicksilver Phono Pre Amp While some of the more “famous” NOS tubes are still available the quiet ones that are needed for a phono stage generally are not. Most important, make sure you get tubes suitable for a phono stage. Unless you have VERY deep pockets I think you’ll ... | |
| DAC options to consider for Innuos streamer I’m also in the market for a Pulsar to pair with my Denafrips Terminator Plus, which I also recommend highly. Just a clarification to Mitch’s comments, Innuos will have different output modules available for the Pulsar very soon. At least that is ... | |
| Preamp suggestions for Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblocks Congrats. You’re in for a real treat. I use a MP-3 with both an A-S S30 and Class D amps. It’s a wonderful combination that you would be hard pressed to better unless spending considerably more $$$. Your Totems (which I also have owned) will r... | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? I think it’s pretty obvious that something is going on behind the seen at Vineshine and Denafrips. But, at this point it’s only rumors. We can continue to speculate all we want but until some sort of formal announcement is made it remains speculat... | |
| Innuos Zen mk3 NG and Zenith mk3 NG introduced at Munich With the Terminator (or T+) or any other DAC with I2S input it would seem that that I2S module out of the new Innuos models would be preferred. What is confusing to me and what’s unclear in their announcement of the NG products is whether the mod... | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? Seems like the noise has died off pretty quickly. I remember when the 12th edition came out the rumbling went on for quite some time. Also seems very strange that no “official” announcement about the 15th has been issued here or anywhere else th... | |
| Denafrips Pontus *15th* ? @grpkmp if you’re that concerned with resale buy a used model. Quite frankly I think you will be hard pressed to hear much of a difference between a recent version Pontus II and Pontus 15th, if you hear any difference at all. | |
| Has anyone tried to launch a for sale ad here, lately? I’m glad to see I’m not the only one who feels the new fee structure and sales policies are not worth the time or effort. |