parker65310
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| Solid state amplifiers and sound stage, especially front to back "depth" Skimming through other’s input I think there is another aspect that hasn’t been touched upon and that is the source recording quality. I’ve got a BAT VK-600 heavy duty solid state amp coupled with the BAT VK-5i tube amp with my Apogee ribbon speak... | |
| Apogee Duetta II Signature Crossover Caps Recommendations Hi @bridge-player,The $2,500 does cover the bass panel parts as well. There is a price list on Graz’ Apogee website (https://www.apogeeacoustics.com/repairsapogeeribbons.html), but you’ll want to get a quote from him because the front mesh will ne... | |
| What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To? I’ll have to go with an album since in this case it doesn’t seem to right to not play it in its entirety -> Enigma - McMxc A.D. | |
| Does a Tube Dac make sense? The naysayer that make blanket statements that tube DACs are inferior clearly aren’t speaking from experience. I couldn’t be happier with my MHDT Orchid tube DAC coupled with my BAT VK-5i tube preamp and BAT VK-600 class A solid state amp. | |
| Why Do So Many Audiophiles Reject Blind Testing Of Audio Components? Everyone sites this and that and my ears and brain are better than yours, etc., etc., but frankly none of this matters. All that matters is the simple question, “does music move you emotionally and does the system you have deliver that emotion to ... | |
| What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire? I have to say all this is a great discussion. My head is vibrating :). @millercarbon you are often snarky and I’ve come to in a perverse way enjoy it much of the time. I have to say your threads are particularly excellent in this discussion. They ... | |
| MHDT Labs Orchid DAC review I also fully agree. I have the upgraded Tung-Sol tube via Linear Tube Audio (probably the same dealer you bought from). I also have the Node2 now as just the streamer and I agree 100% with your assessment. The setup really matched up well with my ... | |
| Ready, set, comment! Speaker cables don’t make a difference? To even posit such an argument is ridiculous. Of course speaker cables make a (huge) difference. Sorry, but even a low level of critical listening experience reveals this to be the case very quickly. How large the gap is when comparing various cab... | |
| Best DAC / Budget I’ve got an MHDT Orchid tube DAC and absolutely love it. I’ve got it coupled with a BAT VK-6i tube preamp and VK-600 solid state beast of an amp. The Orchid only costs $1,200. 6Moons has an excellent review that holds true to my experience. I woul... | |
| Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com I’m absolutely shocked how many people in this thread are saying they’ve bought amps from China. I wouldn’t hook up a free amp from China to my speakers (out of fear of damaging them), let alone purchase one. No offense intended to anyone, but fra... | |
| RIP Lou There was something about making mixed tapes where I would even put thought into the title I made for it after I wrote the song list on the sleeve that was somewhat lost with CD-RWs. I didn’t miss the unraveling and heat sensitivity when a cassett... | |
| Suggest one obsure album we all should hear Mix of new and released many years ago. Also, totally different genres from most mentioned and all have outstanding engineering...Cinder Well - No Summer (folk)Jonny Nash (minimalist pianist, mechanical drawer organ) with Suzanne Craft - A Heart S... | |
| Ribbon Tweeters and Animal Hair Got to love the extreme intrusiveness of advertising these days. I’m reading these threads and along the bottom is a pop-up advertisement for sticky rollers for pet hair removal. Hardly a coincidence! | |
| Looking for a tube Preamp new or used for under $2000... +1 for BAT. I have a BAT VK-600 solid state amp paired with BAT VK-6i tube preamp. I love the combination of the heft of my class A amp with the relative warmth of a tube preamp. You can get pretty close to your $2k budget for an older, but excell... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE I have an original pair of Apogee Duetta II Signature Series speakers my dad originally bought in the late ‘80. I’m getting them completely rebuilt/upgraded in the next few months and will never replace them. I can’t imagine better speakers. |