mattmiller
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| Sound quaity : OPPO 105D vs ALPHA DAC new/old Tough question as everyone has different taste concerning sound. But when it comes to digital it pays to stay up with at least the current tech. The OPPO uses the ESS SABER DAC's and it has XLR audio outs. Plus it does a lot more awesome stuff tha... | |
| Ortofon Red on Thorens TP16 tonearm My Brother uses the Ortofon Bronze with this tonearm and he loves it. He uses a AYON Intgrated tube amp with JBL Century 100's. My other brother uses this same tonearm and has the GRADO Prestige wood body (this IS the cartridge for the TP16, IMO) ... | |
| sub hookup question Because the REl is connected through the main amp out puts the Amp dosen't see the sub...so all is well :-) | |
| DAC to pair with MA6600 I would suggest you buy a Universal player that uses the ESS SABERDAC chipset. A lot of great products can be found, from the $200 Audioquest Dragonfly (dac only), and the $500 to $1200 OPPO line of universal players ( I would get a OPPO BDP105, i... | |
| Preamp: adjustable impedance + GAIN MODWRIGHT 36.5 with separate tubed PS. | |
| Looking for bookshelf speakers The reason the Totem sig #1's sound so dam good is that they use a Dynaudio 3" voice coil! Also, Totem uses some NASA developed material to dampen the inside. And they are very well put together. Used they are a steal! Best speaker under $2000 tha... | |
| Looking for bookshelf speakers Totem Acoustic Model 1 Signature loudspeaker ....Your welcome. | |
| Improvements to OPPO 105 DARBEE? Yes I agree unless you want 75" or better stick with 1080p. I will say the 4k TV's are expensive because most have up scalers to convert all 1080p to 4k. The point is the Oppo IS ready for the future. Also,the Oppo uses one of the best DAC chipset... | |
| Cartridge or cable upgrade I would do both really. Which one is your choice. I use the Dynavector 10x5 on my Rega and it is awesome! I have never been a fan of Monster Cable (multi stranded) Signal cable makes a silver series for a lot less money than Anti Cable and you wil... | |
| REL Magic I 2nd the Signal Cable SPKON connction. Signal Cable makes an awesome upgrade for the REL. I own a B2 and I love this cable it has the SPKON connection on 1 end and the amp side has bananas for super easy hook up, the cable is stiff and about an i... | |
| Improvements to OPPO 105 DARBEE? A 4k TV! The Oppo 105 will upsample 1080p content to 4k resolution! Also, for around $2000 you can send it in to MODWRIGHT and Dan Wright will turn it into a unit with Tube output and tubed power supply. No features are missing from the stock unit... | |
| Looking for some ideas You could look at an LSA Integrated Hybrid Amp...very nice at around $3000 or so. Also, Primaluna makes a very good Mono block/preamps I would give them a serious look. Cary makes some great tube Integrateds. | |
| Rectifier Tubes 5AR4 : New production vs NOS I switched from a new Sovtek to a used old stock real Mullard made in the UK 5AR4 and it makes a solid difference. The Power tube can improve weight and a more solid feeling through out the whole range. | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? Really it is more of a point in time rather than 1 album. I just wanted to use a year prior to 1990...LOL the early 90's (seattle grung rock) If thats what your into then ..keep it. I have almost 1,000 albums mostly from the 60's 70's and 80's so ... | |
| Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already??? HI Sunny, I completley disagree that High End is dying or dead. First off it has never been a better time for ANYONE to purchase new or used great sounding gear. And the gear we buy today sounds much better then gear from the 70's-80's. Also, with... |