mickeyb
Responses from mickeyb
| DAC Upgrade Cavy, check out border patrol DACs. A buddy of mine has one and it was fantastic sounding. Transparent, organic, 3d, orgasmic. Under 2k. Good luck! | |
| GO PATS! No hockey because of this game. Can’t stand the nfl. Boring! | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? Thomas Dolby- the flat earth. Beck- sea changebilly idol- rebel yell. All great recordings. All very different. | |
| When do you turn off the tubes? Shut down when not listening. Never leave on when not home. Simple. | |
| good hifi store in Bay Area Just google it. You sound like my wife. Google b&w speakers for sale near me. | |
| MQA is Legit! Big fan of mqa. I compare with the same artist on disc v. Mqa and mqa wins everyone. Even my 16 yr old son agrees and I’m sure his hearing is better than mine. | |
| How long should Pre amp (12au7) tubes last in Rogue Preamp? Nos Mullards or telefunkens will last as long as you own your equipment. I’ve got some from the 50s and 60s that still test 90%. They must have at least 20 k hours on them. Obviously mine are not nos but I’d feel real comfortable paying good mo ey... | |
| Help! Power question The start of the condenser is causing a whole house voltage drop. I’ve seen this and I’m wondering if the wires leading to the condenser are undersized. You only need a 200 amp service panel if you have a larger home( over 3500sq/ft). A/c units no... | |
| How can I punish this Chinese audio dealer Used NOS tube? No such thing. How could something advertised as “new old stock” be used? | |
| Catastrophic Accident! What To Do!? +1 roberjerman. Open her up and look for damage. Buy new tubes. See if she works and if she don’t then you have a decision to make. | |
| The Border Patrol DAC - Maybe linearity in a DAC is bad ... Spitballing The border patrol is the best sounding dac I’ve heard. I found it very transparent and almost life like. I’ve not compared it to 10k plus dacs but some have said it’s the r2r arrangement. I’ve heard the denefrips dacs come close at twice the cost.... | |
| Some components too old now? I’m still using a 1964 Sansui 1000a tube receiver with a modern dac and newer speakers. Sounds great. Just had it completed rebuilt. Should be good for another 20 yrs.. The worst thing is purchasing the 7591a power tubes which are expensive. I agr... | |
| Preamp Choice... a hard call for me. Capnbeaver. That’s an optimistic name. It seems as if we should be asking you for advice. | |
| Is there a Northern and Southern California Sound Queens of the Stone Age. Chili peppers. SoCal. The mother hips, ty seagul, the Brian Johnstown massacre. NorCal. Very different indeed. Great music and hardware come from California. | |
| Thinking about upgrading, but wondering about diminishing returns Damn. Your way more middle class than me. I’m jealous. |