paulcreed
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| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? Still using Audience au 24 speaker cables and interconnects, TG Audio (Bob Crump) speaker wire and a silver power cord, Tara Labs The One power cables. JPS Labs Superconductor digital cable, power cords and interconnects, Acoustic Zen silver ref 2... | |
| Need thoughts on how to Best Max SQ when Streaming? The "cheap ass foam things" may need to go. I've always found rubber dulls or smears the sound. On the cheap side if you could find some black diamond racing cones or golden sound ceramic cones they will clear things up. Golden Sound still has a p... | |
| A DAC that ought to be better known: RME Mofojo, I did compare the Pardo vs stock after a few months of break in. Pardo expands soundstage, improved spl in the room, midrange became much more natural and put nice weight and body on the highs, it just made everything more musical, bigger ... | |
| A DAC that ought to be better known: RME If you check out headfi forum they have an on going forum on the RME and most do not believe an upgraded lps will help. They say "RME doesn't recommend it" So I guess everyone believes different. I bought the RME and waited about 2 weeks for Teddy... | |
| A DAC that ought to be better known: RME jjss49, I don't find RME "zippy" in my room. I also have a highly modded MHDT Labs dac to compare it with and the RME is far from zippy when played side by side in the same system. I do have the Teddy Pardo on the RME with JPS Labs digital cable a... | |
| Tube preamp suggestion Yea she's been building amps for 25 years and must need a break. She's helping people by driving a medical van and must like it, hope she comes back to building amp eventually though. If you can listen to the prima Luna before buying I would. I ha... | |
| Tube preamp suggestion When I called deHavilland, I left a message, she called back and left me a voicemail, she did say she is on "sabbatical". She did say she has some used units for sale, not sure if they are amps or preamps. May be worth a call if you are interested... | |
| Tube preamp suggestion I just assumed they were open for business, if I'm wrong, sorry about that. I just called them for the hell of it and web sight is still up and when called voicemail still answered " deHavilland" so may still be building amps or you could talk her... | |
| MM Phono preamp under $200 Recommendations Find a used Pass Lab Pearl. You may have to post WTB on different audio web sights, DIY forum for one. You can find them in you price range. I think they play in the $1000 range for dirt cheap used. Add some better signal caps and can compete with... | |
| Tube preamp suggestion sudharl, there are a lot of reviews out there on ultraverve 3. There is only one 6sn7 tube so cost to tube roll is cheap and fun using NOS tubes vs 4 signal tubes or more like some pre's I've owned, my BAT used 8 6922's, it can get expensive and I... | |
| Tube preamp suggestion For under $3000 it can be tricky but there are some great ones out there, look at the deHavilland ultraverve. For about $2500 and you can also have the caps upgraded before it ships out. I think they have some of the best service out there. I own... | |
| New to streaming, looking for a budget streamer If you are open to used a Auralic Aries mini with out board power supply should surpass a Node for less money. Or a Auralic Aries with femto clock for a little more than Node, maybe $600 used. You have a nice dac, I think your dac deserves a bett... | |
| Chord DACs .. who has moved across to them from R-2R based DACs ? I tried the Qutest and thought it was a nice dac but a little thin and hifi for me. While I had it I tried a RME adi-2 to compare and preferred the RME, just comes across much fuller, better tone and very transparent and smooth while being very ... | |
| Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts? I agree with with hshifi under $5000 it's compromised. I was going to say that in last post but didn't want to start trouble. $5000 will get started in the do all r2r dac's. In the under $3000 range the key is to match it to your system, or you wi... | |
| Some DACs I am Considering-Any thoughts? If you get a r2r dac you may miss the detail, if you get a sigma dac you may miss the analog sound. Maybe take your $2500 and buy a used one of each. Kind of like most people have more than one phono cartridge. I tend to rotate tube r2r and sigma ... |