mattmiller
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| 2021 J.A. Michell Gyro SE w/ Tecnoarm A cartridge synergy I can tell you I have listened to REGA tables and Thorens tables Audio Technica tables, tables from Project not there junk Im talking Xtension 10 with Clear Audio Ebony V2 MM. None gave me the lively,detailed,sound thats great for rock and roll an... | |
| US Speaker Manufacturer MOST in need of a Great Designer?? McIntosh! Sanus Farber! JBL, Legacy Audio, Magnepan, Martin Logan, Totem Acoustics. | |
| Distortion Distortion is not tolerated in high end audio. But in live music its much more accepted.In order for you to listen to a stereo system for a long period of time (2 hrs or so) at a loud volume level your ears cannot be hammered by distortion! Thats ... | |
| 2021 J.A. Michell Gyro SE w/ Tecnoarm A cartridge synergy I Have a J.A. Michell Gyro SE with Techno arm 2, I use a Dynavector 20X2L and I also have a Manley Chinook phono pre, this combo really shines bright, the music just sounds RIGHT, its tough to explain when your system is sounding fantastic with PR... | |
| D’agostino preamp - unfortunate its SS? Tubes! I love em! But I also dont Jam out like I used too. If all I listened to was mainly hard rock and classic rock and I wanted to listen really loud then all SS gear is probably going to give me what im looking for. But now that im a bit older... | |
| BDP-105: IN/OUT Options. What/where decoding, huh? Elliott, The Oppo 105 SHINES as a DAC for a high quality music server....Like Auralic or Aurender (or any streamer like a Bluesound Node 2i) with its USB 2.0 audio input connection. Then you can connect to your stereo via its super high quality XL... | |
| Subwoofer Footing - Connect or Isolate? Dont elevate the sub, or De couple it from the floor as this will tend to make things sound dead, you will kill and rob the life out of the sub, this is a key quality that REL subs have. REL's not only produce bass they have a musical sound that w... | |
| CD player as a transport I would try to find a REGA Planet or Jupiter as these are top loading machines with less parts that break over time. One of the best most rugged CD players I ever owned was a Phillips 960 All metal sliding drawer with copper screws. Also, Californ... | |
| What DAC upgrade made you say “DAMN, that sounds SO MUCH better than my last DAC”? "I have about $10k’s worth of components in my system".So somehow this makes you qualified to write DAC reviews? So it seems? None of us have any frame of reference! DAC’s are like ears everyone has at least one. I still have my old MSB Nelson DAC... | |
| What are your top 5 Windham Hill recordings? Yaaaaaawwwwnnnn fest! | |
| Upgrade from Schiit Bifrost 2? Dont hate on the Mytek, it requires a high end source to make it shine, like a music server from Aurender. Mytek makes some of the best Dac;s on the planet and they dont sound digital! ...whatever that means. | |
| LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING Anyone answering this thread just fell into a bear trap! ROFL The OP loves his HANA. | |
| Upgrade from Schiit Bifrost 2? Mytek Liberty DAC $1000 new! https://mytek.audio/shop/lbrt-dac-ii-liberty-dac-ii-287#attr=Your welcome! Matt M | |
| Advice for upgrading my system The first thing I would start with is the speakers, Monitor Audio is a great company but with $30,000 to shop with, you can do better. I would suggest something from B&W or Martin Logan, Sonus Farber just to name a few. Having a better source ... | |
| Tube vendors. Vintage Tube Services, If your looking for something REAL NOS from a guy that has speakers that are rated at 115db sensitivity who listens closely to every tube for sound quality, from someone who has been buying testing and selling tubes forever... |