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| Wadia 381 vs. dcs Puccini vs. EmmLabs CDSA SE Mike, I agree with you, vinyl still sounds better than digital, I don't you get a debate on that - although you never know on Agon :). | |
| Wadia 381 vs. dcs Puccini vs. EmmLabs CDSA SE Mike, if analog and digital were comparable, would you ever choose analog? Now I don't think digital is there, but I suspect it is going to get mighty close, with zero ticks, zero wow and flutter, now tweaking, alingnment, and the rest of the "rit... | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? I once did have the Placette RVC and then tried the Placette Active, and what I notice was more articulate bass, I now wonder if the issue was the the RVC simply has too low an input impedance to be optimal in my setup - but it sure was transparent. | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? Herman, if the impedances and cable capacitance are right, so that a tranformer doesn't really solve a problem, wouldn't a resistor based passive, like my Goldpoint, perform better than a TVC, especially in terms of bandwidth? Anthony? | |
| Wadia 381 vs. dcs Puccini vs. EmmLabs CDSA SE You might be right, unlike the wrong predictions of the death of vinyl, I don't think there will be a backweard look for reasons of nostalgia or sound quality for 16/44 once hi-rez digital is ubiquitous. It does seem that vinyl might just never di... | |
| Any better DAC then dCS Scarlatti? I think there is no way you will be unhappy with any of the DACs or Players you are considering, I would expect all of them to provide you with the best the digital format has to offer. Doesn't seem you can wrong, but for $$$, but that is of relat... | |
| Any better DAC then dCS Scarlatti? Wflm, I vote for infinitesible differences, and the smaller the difference the stonger the opinions about those differences. If I had dcs, Emm, or Esoteric, I would be looking at speakers if I were interested in a major change. | |
| EL84 amp Vs. EL34 amp What are you considering in that price range? Used Cayin? | |
| Atma-sphere 3.0 to 3.1 Ralph, what are your favourite NOS tubes in the V1 position? | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? Herman, does the 50kohm of my attenuator address that issue, or does it cause problems on the other end into my 100kohm amp load? | |
| Who is using passive preamps and why? Maybe, but my CD player puts out 4volts in high setting, I would think that would drive anything without any help from a preamp. Impedance matching I get, "drive" seems to be a strawman as far as dynamics. | |
| Atma Sphere S30 amp I would love to hear your impressions of the S30, as you know I was listening to the CAT JL2 and Music Reference RM9 Special Editon (neither chopped liver)when I finally came into the Atma-sphere fold. My sense still is that of your speakers can w... | |
| EL84 amp Vs. EL34 amp The RM10MKII is $1,950 spanking new and since they are incredibly reliable, they are an excellent used buy at $1,000 and with right speakers are as good as any amplifier out there, with the possible exception of OTLs, but that is another kettle of... | |
| Thiel 3.6's vs. Vandersteen 3 sigs One thing about both brands, owners to keep their speakers a long time, and if they make a change, it is "up the line" - that should tell you something. I would love to hear the 3.7. | |
| Do any amps have 6 ohm taps for 6 ohm impedance? In most cases, running the tap lower than your nomimal impdance will sound better than the tap that matches the nominal impedance, you just 20% of the power, but if it is enough power I think you and your tubes will be happier "light loading". |