ozzy62
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| What’s the most underrated used Audio Research gear? The SP9 II & III were very good preamps that don't get mentioned often enough. Also the SP6 was great piece. | |
| replace Mid-range speaker of Green Mountain Audio Imago VI Good luck with your search. I have owned several of Roy’s speakers, one being the Imago IV. Definitely worth repairing. I do know he was fond of Morel drivers. | |
| Sopra No 2's or other alternatives? @riie We would appreciate it if you not sugarcoat how you really feel. | |
| Advice or Experience with Tube Amps: 485's or KT170's? As @carlsbad2 mentioned @aricaudio I’ll mention that I own his Super 300B amp. It’s not exactly the data point you are looking for because my speakers are a lot more efficient than yours. I urge you to go to Aric’s website and look at his products... | |
| Garage into listening room? Given the choice between a garage and an open floor plan, I’ll take the garage every time. | |
| Aric Audio and my system Aric is one of the good guys and he does awesome work. | |
| Seller Unresponsive after payment. Caring for a loved one, on vacation, out of the country, none of these are excuses for going silent on a responsibility. Everyone is tethered to their phones, so a quick response to let you know what’s going on should in most cases be expected. | |
| The use of digital pitch correction software on vocal recordings And there is auto tune. If auto tune were to disappear tomorrow, an entire genre of todays popular music would disappear with it. Perhaps a topic for another thread? | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER Indeed. Which is why I point to specifics. An active preamp is required in many circumstances. | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER I agree with Jerry. If you have source components with robust output stages and low output impedance into an amp with high input impedance and sensitivity, an active preamp will degrade the sound quality in most instances. Less = more in this app... | |
| Aric Audio @charles1dad I have sent you two messages through Audiogon. Are they getting through? | |
| Aric Audio @theflattire The Transcend phono stage is next up for me. | |
| If you were serious about sound you would... Some people conflate music production with music reproduction. I think that’s what is happening here. They are NOT the same thing. | |
| Hattor Audio preamps? I have owned most every type of passive device. In my opinion, a TVC is the warmest of all. I wouldn’t say it has more body, but definitely a warmer sound while still retaining the transparency of a passive. TVCs aren’t quite as transparent as an ... | |
| Hattor Audio preamps? @pioneerhip Yes I’m still using the preamp and still love it. |