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| Constant noisy tubes maybe go solid state? I assume the tubes have not always had issues? Did anything change in your environment lately? Thuderstorm? Electrical work? High or low voltage? AC socket grounding issues.Many things can cause this. Take your preamp to a different room, or... | |
| Looking for more detail in a speaker The room, the long speaker wire runs. Speaker placement, room acoustics. A pair of Radio Shack speakers in a good acoustical room will sound better than $10,000 speakers in a bad room with long speaker runs and poor speaker placement. | |
| Bass Driver Size - how much better is an extra inch? Bass driver size depends on the design of the cabinet and the driver design to utilize that drivers best potential. In other words the components and cabinet they are mounted need to be designed together with an intended sound.The difference bet... | |
| Why is black so popular for components? I was impressed in the 70's when I bought my Crown international home audio equipment. It came with Nickel plating on the whole metal case and a block diagram schematic in the top lid. Shines as good as new still today. The problem was the black... | |
| Unbelievable 3-D imaging sound I am so happy for you! You have a pile of cash invested in quality electronics and it is good you have complete enjoyment with the sound you will enjoy for along time. This is what it's all about, excitement, and enjoyment of music and an experie... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed I would recommend as a speaker builder, hobbiest to stay away from metal / plastic drivers if your ears are sensitive to harshness. The less harsh silk dome tweeters you can listen for hours. Some cone drivers can also be very smooth but can have... | |
| Crown vs Vidar Update , with what lttle time I have , I was blessed to have a Shiit frend at work. I borrowed a saga preamp, Bifrost Multibit DAC my friend had laying around after he upgraded to a Freya,, Yiggy, mono Vidars. The change in sound was remarkab... | |
| why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable??? Everyone's ears are different. I respect your opinion, but I can hear a difference by trading CD players, dvd players, blue ray players, pre amps, DACs. Power amps, and speaker cables. I will not spend alot of money, but will try to do the best fo... | |
| Are there any tube amps that don't give off any--- I have heard a Shiit Saga preamp with a solid state tube. I could not tell any difference in sound as opposed to a regular glass tube. It ran warm, but not hot. For power amps, I am not sure if solid state tubes exist? It sounded really nice. | |
| spend on the streamer or on the DAC ? I saw the coolest product not sold in the states but in the UK you might be able to. I never heard of it before. Advance Paris. At Kronosav.com | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? Eric, if you think you need help, you should get it from a professional that can help. That being said , I know many people out of what can be considered very intelligent. I am a computer guy for a research R&D facility and know dozens of PH... | |
| Preamp suggestions, yes again I recently borrowed some audio equipment from a friend. The Shiit Saga + II and the Bifrost DAC. Playing off an Innuos mini mk 3. This is going to be difficult to beat for the price! The voices became buttery smooth, more clear and detailed as... | |
| Ok now I am frustrated with streaming Try wired connection directly off the router should give you a gigabit speed. Wireless bandwidth is limited. Especially of running wireless video to receiver boxes in other areas of the house. | |
| ... abit confused: how does a power cord affect the presentation of sound... As an electronics guy here is my opinion Take it or leave it. A power cords whole purpose in life is to supply power. Many manufacturer's will do a great job in circuit design, power supply design and for some reason overlook the amperage ratin... | |
| Expert Advise Needed on Streamer - DAC combos. After doing a home Demo, I was totally impressed with the sound of the Innuos mini MK III. It is heavy for its size. I can burn cds to a 1TB hd in the unit which is more than I will need. I listened hours for about two weeks with it as a Roon c... |