maxdukecapone
Responses from maxdukecapone
| The new dCS Varese DAC...it is so good that all others are now relegated to history?? 18K speakers will seem over the top and offend 99.8 % of people not in the hobby. A 250K dac will seem over the top and offensive to 99.99 % percent. The above argument is ridiculous. Get off your soap boxes sell your 18k speakers and feel go... | |
| Esoteric N-01XD SE vs N-01XD I had a K01 XD and replaced it with a N01XD SE. I traded the k01 so I didn’t have a direct A/B comparison. I got a good deal as the owner of the store used it a couple of months. I do think they did some tweaks to the analog side improving by tigh... | |
| Balanced vs RCA preamps https://aricaudio.com/the-motherlode-xl/ | |
| Audience FrontRow USB - I’m puzzled Sounds like voltage drop to the point the the signal is not recognised. Just an uneducated guess however. | |
| Anyone else having trouble with Roon? How much ram does your MacBook have? When I was using my MacBook with 8 gb of ram everything seem slow as it slowly started using all of it. iIbought a used Mac mini with 32 gb ram and everything has been perfect since. | |
| Bose buys McIntosh Remember when Alpine bought Luxman?😬 | |
| Tube Amp or Tube Pre Amp Might as well try both. I ended up with a total tube system and a tube preamp feeding my Lixman M10X. My last choice would be SS for preamp feeding a tube amp. https://aricaudio.com/tube-gear/ | |
| Have you heard darTZeel Amplifiers @mjw25a Did you get the Decware Headwreckers with the Lii song pt 10’s? | |
| Tekton speaker comparison thread @ocabruce Did you make the head wreckers with the lii song pt 10? | |
| Pianos I'm not sure where you are located but Piano stores seem to have a big selection to play to get a feel. We ended up with Kawai SK -2. The lite action was the biggest factor. They use carbon fiber to keep the weight down. If your around San Anton... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade An Esoteric dac is one of the best out there right now. So if you get on of the their cd players you will have one of the best cd and DACs. | |
| Any real experiences with a Luxman C900u and C10x? I actually had that exact combination. I came from a Luxman integrated so probably same sound signature but it was definitely an improvement as you would expect. I wanted to use one line stage / preamp for both my tube amp ( 300b PSet) and the Lu... | |
| Adding tube sound to my SS system I've tried several different preamps in my system including the Luxman c900 which there top of the line. I ended up with and Aric Audio Motherload XL tube in my system. Esoteric N01 XD SE > Aric audio Motherload XL > M10X or Aric audio 300... | |
| Suggestions on improvement I got my hearing test results used for my hearing aids. I then matched they did using the Roon software. Not perfect but it works for me. I sometimes just leave the hearing aids in. | |
| Recommend me a tube integrated amplifier I highly recommend @aricaudio https://aricaudio.com/tube-gear/ Aric worked with me via phone calls and 50 plus emails to help me select some tube amps. i now switch between his 300b PSET and a Luxman M10X using his Motherload XL tube preamp. ‘... |