phcollie
Responses from phcollie
| Magnepan LRS with JC 1s JC1s are a fine option. I can speak to another pairing when you grow into the 1.7s. This amp, the EAR 868 and Mag 1.7s are indeed a beautiful thing to hear. | |
| Does Anyone Buy Schiit for the Sake of Schiit? I used their Freya Plus preamp for a couple of years and when paired with the right NOS tubes it was easily worth twice what they charged for the unit. Eventually I upgraded but to this day would recommend someone getting into this hobby to give ... | |
| Is system synergy worth having matched components? @holmz For my approach I would use my last purchase as an example. I was searching for a tube based preamp to upgrade from a less expensive model and did not want simply hit or miss by experimentation. I researched my amplifier online and found ... | |
| Is system synergy worth having matched components? Often the truth is some manufacturers "add" other components to their lines for a brand and sales benefit, when their core skillset or best product is one particular type of component. Nothing in my system is brand matched, and I would have it ... | |
| Cary Audio SLP-05 First Impression Congratulations and a fine piece. It is impossible to overstate the importance of a quality preamp in a system. Makes all the difference. | |
| It comes with a balance knob?!?! I'll take it! Perhaps as correction for an odd shaped listening space. Otherwise, it does not make sense to me. Some rooms and seating arrangements may be problematic from an aesthetics point of view. Most of us have dedicated listening spaces so this is not ... | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? The Room. Treat it and get that right, then drill down to the others. | |
| Magnepan .7 vs 1.7 tech question? 1.7 Bypassed. Beautiful top end. I have complete faith in my amplifier. (4b3) Do not want any speaker fuses in the path. Cheers. | |
| Need Amp recommendation Nothing close in that range......800 bucks might get you in to a used odyssey stratos extreme which will drive them if you are lucky enought to find one. I have one sitting in the closet as a back up. They put out 300 w per channel into 4 Ohms. U... | |
| How to fuse bypass in Magnepan 1.7i Mine are bypassed. I stream so don't worry about a drop on the turntable and have had no problems for several years. Yes....to better sound. | |
| Qobuz unusually slow? Nothing wrong here. Qobuz loading and playback as usual. Quick. Audirvana, not roon. | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? I upgraded to a Tim De Paravicini EAR 868 preamp this year. An older classic tube design. I gave it some thought and came to the conclusion that newer does not always mean better. This was a very wise decision. Some things in audio seem to hav... | |
| Beginner wishes to build tube amp Bottlehead offers a forum section for the beginner with an entire thread devoted to "how to" videos. Have heard good things about these kits but I can not speak from personal experience. However, I am a builder by trade and after watching one of t... | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Keith Greeninger - Close to the Soul..... 24/192 Qobuz Chelou - Out of Sight 24/44.1 | |
| Benchmark DAC Thoughts Op, Reach out to yysantabarbara for info and detail on the Benchmark DAC. He has a lot of experience with their products. |