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| Is Spotify as good of quality as the HD-Tracks? Loomisjohnson...Thanks. You are very fair in you in your observations.Larrybou...Doing the same i.e.,iDevice>dock>dac and also streaming via Sonos>bridge>controller>dac. Sounds surprisingly good. | |
| What time do you wear? Does anybody know what time it is?....ChicagoDoes anybody really care?...ChicagoNo one should be concerned about his watch...SchubertMaker of good points...Roxy54Some people need to get out more...Onemug | |
| Is Spotify as good of quality as the HD-Tracks? Loomisjohnson,I had MOG for years and kept it til the end. I immediately signed up with Spotify Premium and was surprised that it seemed to sound better than MOG. I don't know much about the different "codecs" but I like what I hear.Do you have an... | |
| What's a great SS amp to pair with the CJ CT-5? My first CJ preamp was a CT-5, really liked it. I paired it with a Pass XA30.5 with excellent results. Don't let it's 30 watt rating worry you, it's a lot more powerful than it would seem. I think it puts out closer to 130, they just rate it at it... | |
| Tube preamp for SS amp Chad2635, My pleasure.The ART and ACT 2.2 are very quiet. They are line stage only so I can't speak for CJ's phono stages. I do run an outboard phono stage thru the ART and it sounds great (and quiet).In my previous post I meant to type that I use... | |
| Tube preamp for SS amp Chad2635,I've had a CJ pre/Pass amp combo for several years now. It is one of the best combos I've ever put together. They seem to be made for each other. Hope you get a chance to try it yourself.I wouldn't worry about the volume control, it's a v... | |
| At What Age Does An Audiophile Buy His Last Amp? Hear me now and believe me later (Hans and Franz from SNL)...If you love music, when you have lived with a well built SET mated with the right speakers, that will be "the age" you stop upgrading. Well, close anyway.I'm in my 60's and got the "vint... | |
| Power Supply Options - Pre Amp and Power Amp I use a product called: Furutech E-TP60/20. It's a 6 outlet case with 12 ga wiring and 20 amp receptacles, even comes with one of their nice power cords. (Google for more details). They make similar units less in price that may work for you also.I... | |
| Integrated Feeding Integrated Are you doing this by removing the jumpers (pre out/main in) in each INT?If so, the second INT will only be a power amp and "it's" volume control will be bypassed. I would set it at 0 though. | |
| SET amps ? "The question is , is now the time to try a SET tube amp ?"Yes, now is a great time. I would recommend a 300b amp, not because that's what I like (which I do) but for reasons based on what I think would "marry" better with your 4.1's. Although if ... | |
| What happens when a tube amp fails? I've had a peaceful coexistence with tubes for over 10 yrs now. There have been a couple of instances but a fuse was all that "went". Cause in both cases was a short in the rectifier. I have a tube tester and that helped identify the shorts immedi... | |
| Recommend a used vintage receiver for under $100? "Vintage for less than $100"... I see the likelihood of frustration and disappointment with what that budget is going to get you. The "first" repair will probably cost more than the receiver/integrated alone.I like what Onhwy61 suggested but if sh... | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McInosh.... For "musical involvement", on the preamp side, I like CJ tube preamps the most (ART and ACT2.2).On the amp side, I have owned both Mac and CJ, and like the sound of both. It would depend on the speaker I was using.My tastes in amps for the last 4-... | |
| 300B or 2A3? I use both of these amps. In "general"....I like the very top end of the 2a3 best. I like the 300b midrange better. If I could only have one, it would be a really good 300b.They will sound more alike than different when compared to transistors, di... | |
| Stephen Colbert hits one close to home, LOL Nonoise, Agree. My DVR is set to record him every night.\ |