moonwatcher
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| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? For yet more food for thought, Steve Gutenberg recently reviewed a new Zesto Tube Phone Preamp, but he intentionally chose the MM one not the more expensive MM/MC one, but instead used, you guessed it, SUTs with it. You guys with MC carts, have ... | |
| Updating my streamer All these streamer/DACs recommended by folks are a "big step up" from the Node. However, I just recently saw that Bluesound is upping their game with a new streamer/DAC having a 5" screen, a better DAC implementation, and low noise power supply. C... | |
| Are all streamers the same? Not wanting to whip a dead horse, but I didn’t see anyone mention the fact that some streamers have better clock chips than others, so a bit less jitter is always a good thing, even if it borders on the inaudible. The other issue is to make sure ... | |
| Those magical days when the HVAC is off Ah, we all just try to tune out the noise from HVAC systems, but I was taken aback last year when I tried some noise cancelling Sony Bluetooth headphones a friend had brought to work. Wow, such a calming reduction in ambient noise was amazing. He... | |
| Thanks to the Moderators They do a pretty good job overall. I like discussions to at least stay relevant to whatever the OP asked. | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps Cary Audio in my home state, near Raleigh, NC. Their SLI-80HS is well regarded. | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? @lewm "reference" means only that. That he uses it as a reference for comparison. It doesn't mean it is the most expensive, nor the "best", just a price/performance point comparison to other gear. Steve will change devices and speakers in his "ref... | |
| Step Up Transformers….Are they Worth the Trouble? Great discussion above my pay grade since I'll likely keep using MM carts most of my life now that I stream music about 80% of the time, but I wanted to mention that in May, Steve Gutenberg went down the rabbit hole of getting out some of his vint... | |
| I want to buy new speakers for 50,000 and see it used for 30,000, what should I do? 1. WHAT speakers? You never said. 2. Everything depreciates. And speakers at that price level are boutique, not appealing to very many consumers. Most people buying them are rich enough that they are NOT "stretching" their budgets to buy them, so ... | |
| Is there a clear definition of what "Integrated" means? Not to confuse the issue, but for most sources (except a phono stage) a preamp is actually *decreasing* the signal to the amp. Sources like streamers, tuners, cassette decks, CD players, and DACs put out up to 2V on single ended RCA jacks, and up ... | |
| Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation You didn’t state the interior dimensions of your cabinet. Just be sure to get the dimensions of any prospective front ported or non-ported bookshelf speakers to ensure they will fit inside your cabinet. Obviously, think about setting them on some ... | |
| Volti Voyage - New Razz Glad you had a fun and rewarding experience. Curious though, how large is your room that you have these placed? Does the First Watt F8 provide all the power you want (and quality) you desire in these fairly efficient speakers? They sure seem to of... | |
| I need some high quality Printed Circuit Boards Made (DYNACO ST-70) I work for a company that produces cellular antennas for companies like Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, etc. We us a PCB manufacturer called ACI for quality PCBs. Our RF engineers use programs like HFSS to create them, however, while we can produce G... | |
| Watts! How many do we need? As others have said, meters, even digital ones, are s-l-o-w. Even on digital recorders, the meters are too slow to see "transient peaks", which is one reason manufactures recommend recording with the "peaks you do see" topping out at -12dB. This a... | |
| DCS Sending Legal Notice To Reviewer (Golden Sound) Over an Old Review of Their Bartok DAC I don’t get it to a large degree. Any device merely exists as a thing for anyone to check out and offer thoughts on it. Reviews are mostly subjective based on opinion or in a very few cases based on electrical or acoustic measurements. [Erin’s Aud... |