phcollie
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| My Experience With Tekton Has anyone ever witnessed any brand or product where someone has to attempt a calculation of serial number progressions in order to defend what a great product it must be? The fact that someone feels this exercise is necessary to defend the prod... | |
| Matching solid state amps with tube based pre amps That's like asking which playmate of the month I prefer, June or July. The answer of course is "Yes". :)Quality with Quality is the important part. There is no "right" answer. | |
| Magnepan owners can you help OR do you need? Horrified to hear this op. I need to get off my rear end and get my set of 3.7i so I have a plan B in case I melt my 1.7 I will tell the lady this tonight and see how it goes over. Seems a bit early in the season to be cranking up the fireplace... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? OP, I had to come back to this thread. I just changed the preamp out of my system for a new to me unit and left everything else the same. Transformative is a massive understatement. This is one of the benefits of separates: The ability to pick one... | |
| Tubes I've never had the PS but read somewhere they take about 48 hours to open up. I like the paypal method of being able to protect your purchase also. Maybe it is my ears but the Melz sound better after a couple of days running. You probably know mor... | |
| Tubes I have purchased the Melz 1578 from Svetlana_ua via ebay (100% positive feedback)(6 hole) several times out of the Ukraine. Zero Problems. Have also purchased the cheaper Melz 1578 from markcohen-7 via ebay also from Ukraine with zero problems. Ca... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? Some subscribe to the theory that the preamp is the "heart" of the system. Amplification to simply enlarge what is then presented. For me, the preamp is vital downstream of the DAC but this is driven by personal taste and I like the sound of tub... | |
| Helping a kid out Update? I made a commitment along w others to donate. Has a decision been made? Cheers. | |
| How long does Class A have? Interesting thread. That being said, I am currently in the market and researcing Pure Class A Tube amps. So, not dead yet. Anyone interested in discarding theirs to save the environment, I will gladly send you my shipping address. :) | |
| SPL meter results relative to Magnepan's (supposed?) craving for power/current Thanks for your help. I'm using 3 different apps to measure that claim +/- 2 Db accuracy including Decibel X. I do not know why so inaccurate now when my old house read 35 Db ambient with same apps? Please excuse my errors. Highest I get is 28 Db ... | |
| SPL meter results relative to Magnepan's (supposed?) craving for power/current My listening room is an interior room of a brick home, there is just no noise going on except the Hvac System. It certainly isn't anything special except the fact that there are multiple walls between the outside and the interior space that is my ... | |
| If there’s an audiophile exit ramp, this ain’t it… Ahhh. Wanting what we have vs having what we want. Isn't that the age old question? Methinks it is the "want' part that causes all of the problems. I am eternally grateful for the ability to dive into Qobuz and search for more unheard music. It s... | |
| SPL meter results relative to Magnepan's (supposed?) craving for power/current I agree that your ambient noise level does not sound right. My listening room measures at 12-14 Db ambient (Hvac Off). Using Tin Pan Alley as a test track, they "fill out" in a rich way at around 50 Db. My listening average is 60-65 Db. Interestin... | |
| McCormack Power Drive DNA-2 Deluxe for Maggie LRS? I'm sure you could hook up 4 of the LRS to that amp and have zero problems ;) 100A current. 900w if it dips into 2 ohm? That amp would just say "Hold my beer...." ;) | |
| Why do I "need" Audirvana, Roon or the like versus just Tidal App? I understand.....I have the legacy 3.5 paid version. On a Mac, that version functions differently as I recall but can not remember the details. The older macs had a usb conflict and some issues with "integer mode".Works flawlessly on Windows 10 6... |