mdalton
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| Tube amps under $7500 @auroravengeance Yeah, not sure myself. Have only heard Lab12 at audio shows, so really hard to tell. I did see a Part-Time Audiophile review that suggested the integrated was somewhat “warm” and “tubey”, but definitely YMMV. I’m a big fan of... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Lab12 Suara. $5400 (new). 60w. 4 ohm taps. Balanced. Cool factor. | |
| Solid state amp vs tube amps Interesting nobody brought up noise. Solid state amps on average are quieter. You have to spend a lot of $ to get tube amp with a signal-to-noise ratio over 100db (particularly all-tube integrateds). So for those whose aural priorities start wi... | |
| Streamers under $1500 If my memory serves correctly, the WFS mod bypasses the Sonos DAC, right? Sobwhat DAC are you using? | |
| Finally after 7 years of search... Full Range: Voxativ. Very cool. I totally agree that there can be something special about a well-executed full-range model, a sense of intimacy and immediacy that’s hard to describe. I regretted missing the Voxativ room at last year’s Capital Audio Fest, but was sur... | |
| Measurement Bias stereophile does it right. reviewers don’t know the measurements until their review is complete. keeps them on their toes. if measurements show a clear flaw that should be relatively easy to hear, and they didn’t hear it, their credibility is s... | |
| 15k for streamer and dac....how much on each? if by “streamer” you just mean streamer, then I’d go no more than 10% on streamer. ($7500 on a streamer is a complete waste of $.) If you mean server and streamer, Maybe as much as, but no more than, 20-25%. In the former case, there are also a... | |
| Starting a second system, need efficient speaker suggestions. very cool resto/mod klipsch heresy’s in your price range at aural hifi (denver)…. | |
| can you help me narrow my speaker cables short list please? QED cables | |
| Streamer only To the OP: Beware those who try to shame you into spending a lot on a streamer simply because you've got a lot invested in other parts of your system. The logic only holds if one believes there are material differences in the sound of streamers.... | |
| Streamer only In addition to the budget examples already cited (e.g., RPi, Wiim), there are a bunch of well regarded products that cost between $400 and $1k. They include the iFi Zen, the Volumio Rivo, Holo Red, Pro-Ject Stream Box S2 Ultra, the Primare Np5, a... | |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes!! @wyoboy Single malt is definitely the best room treatment in my experience. Re windows, yes, I know there’s a lot of dogma out there on this, but my experience with my room has been very positive. There’s a youtuber called “Acoustics Insider” ... | |
| My end game speaks. and btw, am a Northwestern grad; go Cats! | |
| My end game speaks. Excellent! Axpona is a big show. so make sure you go on their website and plan for whatever amount of time you budget. And do your research. At my last show, I stumbled into a couple of brands I was not familiar with and was really impressed. | |
| My end game speaks. +1 to all posters recommending you hear speakers before purchasing. $40k is a lot of coin. Do a 2-3 day trip to a city with several good dealers. Or go to a show; Axpona in Chicago is 2 weeks away. Where do you live? |