onhwy61
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| DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated? The Hegel and Devialet will sound somewhat different than the LTA Ultra. The Spatials are reported to work quite well with moderate power, say 20 to 50 watt, tube amplifiers. I would suspect that the LTA would be a very good match. There are ad... | |
| Here is all my gear. What's the best combo? I am not familiar with all the equipment you've listed, but the IMF paired with the Pioneer are vintage gold. | |
| How do I play YouTube music from my IMac thru my Conrad-Johnson amps? Doug, I assume you have a preamp, if so you can go directly from the iMac's audio out to an unused preamp input. You'll need a 3.5mm to RCA adapter cable. This is not sonically the ideal solution, but it's dirt cheap, $15, and it will work. | |
| DAC/w Volume control + Power amp or DAC + Integrated? Get the LTA Ultra integrated and match it with the Chord D/A. It gives you the most flexibility and no compromise in sound quality. | |
| Anyone else treated poorly by AVA? If I understand this correctly, the OP, in the middle of a worldwide pandemic that has disrupted electronic supply chains, orders a custom built preamp from a small, niche manufacturer. Multiple delays ensue and the OP eventually asks for and rec... | |
| Need advice concerning audio cabinet shelves The negative reaction to glass shelving is overstated. I speculate that it comes from hearing cheap racks with thin glass sheets. Thick glass, at least 1/2 inch, makes for a fine rack material if used with rubber, cork or sorbothane isolation. ... | |
| SQ vs. Music Questions do arise and there are times when you have to listen for sound quality. For instance, is the subwoofer on, are the channels reversed, should I change the volume, etc. It probably adds up to 1 or 2 percent of the total listening time. | |
| Rung in lobe and stapes Some audiophile are struggling in their journey and others are enjoying listening to well produced music. To quote Clint -- man's got to know his limitations. | |
| B&W 801D trouble Has this happened before? If so, you might want to reconsider your listening habits. That or keep a batch of replacement tweeters in your closet. | |
| Embarrassed....Audio furniture help Ditch the whole cadenza thing and get console audio system. Wrensilva makes modern tech ones. The downside is price and you won't be able to place a TV on the top surface. | |
| Is it worthwhile to upgrade an old but quality DAC? Keep what you have now. Higher sample and bit rates are good, but the primary advances in recent D/A technology have been in making 44/16 recordings sound their best. From the description of your setup I assume you think the Altis sounds better ... | |
| Please Educate Me The storage of information as bits makes no distinction about what the information actually is. Your hard drive does not care whether the files are cat videos, financial data or files containing music. It's the encoding and decoding of the analo... | |
| Audio equipment reviews Some companies ply the reviewers and some do not. The absence of reviews is not a valid reflection of a product's performance. Do not take audio reviews too seriously; they are mainly for entertainment purposes. It's not as if they are peer rev... | |
| The Weekend The Super Bowl halftime shows used to be more interesting. This is a list of all the shows. The first game had the Anaheim High School Steppers Drill Team and Flag Girls. Super Bowl V had the Southeast Missouri State Marching Band. Super VI ha... | |
| Takedown of pricey servers, streamers OCD HiFi guy To the OP, you can buy a watch that will keep accurate time for $20, or you can pay $20k for a watch that also keeps accurate time. Pride of ownership is a powerful consumer motivation. The expensive watch will look and feel really nice, but it ... |