paulfolbrecht
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| Paradisea Dac The Constantine+ has USB just like the Paradisea+. This is the model I have.I bought mine here used and wasn't concerned with any warranty. It would be easy to fix by any local tech if it broke - which would be very unlikely...If these units just ... | |
| Paradisea Dac Consider also the Constantine - the Paradesia with SS output. It is, frankly, hard to beat at almost *any* price. I currently own one and a Wavelength Cosecant - the Cosecant is better, but the MHDT unit is very close and just amazingly good.I don... | |
| What's best low cost 845? No wonder he's not replying - this thread is two years old (to the day today!)For $600, now I want an Audioromy 845. Perhaps a bathroom system... | |
| What's best low cost 845? I should mention that I am a Norvinz Field Rep and hence represent the Consonance line. Perhaps I should not have stepped in the conversation, but having owned both of the products lumped together -The Dared 845 I had was my first SET, and it soun... | |
| What's best low cost 845? Cobra,I'm also curious as to the source of your comments. Did you lump Consonance with Dared because they're both Chinese? Have you ever actually heard the Consonance 845?I've owned both, actually, and believe me they are in different leagues in a... | |
| Can tubes ever be as quiet Solid State Thanks for the clarification. Though tubes as gain devices may be inherently more noisy (as well as inherently more linear), the entire device (preamp) isn't necessarily.I think it is probably true that below a certain price-point valve linestages... | |
| Can tubes ever be as quiet Solid State Shardorne, you are completely incorrect to state that tubed pres cannot match solid-state for quietness. S/N ratio is a VERY simple and straightforward measurement and there are many top tubed pres that beat all but the most expensive SS designs, ... | |
| What Solid State PreAmp? Dave,Getting back to the thread late, you obviously have a point that tube-rolling has questionable merit depending on your PoV and what's intended. There are really two motivations: system tuning and better sonics overall. The first case is a mat... | |
| What Solid State PreAmp? Dave,Your Woo unit is a nice lil headphone amp but it is NOWHERE NOWHERE NEAR even a "good" tube pre. I had one too and used it as a linestage occasionally so I know.Defining/deciding what tubes are "accurate" is no different than answering the sa... | |
| Change to Horns or stay Dynamic Guys,Did you read what I wrote? I said there is little _practical_ difference in the dynamic range of horns vs. *some* (definitely not most!) coned speakers on *much* music (NOT orchestral!). IOW, on jazz, and smaller scale music, some very good c... | |
| What Solid State PreAmp? I'm sorry to bogart your thread a bit, but I have to ask why somebody would decide a priori to limit a preamp search to SS. With power amps, I can certainly understand, as there there are real negatives associated with tubes - heat, wear, etc. But... | |
| Change to Horns or stay Dynamic Jeff Day swapped his Duos for Bland British Boxes (I'm being sarcastic about their bashers - I think they're great). My point is only that it happens.I think the dynamics of many well-made dynamic speakers will sound very close to what front horns... | |
| Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope? When I got into audio, I cut back on my excessive drinking, hard drug use, gambling, womanizing, reckless driving, and pee-ing all over the toilet. It was a pretty good trade-off all in all to her.Actually, I have a super-duper wife who's watching... | |
| When did you know that music was your passion? I'll go first. I was 7 or 8 when I realized I was the only one I knew who could and would do NOTHING ELSE but listen to music. It wasn't background noise for me - it was everything while I was listening.Shortly thereafter I had some records to spi... | |
| Hyperion HPS-938 speakers Bryantho, to answer your question, the 938s will play adequately with an 8W 300B if your idea of adequate is 85-90 dB in a medium/large room. They were designed for just this type of amplifier and it works. I had 938s a couple years ago and ran an... |