nordicnorm
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| Using tube amp with electrostatic speakers. I was running a 30W (class A) tube amp when I upgraded my speakers to Martin Logan Spires.While I could get sound out of them, I couldn't really make them sing. And no, my days of listening to rock-concert level sound pressure values are long behi... | |
| Tonearm cable recommendations Another satisfied Audio Origami SOFC cable owner here!Not cheap but not too spendy either. | |
| recommendations of phono preamps < $3000 range There’s an Allnic H-1201 listed for $2,200 that might be a good match in your system?https://www.audiogon.com/listings/phono-allnic-audio-h-1201-price-drop-2017-01-13-preamplifiers-98203-everett-wa Here's a review: http://www.dagogo.com/allnic-h-1... | |
| Which dac ? Teac UD-501 (under $500) or UD-503 (under $1,000) | |
| Need recommendation for a CD player Pick up a used CDP from the Sony ES line and mate it to an external DAC via a decent coax cable.Best bang-for-your-buck (used) DAC under $500 is the Teac UD-501, IMHO. YMMV.I upgraded from a Sony S9000ES (mated to a Teac UD-501) to an Esoteric DV-... | |
| Recommendations for used CD player The Teac UD-501 is, IMHO, the best (used) bang-for-your-buck DAC under $500 right now.Here’s one on USAudioMart for $375: http://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649325716-teac-ud501-dac/ (no affiliation).I own one and it’s a stellar performer! It repl... | |
| Comparing these CD players with my gear... jafant,I'm using Teo Audio GC liquid metal interconnects and Grant Fidelity MSC-2.5 Pure Copper Reference speaker cables. My digital coax cable (from S9000ES -> DAC) was Canare (forget which model now).cheers,Norm | |
| Recommendations for rolling tubes on Luxman SQ-N10? Until the Shuguang Customs came along, my regular go-to 12AX7 tubes were either the Psvane 12AX7-TII or Mazda ECC83.I tried to find Telefunken ECC803S' but I kept receiving counterfeits (or really bad tubes) so I gave up. Reputable dealers (like T... | |
| Looking at a new non-SACD player, but still own lots of SACDs @folkfreak Poor wording on my part. I should have said that the signal from SACDs remain DSD until decoded into analog. There is no PCM conversion that occurs along the way. | |
| Comparing these CD players with my gear... toolbox149 -Yes, before upgrading to the DV-50S, I had considered the W4S reclocker.But then a DV-50S came along at a price I couldn't pass up! ;^)I still use the Teac for my digital files. Great unit! | |
| Looking at a new non-SACD player, but still own lots of SACDs I agree with suebart1's recommendation. The Sony S9000ES is a very good performer that can now be found for under $300. It outputs the DSD signal without first converting it to PCM.I recently upgrade from my trusty S9000ES to an Esoteric DV050S.Fo... | |
| Recommendations for rolling tubes on Luxman SQ-N10? Can’t remember now. It’s been awhile since I’ve had an amp with ECC82 tubes. When I upgraded my speakers to Martin Logan Spires, their 40 W weren’t enough, so I upgraded to SS monoblocks (900 W @ 4 Ohms).I only run tubes in my linestage preamp (6S... | |
| Recommendations for rolling tubes on Luxman SQ-N10? You will hear a more noticeable improvement by changing out the ECC82 (12AU7) and ECC83 (12AX7) tubes than the EL84.You’ll have a hard time finding someone else with your identical system. Someone with the same amp and tubes will sound completely ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Great to see the love downunder for Blue Circle products!Another very good Canadian product is Don Sachs’ custom linestage 6SN7 tube-based preamp.http://www.dsachsconsulting.com/custom%20line%20stage.html Base model is US$1,699. You can add differ... | |
| Have ~$10-12k...what would you do? Then check out the Doge 8 LP preamp and Doge 9 monoblocks.Very good value for the pair, ~$5,500, depending on which tubes you choose:http://www.doge.audio/products/tube-power-amps/doge-9-pab/ Review:https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/doge-9-li... |