moonwatcher
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| Integrated Tube Amp approx. $2,500 Skunkie Designs Electronics did an extensive series of tear downs and reviews on both the Willsenton R8 and the Muzishare X7 over a period of months. It seems Willsenton took some of her feedback to heart and changed a few things in their circuitr... | |
| Bookshelf or stand mount help please John Darko did some reviews of actives in this price range. Klipsch The Sevens and KEF LSX II LT. Worth a look. Note The Sevens usually go for more, but Amazon has them for $1100 now which is -15%. Not bad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5xQsb... | |
| Fezz vs Raven Only thing I can say about Fezz is that during a review in Stereophile of one of their amps, the guy found out that one channel was down about 3dB from the other one. He never figured out why but did the review anyway. This issue was hopefully a "... | |
| Fezz vs Raven A well-designed tube amp has "safety resistors" that will melt long before the tubes redline or "hot plate". Cheaper tube amps might not have this safety feature though. But "Skunkie Designs Electronics" on YouTube has done tear downs and upgrade... | |
| Woofers blown -- Rogers LS 2a/2 Just remember to put 10 to 50 hours or so on them before they'll sound like your broke broken in ones. Just curious, how did you blow the woofers without also blowing the tweeters? Generally it is the tweeters that get blown first when speakers ... | |
| Phono Preamp Selection +1 for the Schiit Skoll ($399) +1 for the Moon LP110 v2. ($750, a bit out of his $500 target price. Older models of this used to be $600. Perhaps look for used). | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma "Purists" are idiots. Unless you know exactly the volume the mastering engineer was playing a track, and have your room set up EXACTLY the same as they as they did with EXACTLY the same speakers, amps, and all associated gear, then I don’t care if... | |
| Qobuz +1 to @sns Use one of the apps he describes. I used "TuneMyMusic" to transfer all my playlists, favorite albums, and tracks from Spotify to Tidal a couple years ago. Worked great and also offers the option of saving it as .csv files that can be op... | |
| Battle of the Older DAC @vthokie83 how would you describe the bass of the Denafrips Pontus II DAC you have? Is it on the "smooth, diffuse" end or on the "solid, punchy, and textured" end of the spectrum? R2R DACs are generally well regarded for tonality, imaging, and sou... | |
| HumminGuru Orbit Vinyl Record Static Remover Nice, but I'll keep using my tried-and-true Milty Zerostat 3. When used properly (and carefully) it works fine for me here in NC. I usually only worry about static charges during the cold winter months. | |
| Battle of the Older DAC Nothing wrong with many of the options outlined by others, but well, there's a LOT of DACs out here now compared to years ago. If you can believe this guy, the Geshelli Dayzee DAC, maxed out with the Sparkos or the Burson V7 Vivid op-amps gives a ... | |
| Best streamer, don't want Roon, don't want a screen, A DAC is OK but not necessary Pretty sad that you already have a great streamer in the Auralic Altair G2.1, but it has no digital outputs. That sux. The Holo Audio May DAC has two I2S inputs. While the USB is obviously a good way to get digital data into it, I'm sure you might... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. Just a wondering thought. Since we all agree this industry is being supported by a bunch of long in the tooth guys, not all of this gear being marketed will ever be sold. So, what happens to it? I mean like how many Klipsch, Fyne Audio, Tannoy, Sp... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. In 30 more years, most of us will be dead. Then will the main discussions on forums similar to this be a bunch of old farts discussing how much they loved playing certain video games and all the intricacies they discovered along the way of playing... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Most of these are well above my price range, but I am interested when you finally finish your comparisons where the LTA stacks up in this list. Keep having fun. |