papafrgog
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| Should I got full tubes or stick with hybrid amps? @op I have hybrid system and very pleased with it. No fatigue from listening at any volume level. Aesthetix Atlas eclipse and Janus eclipse pre. I have the Romulus eclipse for CD & use the DAC for steaming digital. I have upgraded to tubes t... | |
| Looking for a vinylesk sounding DAC Agree that a tube DAC is first step. Second step would be to roll tubes to your taste. Third step would be cables. I used that approach and I’m happy with my combination & results. Aethestix Romulus eclipse, telefunken and mullard tubes and tr... | |
| Is Wife Acceptance Factor (WAF) sexist? WAF is a very important concept to me. It's my excuse when I cannot afford the upgrade I really want. | |
| Solid states more accurate than tubes? Personally, I prefer tube sound over the SS gear I have listened to. But I have listened exhaustively to SS gear. I have all Aesthetix Eclipse models -Atlas, Janus, Romulus playing through new Raidho TD3.8s. I've rolled low-noise NOS tubes (Tele ... | |
| My #@%$ Cat Destroyed My ARC REF 5SE. Soliciting Suggestions. That is awful. Considering the cat has 9 lives, you'll probably run out of money before the problem is truly solved. But seriously, clean it up, disclose the damage and sell it to a electronic tinkerer as a project. Use the proceeds to offset a re... | |
| Favorite song to demo or test drive speakers? When I got my new Raidho speakers:vinyl: Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove by Dead Can Dancedigital: No Sanctuary Here by Marion Herzog | |
| Aurender's "Sound" Your (and others) thoughts about Cables is spot on. Used cables are be a bargain if you know what you want. I have a synergistic research active usb cable. You can tune it a little but SR has a 30-day return policy so you can determine if it does ... | |
| A warm DAC? I can offer a recommendation based on my personal experience. I too like digital that is reproduced with the analog “warmth” “lush-ness” “musical” pr however else or ears tell us to describe it. I found it with The Aesthetix DAC in my Romulus mo... | |
| What is tour opinion on the Aesthetix Rhea signature and the Calypso signature +1 on Aesthetix gear and Jim White. I had a completely McIntosh top end vintage system and went totally to Aesthetix. I chose SQ over good looking meters bouncing around. I started with Signature models and then upgraded all to Eclipse: Atlas, Ja... | |
| Best debut album There are SO MANY great ones listed. I'm taking notes to listen to ones I'm not familiar with. A great album (to me) is one in which every song is a good listen. I think its usually a debut album because the artist records the best of their work ... | |
| Is room treatment a science? a lot of good advice above. I built 28 x 17 room from scratch with acoustics in mind. I wanted only minimal wall treatments. +1 on ASC tunable cylinder traps. very versatile and effective. trial and error will definitely get the "low hanging frui... | |
| Who are your favorite A'gon posters? I like any poster who is respectful of others' opinions and stays on topicShock value is overrated. Can you say Kenjit? I knew you could | |
| Speakers that sound great in terrible rooms Alot of interesting discussion. When I hear "terrible room" I imagine alot of potential improvement with minimal effort, i.e. low-hanging fruit. Simple acoustic testing could pinpoint the most critical problems to address.So is there universal agr... | |
| Different Tubes and general purpose? I run all Aesthetix Eclipse gear: Atlas monos, Janus pre and Romulus DAC/transport. Fully upgraded LP12 with Lyra Kleos (please don't bash the Linn) and Raidho TD2.2's. My system is pretty much where I want to be. I rolled tubes in my Aestheix ... | |
| best phono stage under 10k Totally agree with Lewm. I battled a low frequency sound like motor-boating. In my Aesthetix Janus eclipse. Narrowed it down to my phono path. Went ultra low-noise amperex and telefunken tubes. Beautiful sound upgrade but the noise was still there... |