oberoniaomnia
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| Question about loading with an SUT I have a Zesto SUT with adjustable ratios and loadings going into a EAT eglo petite also with adjustable gain and loadings for an Aphelion2 cart (and previously a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC*). In both cases the recommended loadings sounded best to my ... | |
| So much Bach, where do I start? If you don't like harpsichord AND organ, that does not leave a lot of Bach, maybe the 'cello suites, However, I strongly suggest to stay away from modern interpretations, say replacing harpsichord with piano on Brandenburgs. That is a crime agai... | |
| Why do records made from digital sources sound good? @kennyc When I was building my audio chain, I demoed the best I could find at brick n mortar and major audio shows. At audio shows, you listen to whole system performance. Isolating a specific piece is rarely possible, particularly, hearing mul... | |
| HAVE CABLES EVER TAKEN YOUR SYSTEM FROM SOUNDING JUST OK TO SOUNDING GREAT? Experiences ? I have not heard any differences in any cables I ever tried. Based on my experience and demonstrated experimentation, not preconceived notions, I don't think cables make any difference. | |
| Thinking about buying new Grado Headphones My first "decent" headphones were Grado R2e (modded with Beautiful Audio cups and headband), after listening through the entire series of Grado headphones at the time (around 6 years ago). I went for Grado because of a whole lot of news stories ab... | |
| Rega Naia Aphellion 2 phono preamp @superhonestben Thanks for all the details. OK the GH elevator is a step up transformer. I use a Zesto Alesso SUT, and it sure makes a difference in sound with the Aphelion2, more full bodied. Played around quite a bit with setting on the Zesto al... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing I pair my PrimaLuna EVO 300 pre (not integrated) with a PassLabs XA25 SS and happy with it. PL has been mentioned before in this thread. | |
| Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80? @stuartk adolescent: approx age 15-25, frequently a formative period for music taste. yummy phase: easy digestible/ingestible ware. In food it is Mac 'n cheese, pizza, schniposa & coke. In music it is Beatles, Stones, PF, Eine Kleine Nachtmu... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu @yogiboy Ps. Here is my longer impression https://pearlacoustics.com/daniel-geiger/ If you want to audition them ask Harley whether there is an owner near you. If you are in socal lmk. | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu @yogiboy purchased direct, not sure there are any dealers. Another plus is the best interaction with Harley Lovegrove, owner of Pearlacoustics. Prices seem to have gone up significantly. I think I got them for around us$4k, now they are 8k ish. Pr... | |
| Rega Naia Aphellion 2 phono preamp @superhonestben thanks for this. never seen it before. What have you used before? What cartridge are you using on P8/Mofi? I notice there are no capacitance settings on the Whest, so no adjustability for MM carts. Also not sure whether the dip s... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu @yogiboy As noted above, I have a pair of Sibelius since early 2021. See post above re description and pros/cons. BTW: RYT200/yin | |
| Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80? Of course! At 57 half of my purchases are from new releases (<3 years old). I frequently pre-order music. Genre-wise, EBM/IDM (Bedless Bones, Zanias / Throwing Snow) and Witch Wave (Ohne Nomen) did not exist back then. Then there is also mediev... | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? Where did that idea come from? What's the rationale? Many vendors have some sort of trial period, typically 30 days. The only thing for customer to pay is potentially return shipping. At $75/day, that is $27K/year, so about twice the purchase pri... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu Already have chosen the Sibelius and am very happy with them. Don't know the others. If you like clean, detailed, neutral sound, value cohesiveness from the single driver approach, and are ok with adding a sub, then the Sibelius may be good for yo... |