mikem
Responses from mikem
| Pass Labs XA30.8 I have the XA25 and it’s fabulous ! the 30.8 is a bit more hard hitting and transparent. It will easily drive your speakers ! I’m a tube guy and have been for decades.. but have had my share of issues with power amps.. I was going to go with th... | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k @tinear123 How did you like the Pass X-22 overall.. I’m considering the XP12 mainly because of the volume control which is used on the XS pre. I’m happy with what I have and the flexibility... but i want to TRY a Pass preamp with my pass amp.. ... | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k @Three_easy_Payments. “I'm not sure why you'd need to spend $900 on a Freya when you have a perfectly acceptable iPhone and earbuds that sound just fine. ”I don’t want to imitate your sound system... I like mine just fine.. but thanks.. | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k @Keithr, Nice of you to assume what equipment I’ve owned and compared to.. I’ve been doing audio for over 50 years and spent enough to know you don’t need to spend as much as you think..some of my previous preamps, BAT VK5i, Blue Circle BC3, Djan... | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) As mentioned above.. The money I saved with the Freya +, I used to buy a Pass XA25 amp.. great combo! | |
| Schiit Freya+(Plus) Having owned the Freya+ now for about 8 months and being locked down without TV (nothing worth watching, mostly lies and propaganda).. I’ve spent considerable time using the Freya and upgrading my system in all areas.. The versatility of the Freya... | |
| DAC upgrade suggestion R2R dacs don’t measure as well but DO sound better !! At least the ones I heard.. Try the Schiit Modi Multibit or the bifrost.. I have the Yggdrasil and the modi multibit dac.. both are excellent sounding and make digital sound like analog musi... | |
| Seems like a great Yggy deal I have the Yggdrasil GS and think it’s fantastic !! If I ever get tired of it or think it would be better with analog 2 cards, I can have it upgraded in the future.. but I find it wonderfully musical the way it is... and With the savings, I bou... | |
| Best tube preamplifier for under $15k 15K for a pre amp... how much of that is just Jewelery for looks ?Schiit Freya + is all you need.. spend the $14.1K Left over on music.. | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? I owned a pair of Von Schweikert VR-7s for 17 years before I sold them.. They were simply wonderful once setup properly.. I now own the Daedalus Athena Speakers after downsizing and losing my dedicated audio room.. These are sounding pretty good... | |
| What is the average dealer mark up? No wonder manufacturers are selling directly more than ever these days.. they can lower their price and still make more money. | |
| Harbeth 40.2 I was going to get the 40.2 harbeth speakers.. but I couldn’t get past the boxy looks.. The 17” width and stands.. just wouldn’t work well in my room.. I was still going to get them based on the sound quality.. I then discovered the Daedalus Au... | |
| Suggestions for an Analog Front-End Schiit SOL turntable.. | |
| Demo'ing Class A amps, Appreciation Suggestions from those who recently been there I bought two Schiit Aegir Monoblocks for less than the price I paid for a pair of speaker cables.. Class A sound using a new continuity circuit designed in house.. tube like attributes without the Tubes ! Why spend more ? You should hear how go... | |
| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? Schiit Freya+ is all you need.. 3 preamps in one.. SQ is excellent, clean and detailed.. Not a lush tubey exaggerated sound, but a modern tube sound without the bloating that some tubes preamps offer. A 128 stepped Resistive attenuation is used !... |