pcrhkr
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| My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000? I have the Primaluna EVO running DYI speakers. A Blusound Node 2i and an innuos Mini mk 3. Around your price range. The Prinma Luna is build like a tank to last a lifetime. It is forgiving with the majority of speakers. You can change tubes to t... | |
| Is an isolation transformer better than a power conditioner? Well, you can pay for a $189.00 or so for a Tripplight isolation transformer.It has 1800w capability and regulates down to 85v to 145v to 120v. It also has RFI suppression. Filters spikes and noise. I use a Furman power strip in front of that wh... | |
| Does Anyone Else Member the Golden Age of Audio Insults and Product Degradation? Funny, the best sounding setup I heard in 40 + years that I owned was from a Stromberg Carlson integrared Amp. I owned it until a tube shoted and smoked it. I was kicking the heck out of a pair of JBL Lancers with the aquadag woofer. I kicked m... | |
| What's a good amount of time to have my preamp unplugged before I swap out tubes? Room temperature. | |
| My endgame system I think I am very happy for you! :) | |
| What defines mid-fi versus high-end? There are different levels if HI-FI. I guess it is difficult question. Everyone's ears are different, tastes are different. I would define HI Fi as being pure sounding music with a full bodied spectrum of sound and dynamics. Not a bose wave radio... | |
| I don't want to beat a dead horse but I'm bugged. I am not stuck on audio measurements! I am stuck on what it sounds like. That's all that matters. The bifrost DAC flunked the test measurement of an expert tester that is popular. Hey, it sounds great! My ears tell the story. Tube equipment won'... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp to replace my Cayin A-50T I cannot recommend anything but a tube integrated. Have you tried KT77 tubes? I was shocked. More power as in dynamics, everything is just better. Solid deep bass, clear high and detail I did not have with the EL34s, which were excellent to begin ... | |
| You know you have audiophile system when... I cannot say it better than jackhifiguy. | |
| "World's Best Cables" vs Audioquest interconnects I have both Audioquest and Worlds best cables. They both sound great but WBC has better sound stage on my system Both sound great but a bit different. WBC delivers great performance for me. | |
| How Electricity Actually Works A very detailed and interesting lecture. Much different than the theory taught in 1978. | |
| everything sounded great until the upgrade Ok I read it. Music Fidelity. Great Amps. Just musically Bright so if your speakers are bright then bright on bright. The dealer I visited steered me away from MF because of my speakers being bright. Like titanium drivers are bright. That's what ... | |
| everything sounded great until the upgrade New electronics especially transistor / ICs take at least 20hrs of use before the sound settles near what it will be. Tubes seem more forgiving in my experience. There also could be an output mismatch between the power amp and speakers. I will ne... | |
| Upgrading from Primaluna Not sure why Primaluna is not good enough? I have an EVO 100 integrared running on 89db speakers. It will bring the house down just past half volume. This is with the original EL34s. I just installed JJ KT77s and wow! Better of everything, amazing... | |
| Why do folks spend more on electronics than on speakers? Just because a speaker has a high price tag, does not mean it will sound better. I heard a pair of 50k speakers. Ran off the top of the line parasound mono blocks a top of the line srteamer, DAC. I hate to guess the package cost. I liked my che... |