oldschool1948
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| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt Pioneer SPEC-4 I purchased in the early 80’s. Last year, I gave it and my beloved DCM TimeWindow 3 speakers, and some other gear to my son.McIntosh MC2600 I purchased in the late 90’s. Been sitting unused for about 2 years. Probably time to sell... | |
| eBay / PayPal: Beware - enough is never enough. I only use US Audio Mart and this site for selling stereo equipment over $250, and only sell to people with close to 100% favorable reviews. I also look at their number of transactions. Knock on wood, I've never had a PayPal problem. I rarely u... | |
| Magico compared to Tannoy Over the last 40 years, I’ve owned several systems that I still have in my rec room. Three years ago, I decided to build a dedicated listening room and started with a pair of Tannoy DC8Ti speakers. I bought them used in like new condition for le... | |
| Keeping backup equipment? I keep a PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC and NAD M22v2 amp as backup to my main system. Over the last year, I've used them at different times when I sent in my BHK pre amp and BHK 250 amp for service. The M22v2 sounds pretty good in my main syste... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? Lionel Richie. I’m Stuck On You | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power I installed the HumDinger; it made no difference. I replaced my VooDoo power cord with a new GR Research power cord. Each day when I first turned on my system, I put my ear close to the tubes and could hear a faint hum. After about 30 minutes, ... | |
| Class D amps that are superior to all or most? In my listening room, I started with a NAD M12 pre amp/NAD M22v2 amp combo and Tannoy DC8TI speakers. It took me a while to get the gain setting right, but once I did the sound was nice. The bass was great, mid range was good, but, depending on r... | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power @lowrider57 There is no hum thru the speakers, and I can only hear it up close. PS Audio tells me there’s nothing wrong with the amp, so I will believe them. I ordered the Humdinger. Can’t wait for it to get here 😀 | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power @gloriousunicorns I'm using Silnote XLR cables from my BHK pre to the 250 and Transparent Super XLR cables from the BHK pre to my DirectStream Sr. DAC. I use Tungsram 7dj8 tubes in my pre amp and 250. I've tried 3 different sets of Tungsram... | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power I unplugged everything but the 250 and changed power cords. Slight hum is still there. I ordered the HumDinger. I'll follow-up after I try it. | |
| Detecting “Dirty” Power Thanks everyone for the suggestions. My breaker box is in my basement listening room. I have a dedicated 20 amp line connected to the box. Connected to the PS Audio receptacle's top plug is my Denali power conditioner. Everything but my 250 is... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? @yyzsantabarbara My streaming path is Cardas Ethernet to an Innous Zenith MK2 via WireWorld USB cable to a Matrix X via a cheap .5 meter HDMI cable to my DAC. I hear a clear and distinct SQ improvement using the Matrix as opposed to going direct... | |
| Are Preamplifier’s Relevant Today or just a Hinderance with Digital Playback ? At this point in my life, I listen less to vinyl and do more streaming. My digital rig sounds really good to me, and while my vinyl rig sounds better it’s not by much. A while back, I was considering selling my Technics 1200G and Herron VTSP-2A(r0... | |
| My NAD 3020 D proves your Class D tropes are wrong I have four power amps: NAD M22v2 (Class D), PS Audio BHK 250 (Hybrid Class A), McIntosh MC 2600 (Class A), and Pioneer SPEC-4 (Class A). My vintage Mac and Pioneer amps work well in my rec room, but not so much in my listening room. In my liste... | |
| What phono preamp are you using? I went from a Parasound JC3 Jr., to Herron VTPH-2A, to PS Audio Stellar. With a 1200G and Ortofon Quintet Black. Surprisingly to me, the Herron and PS Audio were basically a toss-up. The Stellar is dead quite and sounds great. |