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| ISO: Tube headphone amp for Planar headphones @freediver Thanks for the info on the Cayin. I finally found an image showing the internals and was impressed with how it looks. https://cf.shopee.co.th/file/40719695d2fd237fd6c597227d88277f And it is pretty outside as well. The other candidat... | |
| ISO: Tube headphone amp for Planar headphones @freediver Thank you for the info regarding OTL designs. I was not aware of that being an issue. Because it's the internet I had to look it up myself and lo and behold you are correct. Please don't take it personally. My digital front end is Bl... | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? Whoa. If you think I’m going to jinx my stellar record by responding… 😉 Happy listening. | |
| Who remembers California Audio Labs? I still have, and listen to, my pop's hand-me-down Aria CD player. Everything works fine, even the remote. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5oGQwprgkNY/maxresdefault.jpg (The above image is not mine but is an example of the unit) Admittedly it doesn't ... | |
| Home network router question A couple of years ago I went to an ASUS Mesh network for our home. The base router, an RT-AX86U sits upstairs in my den next to the Motorola cable modem. Downstairs are two RP-AC1900 Mesh nodes that are networked over the air to the main router up... | |
| DarTzeel’s new direction Goodness, such rancor. Really, why? He's attempting to expand his market, big deal. As someone pointed out, there's only so many $250K amplifiers one could sell. And let's think about this: How many of our spouses shake their heads at the money WE... | |
| My stereo Hold on a second... Just where does that accordion come in!? https://www.flickr.com/photos/183408276@N03/48532547346/in/photostream/ Happy listening. | |
| Kirmuss 'In the Groove' Ultrasonic Record Restorer - Upscale Audio Edition Let me preface this by stating I have not used a Kirmuss RCM myself. I did attend his presentation at PAF in August where he made a good case concerning his credentials and his philosophy on recovering LPs. And considering the deal he was making o... | |
| Bridged NADs vs. Rotel Ra - 1062 Pretty much what @mesch said. While bridging amps isn't necesarily bad in and of itself usually, it can be if the speaker load is unstable or hard to drive. I had a pair of Hafler DH-220s that I ran in bridged mode to drive a pair of ESL speakers... | |
| The Low Volume Loudness Dilemma "As far as enhancement devices (EQs, loudness contours, etc) are concerned, it would be nice if they could be placed in a tape or accessory loop so they can be switch in/out of the signal path at normal listening levels." Yes, this. The ARC SP3 p... | |
| When I listen to my system....... I am blessed. Not only am I content with my current mostly vintage system, I'll be way more than content with my pop's system when I can set it up. It'll be like Christmas. So why am I blessed? Simple: I can step off the upgrade treadmill. Sure I... | |
| Mark Knopfler & James Taylor I'll play! In no particular order... Santana - Oy Como Va Vivaldi - Spring (Four Seasons) Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz Steely Dan - Time Out of Mind Doors - L.A. Woman James Taylor - Mexico Allman Brothers - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed Pin... | |
| Audeze MM-100 @gkelly Here I’ve lived literally five minutes away for eight years and it’s the first time I have ever been in the store. What I really liked about the experience is once he was sure things were working properly, he handed me the iPad and left me... | |
| I listened to a pair of Audio Research Reference 330Ms “IMO ALL ARC tube gear has the same "voice". Warmly analytical but not a warm bubble bath (with somewhat grey water) like, say the McIntosh MC 9011.” Okay so that’s one of the best metaphors I’ve heard in awhile! Nice… Happy listening. | |
| Impressions of Pacific Audio Fest 2024 @pinwa , to clarify, my comments concerning the Borreson's and their sound had more to do with the room setup and not so much the speakers themselves. I tried moving around the room some but changing position didn't seem to help. @kennymacc , I ... |