overthemoon
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| Preamp comparison - Rogue Perseus and ARC LS25 MKII Trust your ears - this hobby is for you to enjoy and there are differences in sound from different components (and ultimately systems). If you enjoy experiment - rolling tubes is an option. And if you like the Rogue sound better, I think you'd b... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? My system is captured in my profile. It’s as much as a nice car not including music media - $75k or so I enjoy music and I share with friends. The amount I spend is irrelevant because I enjoy when someone else shares their system with me. Consequ... | |
| Tube or solid state Ok my answer is horrible- it depends I have SS system and some experience with tubes. If money is no object I am buying tube and specifically Audi Research Corporation components. However I am not so I enjoy SS and have been a big fan of ... | |
| If someone handed you this system, what would you change? Two thoughts from my point of view 1. Recognize the feeling of desire to spend money - it can be something you continue to save. 2. My transition from a good system to listen to music to to a system I made time to listen to started with a new ... | |
| Tube Preamp --> Solid State Amp I had a McIntosh C2600 tube pre and MC302 SS amp and frankly that combination reignited my passion for music listening. | |
| I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's Seeing someone live and appreciating music are not mutually exclusive. I have a niece and great nephew who both appreciate Led Zeppelin and like classic rock and one's in high school and the other is a few years out of college. Everything is rel... | |
| Balanced Inputs Two questions: 1. Do your DAC and Phono stage both have differential balanced circuitry? 2. What source do you use the most? In my preamp a balanced input has 6 db of gain compared with RCA. I'd prioritize using XLR for components designed t... | |
| Whats the ultimate goal with your pre amp ? Selecting sources, volume control and presenting the signal to the amplifier is the role of the pre-amp. In my experience the pre-amp is very important on the quality of sound. I introduced a quality pre-amp to an integrated amplifier and it imp... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? AC/DC…Back in Black | |
| Best turntable under $4000 I agree the term ‘best’ is vague. And I think you should consider the analog chain - table (including tone arm), cartridge and phono stage. I believe you have an internal phone stage with your Rogue so I’ll focus on turntable and cartridge. Fi... | |
| Dan D'Agostino Black or Silver? Black is the old black! | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... If you are considering the 390 - it's internal phono stage is based on the Moon 810LP (there's many execution differences like dual mono and separate power sources). I'd add the Boulder 508 phone preamp for your consideration. | |
| Buying Equipment Based on Philosophy??? To some degree - In evaluating turntables, I listened to low mass, high mass and suspension tables. | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... @cainullah Is the internal phono stage good - I think so. I used to own McIntosh C2600 with an internal tube phono stage and preferred the 390. I don’t feel the need to upgrade the phono stage at this point - I appreciate the simplicity. | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... @cainullah I currently own Moon 390 and M400s and use a Rega P8 with the Ania cartridge and the internal phono stage for the 390. In my environment I view the digital and analog sources to be very equivalent. Some recordings are better on vinyl ... |