mesch
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| Sweet new tube amp needs better speakers Stereophile has a review on the KLH5. It is a 6ohm speaker that dips to 3.5 ohms at 140HZ. 88ish sensitivity. Might not be a good choice for a 30wpc EL34 based tube amplifier. | |
| Thinking Out Loud Yes, you will need a DAC for the Audiolab transport. As you don't mention having a turntable, I don't see need for phono input. Schiit Audio makes several DACs and a phonostage.I also questioned wether the Freya+ would be a step down in sound qual... | |
| Jim Smith and advice I agree with this book to be a quick introductory guide. Not all that much of a acoustic reference for setting up room and system. +1 on Robert Harley's book, 'The Complete Guide to Hi-End Audio', now in the 5th edition. | |
| Power conditioner some say yes and some say no. Seems to me that it would depend on what the needs are. Voltage regulation, DC blockage, filtering of RFI and/or EMI. Conditioners differ in there ability to affect these different issues. There are conditioners, voltage regenerators, and filters.... | |
| Upgrade Time What sources do you use other than the streamer portion of the Cambridge pre? Just one thought, start the upgrade path from the source. Separates will allow for this. Replace the Cambridge full function preamp with new DAC and line level Preamp. P... | |
| Budget External DAC Recommendations I would continue to use the internal DAC and save up money for a more significant upgrade. | |
| Could someone help figure out a setup? As far as I know Parts Express offers different Dayton subs(8", 10", 12" and the aforementioned 15"). If you purchase the Audioengine speakers then you might do well with the Audioengine sub. At your budget my suggestion would be to purchase th... | |
| Speakers for triode tube amps Well, it seems to me that a true 8ohm speaker is one that doesn't drop below 5ohms, making it 25wpc tube amp suitable providing the sensitivity of said speaker is commensurate with room size and listening distance from speakers. The unknown herein... | |
| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards @ihasaguy In 1970 I put together much the same system, except for the speakers which in my case was the Pioneer 63DXs. ALso a Teac 4010s R2R. I used the Shure V15 type II cartridge with the Dual 1219. I thought the Sansui AU555 to be a great integ... | |
| Could someone help figure out a setup? Must agree that an inexpensive outboard DAC would be a great improvement over use of the computer 3.5mm output. | |
| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards @tomic601 No, I bought it from a dealer in Murphysboro, Illinois. Still own the Sonograph w/sumiko arm. In storage, not been in my current system. | |
| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards 1980sSonograph TT, Sumiko MMT arm, Talisman cartB&K pro 10 preampB&K ST140 ampVandersteen Model 2s | |
| Could someone help figure out a setup? +1 twoleftears. One could purchase the speakers 1st then the sub later. The audioengine one would be a match, however one could also look into the Dayton Audio subs offered by Parts Express. | |
| Basic NAD Vs. Bells/Whistles Marantz Int. Amp Thanks for the feedback. Congrats. | |
| Alternate to Benchmark Dac 1? You are welcome. |