mceljo
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| Marantz AV7005 or Oppo 105 I AK not sure either option would make a significant improvement. You can get a Sony blu-ray player for under $140 that will output multichannel SACD in DSD to your receiver.I considered the amp you have but couldn't use my current receiver becaus... | |
| what is my system's weakest link? Music Direct has some great process on Focal Chorus 800 series speakers. I have never heard a Focal speaker that I didn't like. The 816v is a fantastic choice in my opinion. | |
| Objective vs. Placebo relating to system changes As a follow up, I just hooked the receiver back up and the word that I never thought would come to mind describing my system is dull. You generally think of solid state as being more bright and tubes as mellow and warm, but in this case the overal... | |
| Objective vs. Placebo relating to system changes Zd542 - So far I'm really impressed with the tube amplifier. Before tonight I would have said that I was blown away on all fronts, but so far tonight my musical selections have not been quite a compelling compared to what I'm used to.Overall, I de... | |
| what is my system's weakest link? It seems that your speakers and amp get great reviews so you might post more information on your turntable for people to comment on. Something like a new cartridge, vibration control devices, or a tone arm cable might make a nice difference. Turnt... | |
| Objective vs. Placebo relating to system changes Mihorn - Not close to CA either. Great Northwest is my area. | |
| Help: WPC for my speakers While it's apples and oranges to your system, I just picked up a Yaqin MC-30L tube integrated amplifier and in ultralinear mode it's rated for 50 wpc @ 8 ohms. Today, it packed ever bit as much punch as my Integra 50.1 receiver that is rated for 1... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification The interesting thing about the Claude Bolling CD is that it is fairly unique in my collection because it is one that I've always wished had a better recording when my system did wonders with the majority of my music. I'm not judging all tube or s... | |
| How do I break in a tube amplifier? It's getting played a lot today and it's really enjoyable listening. It's really growing on me.It seems that if I flap my arms like a chicken five times before I power the amp on the resulting sound is far superior unless I'm wearing a belt, then ... | |
| Digital Source with Tube Amplification One thing I can say for sure, the new tube amp makes one of my Claude Bolling CDs sound fantastic compared to my solid state receiver. It was one disk that I always wished was recorded better and it turns out that the tube amp was the key. Possibl... | |
| Anti-cable purchase Metralla makes a great suggestion as the Neutric connectors are an excellent design. | |
| Objective vs. Placebo relating to system changes My engineering degree is a general engineering degree with an emphasis in civil engineering and I tailored my classes towards structural stuff. I am almost always thinking about something and it is audio stuff right now. It ranges to cars, religio... | |
| How much heat from a tube amplifier? I have not pushed the tube amp yet, but it has run for three hours at a time and got very warm, almost hot, but I am confident the cabinet space is large enough to provide adequate ventilation as long as I remove the door which takes seconds. | |
| How do I break in a tube amplifier? Listening round 2 ended with the power going out. We will be gone most of the day so I just shut the power conditioner down until we get back. | |
| Objective vs. Placebo relating to system changes Cars do run on water (actually hydrogen) in Iceland. The issue isn't technology, instead it is infrastructure as they have very special "fuel" stations making it a similar problem to going all electric. I don't know about hydrogen, but in some pla... |