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| Burn in vs perception Speakers Definitely loose some of their "rigidity" after a couple hundred hours...some sooner , but they ALL need to "break in" to sound to their fullest. | |
| Weak Link in Vinyl Playback The Hana cartridges are full sounding....The PS Audio Stellar phono pre will give you a more full sound and if that's still not full enough....add a $200 Schiit Loki Mini ...you can EQ. fullness into the sound to suit your taste. Great little unit... | |
| Why do speakers improve with more powerful amps? I have a 2.5 watt Decware amp and a 300 watt Aavik amp class D....a 35 watt 845 SET amp and a Belles 70 watt integ amp.also a Peachtree GanFET 400 watt amp.....They ALL sound DIFFERENT But they ALL sound Great !......To each his own....If one was... | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 Huff is constantly having a BEST of breed because he HAS TO......he has to keep changing out equipment to do what he does. The T+A Dac is great...The Aavik U-150 is also fantastic and the Weiss DAC is also great.....There is ALOT of great equipmen... | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 He does change gears frequently.......but what he wants to sell in May...He wants to keep in June....That's His choice...not Ours. Facto. | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 @ghastley... (293) These NEW Reference MONITOR Speakers are STUNNING! Soul, Beauty and REAL BASS! - YouTube...look at the date on his garage sale .. Early MAY........now check this video 10 days ago where he states that the Aavik is his Reference... | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 @ghastley....You're wrong about the Aavik...That's his reference integrated. Sorry. | |
| T+A DAC 200 or WEISS 501 Steve Huffs reference DAC is the T+A DAC 200 with his Aavik U-150 Integrated amp. He has had MANY DACs to review and he's more into the Musicality of gear than what the specs are. I'd go with the T+A. | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps @atmasphere.....Very nicely stated. Class D detractors are obviously people that have not Heard the NEW group of class D electronics. I've ditched virtually all my beloved tube gear. I bring out Mr. Decware from time to time with my tube pre a... | |
| Burn in vs perception Class D...Leave them on 24/7.....Also people say " Don’t do serious listening until your equipment has been running at least 30 minutes. I can attest to that. ALSO....Warm your speaker coils up at least 30 min. before serious listening, Steve Deck... | |
| Should I steer clear of class D amps I have been a class A / AB Tube guy since I started in this hobby years ago....Now I'm strictly class D Integrated...Aavik u-150 . This amp made Steve Huff put his Pass and Nagra gear out to pasture. Aavik makes the creme de la creme of class D ge... | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? For the BEST SOUND....Tube preamp with Solid State amp.( Class D like Aavik or Gato OR on the more mid fi level the Peachtree Gan 400 is excellent | |
| Amp vs Preamp which is more important? PRE_AMP, No question is more important...It takes years to Realize this but once you do......you do ! AudioGD HE-1 XE SLR with it's own regenerative power supply @ $4000 is the best 10 tube pre I've heard under $15K and the Part Time Audiophile a... | |
| Picking Speakers 20k-30k Synergy...synergy....synergy.is more important than any individual piece. Aavik and Borresen have it in spades. The Borresen X-3's @ 11K compare to many $20- 30 K speakers in sound and fit and finish and when driven by Aavik gear...well, talk abou... | |
| Puron Plug-in AC Power Conditioner by Greg Voth Yes, That's the place I plugged mine in as well. It really works. I’m getting another one for the TV outlet. |