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oldschool1948

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Whats playing on your system today?
Gregory Porter / Take Me To The Alley 
I need some turntable guidance
@Elizabeth, excellent advice.  I've used a Technics SL-1600MK2 since the early 80's.  I have 1200+ vinyl albums.  Earlier this year, I setup my first dedicated listening room and, while I still have the 1600MK2 in my rec room setup, I purchased ... 
$1300-1500 DAC
Audio Mirror Tubadour III tube DAC for $1500.  Check out the reviews.  I have the recently released Statement version.  I’m am very happy with it. 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
@noromance  That's good food for thought.  I have to increase the volume, but the vinyl sounds awesome. 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
A quick follow-up after a half-day of listening to music with the Tubadour DAC in my system.  I get the best SQ with the Herron pre-amp gain set to Hi and the NAD pwr amp gain set to Lo.  (With the Liberty, the Herron was set to Lo and the NAD to ... 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
@jmolsberg  Thank you for mentioning the Tubadour DAC.  Next up, a better phone preamp than my Parasound JC3 Jr.  I think I see a Herron  VTPH-2A in my Christmas stocking. 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
My Tubadour Signature arrived today.  The DAC came expertly packed.  The build quality is excellent and it looks good.  And, it was a pleasure doing business with Vlad.Out of the box, the Tubadour sounds much better than my Liberty DAC. It should ... 
A moderate priced dac
@jmolsberg I just ordered the Tubadour III Statement to replace my MyTek Liberty.  I can’t wait to hear it in my system. 
Innous Zenith MKII and Roon DSP
I ordered the Audio Mirror Tubadour III Statement DAC yesterday.  It will be here next week.   
Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other???
The only class D amp that I've ever heard is the NAD M22 v2.  I've paired it with a Herron VTSP-3A (r02) tube preamp.  Being able to adjust the gain on both (VTSP set to low; M22 set to mid), with the Herron's 100 step volume control has allowed m... 
Innous Zenith MKII and Roon DSP
An update to my original post.  I purchased the Small Green Computer SonicTransporter i7 for Roon DSP (thanks david_ten!) to solve my Zenith MKII Roon DSP issues. And just recently, I purchased a tube preamp, a used Herron VTSP-3A (r02).  It pai... 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
@rodman99999. Understand.  Thanks, I’ll PM you tomorrow. 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
@rodman99999 I’m new to tubes and have never rolled tubes. All 6 tubes in the Herron VTSP-3A are of the type 6922.  What's different about the one's you are offering? 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
Run the Herron directly from the wall outlet. Why? 
My 1st Tube Equipment Experience
The Tubadour III looks interesting, the Tubadour Signature edition even more so.  Audio Mirror's trial period makes this even more interesting. @jmolsberg   Thanks for the suggestion.@atmasphere I'm also wondering how much better a Herron VTPH-2...