oberoniaomnia
Responses from oberoniaomnia
| Single driver full range speakers I have a pair of PearlAcoustics Sibelius single drivers speakers. Cabinet design is CRUCIAL: in this case a Voight tube. My personal preference is low clean bass, no window rattling onslaught. The Sibelius itself is perfectly fine (38 Hz, with 32–... | |
| To Banana or to BFA? Consider no plugs at all. Bare wire to binding posts. Very secure, fewer connections to worry about. Cheap. | |
| Do you recall "instant improvement" from your first stand-alone DAC ? Nothing earth-shattering, IMHE. Compared to speakers, tubes, or TT, DAC differences are at best flavoring. I compared a $250 Topping D50III with a $5K Holoaudio May 2 DAC, and while there were *slightest* differences, one was not objectively bette... | |
| Old Vs New ..... Transport and dac. With CD player/transport, I would worry most about gapless playing ability. Read reviews and go from there. I assume you will use digital out from CD and feed it into DAC, so "sound quality" of the CD player is a non-issue. The other factor to con... | |
| The difference between tubes and solid state that I am finding @porsche88 +1 PrimaLuna EVO300 tube-pre with Pass XA25 SS-power. For me the perfect balance between "musical" and "precise". | |
| Thoughts and suggestions please Your concern about disappearing music on your playlist is justified. Consider artists leaving streaming services (yes, it has happened: see story for instance here https://www.midiaresearch.com/blog/some-artists-are-leaving-spotify-again-heres-wha... | |
| White debris on front of cartridge I would guess it is static electricity attracting dust. That may also include dust in room (I assume your listening room is not an ISO 14644-1 clean room), so you may get dust on cart when playing clean records. Not sure about the cart body materi... | |
| Who said tape doesnt last :^) Same experience, both with purchased tapes (e.g., IxExSpue, If) as well a my old mix tapes. SQ of newly purchased tapes (music only available on tape: E.g., Rue Oberkampf "Green Eyes"), and my old tapes is comparable. All the naysaying re old tape... | |
| ??? Which Would You Buy ??? Specifically with DACs, the differences are so minute, and preferences so fickle (depends on day of the week, air humidity, and what I had for lunch), I would definitely go with the cheaper one. As I mentioned before, I compared a $5K Holoaudio wi... | |
| Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle Your subject line includes single driver. I love my PearlAcoustics Sibelius, which are also significantly below your budget. I added a sub. They are rather detailed, and also show flaws of bad recordings. The cohesion from the single driver is won... | |
| Batteries are Cheap, Backup power is expensive @dinov +1 Same here. I think it is a Cumings natural gas generator with 50A/120V = 6kW. For brownouts and the 5–10s between power out to generator auto-on, a few small APS do the job. OP @erik_squires : Re UPCs, also consider battery degradation.... | |
| Have you ever bought something you've never heard of? Almost everything I have ever bought, I had never heard before (exception is a pair of headphones, which have since been replaced). There just are no options to trial listenings, and it is pointless mostly because of room interaction and synergy w... | |
| What is your vinyl commitment? Rega Naia package, Zesto SUT, EAT Eglow petite (casually looking for upgrade) so around 20K. Made my own leveling platform for TT (~$100 for materials, plus tools [bandsaw, router, drill press] and labor). Vevor Ultrasonic cleaner, Pro-Ject Vacuu... | |
| does it need to be complicated You have a 17x17' room = square, which is the worst for bass management. I am in the same boat as you. I use a diagonal set-up, which works reasonably well for me. Non-conventional, but works. Is this an empty room, or does it have furniture in i... | |
| Who is your favorite instrumentalist or instrumental group? Thomas Georgi - viola d’amore. He is the master of baroque gestures. I named a snail species for him: Anatoma georgii. |