mrmojo
Responses from mrmojo
| Wireless speakers We have a pair of Buchardt A10s in our family room for general listening through their wireless hub. Wonderful sound, easy integration to multiple sources including the TV. | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album Philly Philly! Sorry, couldn't resist.... The recently released High Fidelity series by Rhino are all excellent remasters and pressings. Among the best on my turntable, and a bargain as well. | |
| Bluesound This error popped up for me a number of times when I was trying to use Amazon Music - BluOS blames it on a faulty API on the Amazon side, and they don't have a fix for it. I had enough of the wonky Amazon/BluOS interface and switched to Tidal, wit... | |
| UPGRADE PATH FROM CHORD QUTEST Let me add a voice to the chorus on replacing the stock tubes in the RP1. I have the RP7, and a swap to RCA blackplates resulted in a world of difference in clarity, extension, and soundstage. | |
| Best 12AU7? +1 on contacting Brent Jessee. I have NOS RCA clear tops and black plates. The clear tops are brighter up top, but the black plates don't lack for treble extension and overall I prefer the balance of the black plates. Good luck with your search. | |
| Looking for phono preamp advice in the $1000 - $1600 range I'm very happy with the Parasound JC3 Jr. Robust power supply, well shielded internals, balanced outs, highly adjustable. Dead quiet background, great sound quality and dynamics in my system. | |
| What are your thoughts/opinions on the Orchard Audio Starkrimson Mono Ultra Premium I had the Ultra DMC 2.0 in my system as part of Orchard’s Steve Hoffman Forums amp tour; my understanding is that the Ultra Monos are the identical amp modules with separate cases/power supplies. I found their amp to be a fantastic overall perform... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? A few options from someone who has been down your road recently. Not sure I would say any of these is the "right" way to go, but any of them will make an audible difference. One, I don't have any experience with your receiver, but if you're think... | |
| Battle of the Open Baffles Have you heard the ABX speakers? The throat extension was actually designed to correct for a time alignment issue that is present when the modified dipole compression driver is mounted directly to the mid. Based on my listening experience I’m not ... | |
| Battle of the Open Baffles I've also been experiencing OBs for the first time thanks to a DIY project, and find them to offer all of the things already said here. Dynamic, tight, fast bass, full and satisfying mids, impressive soundstage. If you're interested in a well thou... | |
| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? Another vote for proper cleaning regardless of your table/pre/cart, and a strong recommendation for ultrasonic. I've had a vacuum-based cleaner for years and was using a manual cleaning/vacuum cleaning regimen that I thought was getting the job do... | |
| Looking for Turntable Reccomendations Not sure what your budget is, but I recommend reaching out to Dave at Vinyl Nirvana. He can help you design and restore a Thorens with an armboard to fit your 12" arm, similar to the option shared in a previous post. | |
| Budget preamp recommendation...besides Schiit. You already have more options that you can sift through, but let me add a vote for the Rogue RP1. With used examples under $1k, it's a truly fantastic preamp for the money. And if your budget would be happier at half of that amount, find a used ... | |
| Help me select few vinyl LPs Another vote for the Blue Note Tone Poet series, any of the pressings there would be a fine addition to a collection. Oscar Peterson is an artist worth collecting as well. Lots of great choices, here's one that I think is very well done: https:/... | |
| Streamer Selection - Thoughts Requested Please! Keep in mind that if you're using USB or I2S to connect your streamer to your DAC, you're defaulting to the DAC's clock rather than making use of the clock in the streamer. That may or may not influence your decision about how much to pay, since t... |