mattw73
Responses from mattw73
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... @lanx0003 yeah I understood your question & concerns but I ended up babbling on about my situation. My experience with impedance matching has only been with preamps & amps as far as close calls & definite issues from mismatches. I have... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... @lanx0003 I wasn't aware of the Denafrips output Z but that is indeed pretty high for a dac, source, of even most modern tube preamps. I only received the unit a couple days ago on Monday..which was quick considering I received an email it was b... | |
| Do I need upgraded power cables? You are like me when it comes to power cables. I can't say for certain if they are worth the upgrade or price but I contemplate trying cables more often these days. Living in Florida I do use a Surge protector. I bought a somewhat expensive Panama... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... I received an email that the Pontus 15th is on its way 2 days ago. Denafrips HQ did not ask me for any extra shipping fees. FED-X International sent me a tracking number..no mention of additional fees. I don't know if I will receive some type of t... | |
| Shipping speakers from West Coast to East Coast Bummer. Gets irritating patiently waiting on a luxury item that is bought & paid for.. especially when you've already coughed up a decent amount for shipping. I think 3 weeks is ample "understanding" time given for his move. Due to it being ... | |
| Just about to pull the trigger on Pontus 15th ... I ordered the Pontus 15th from Denafrips HQ in February with beliefs that the unit would ship at end of February. I also asked them for a 5% discount for basically paying for a pre-order. Savings of $100 so I ordered the Remote. Unit still hasn't ... | |
| Tube Pre/ Class D Amp - Who has done it? I was using an Icon Audio LA4 MKII SIG. with a Hypex Nilai for the last few months. It's pretty good for the money. I used some overly "warm" DIY preamps with other class D modules in the past that were kinda cool with certain music. I found the... | |
| My Denafrips Aries 15th has too much mid -bass, anybody else?? I recently ordered the dinner grips Pontus 15th..still waiting for arrival. I guess dinner grips is my androids auto correct. I finally gave in now that Denafrips has been around awhile to try their R2R. I am quite curious if it is something I wi... | |
| A question about tube rolling I've actually bought tubes from this guy's eBay store. What I purchased was definitely legit. He is somewhat new on eBay I do believe. I do agree that finding a trustworthy tube dealer is worth paying a little bit of a premium. ValvesNmore is an... | |
| A question about tube rolling @unreceivedogma If I came off negative about your preamp my apologies. It was only when you mentioned your cartridge I pictured a "high end" preamp in my head. But in retrospect I shouldn't even have made the comment.. I've never heard your phono ... | |
| A question about tube rolling Yeah..like others have mentioned my first thought was to try a better phono preamp. But then if the Pro-ject makes you happy & seems to "synergize" with your gear I guess that's a good thing. I'm kinda jealous that you live so close to a tub... | |
| KEF R3 META or Dynaudio Special 40? I used the R3 Meta for a short time. It's a easy speaker to live with. It does do well in close boundaries. Pluggable back port to switch up how it sounds depending on your front wall distance. One of the few speakers I used in my wonky living roo... | |
| 12au7 tube? I have a couple 12au7 type preamps. For nice clarity & sound or a step above the usual suspects of 12au7’s I think the Siemans with silver plates are a great tube. I also always seem to like anything Holland Amperex. I find that the much cheap... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS Though not R2R i figured I would just ask in this thread first...Does anyone have any experience with the Fezz Audio Equinox tube dac.."Empowered by Lampizator"? Any Fezz Audio product users in this thread? | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS @hilde45 thanks for clarifying your point of view with me |