oldschool1948
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| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? In the 80’s I used a Teac X10R R2R, which I still have, with a dbx 224 type II noise reduction unit and dbx 3bx range expander. I also had a professional Technics cassette deck with dbx 224. I recorded about 40 reels and about a hundred cassette... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science +1 J.Chip | |
| Looking for Linear Power Supply for my Mytek Brooklyn DAC. Suggestions? Take a look at the HDPlex 300W LPS | |
| RCA to XLR Adapter @almarg Thank you for the thorough and helpful reply. | |
| RCA to XLR Adapter Moon-Audio's site says, "Balanced adapters are always a bad idea for single-ended cables because they can damage your gear."https://www.moon-audio.com/blog/balanced-audio-always-better?gclid=CjwKCAjw7-P1BRA2EiwAXoPWA-1hDXu2b9-vCCsy8-tVD_Mw6dY2QpIc... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? I started building a listening room about 18 months ago. I bought a NAD M12 pre/dac and NAD M22v2. With my Tannoy DC8Ti speakers, the highs were too bright, the mids were too loud, the bass was just right. I purchased a used Herron VTSP-3A tube... | |
| Who buy PS AUDIO ? I auditioned the DSD against my Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE DAC. The DSD sounded nice and I thought the build quality was great. After a couple of weeks of A/B testing, I came to the conclusion it wasn’t $3+K better that the Tubadour by any meas... | |
| Looking for best streamer without DAC under $3500 If you can find one, a used Innous Zenith MKII would work just fine, and it can host Roon Core. | |
| Tidal Error Message I stream Tidal to three zones simultaneously using my iPhone, iPad, a couple of laptops, and my desktop computer with no issues. Zone 1 is Airplay, zone 2 is RAAT, and zone 3 is Chromecast Audio. Like p05129, I do not have a family plan. I'm us... | |
| How do you sort your LPs? Alphabetical by artist last name using wooden dividers, split into two groups - jazz and everything else | |
| Sales or clearances happening now A little over a week ago, I pulled the trigger on a DirectStream DAC Sr. I’ve always wanted on, so I figured why not.I’m semi-retired planning for full retirement at the end of June. Good Lord willing, I’ll make it to June and for a many more yea... | |
| Thoughts on choosing an amplifier Give the NAD M22v2 a look. It's 300 wpc at 8 ohms. I use mine with a Herron tube pre-amp and Tannoy DC8Ti speakers, sounds good to my ears. You can find a used NAD in the $2,500 range. | |
| Question about Tone Controls + Equalizers In my 80’s rec room systems I have a McInosh 31V pre amp and SoundCraftsman SP-4001 EQ/pre amp. I use them both on occasion with my R2R and turntable.I tried a Loki with my listening room system but found I didn’t really need it or like for that ... | |
| Soundstage Confusion @mapman I did use the same recordings. Some vocals and some jazz, and some audiophile test tracks. I didn’t think of a monophonic recording. Good advice. I’ll remember that next time. | |
| Soundstage Confusion Lance,I auditioned the microZOTL preamp with the ZOTL40 power amp and it sounded good. I listened to it at LTA's office and at home. It is a fine piece of equipment. My only knock is their Apple remote control lacks too much functionality.... |