rbyington711
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| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. For all that money and the sIze of your room it’s like having a formula 1 car in a parking lot. Since you claim to have expertise most of us don’t have you might have spent more on the size of your room | |
| Affordable alternativ to the PS Audio DirectStream DAC I have the PS audio Direct Stream DAC for the money nothing comes close. And the software updates are free.Do what the others have suggested when the new Jr comes out the price of the old one will bottom out.Thay have just stopped production on th... | |
| Power amps into surge protector/Conditioner or DIRECT to wall? Final verdict? I live in a loft that has 100 other tenants the power is dirty from a lot of appliances. Tried a Niagara 5000 not that much of a difference in the noise floor for the money.Traded it in for a New PS Audio 15 Power Generator Huge Difference. Also y... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations Any time a company is purchased by a conglomerate that is more interested in profit than sound the quality suffers B&W is no exception Years ago all Sonus Faber speakers were built by hand In Italy not any moreThat is why companies like Pass L... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations B&W are not the speakers of yester year. Quality Control not that great. They used to be handmade now they are available at Best BuyFor the money Look at Focal 1038 BE and above. | |
| Upgrade? Luxman M-900u and C-900u from Pass X250.8 - Simaudio Evolution P-8 I own 2 Pass Lab amps X250 and X 260.5 Mono blocks,sound and build quality exceptionally. Also service from Pass Labs is great. Have not heard many people say anything about Luxman build quality or service. I have heard horror stories about Macint... | |
| Which Class D Amplifier? PS Audio, Ghent, Nord, Merrill or other??? The PS Audio Signature BHK 250 or 300 Mono Blocks. For the Money about $7000 each you cannot touch the performance.combination of Tubes and solid state.King knows what he is doing. Service is also fantastic you can pick up the phone and talk to Pa... | |
| Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ? One of the things you want to consider is not only build quality but service after the fact. I have a Pass Labs X250 sounds wonderful bought it second hand if I have questions I can call Pass Labs and they will answer questions as if you just made... | |
| Power Conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 5000 or Shunyata Denali 6000S PS audio Power Plant 15 Hands Down. Helps remove THD Total Harmonic Distortion. I owned a Niagara 5000 for about 90 days thought it was over hyped. You cannot trust most reviewers they don’t get paid to write negative reviews.For example a reviewe... | |
| Power conditioner or outlet? First of all I would question how many people can tell the difference between one very good power cord and another.Second,If you share power with others and it’s not a dedicated line your own going to get a lot of stuff you don’t want in your syst... | |
| Luxman vs Pass Labs All my Amps are Pass Labs don’t think Luxman’s build quality is what it used to be in the old days. Just like Mac’s you have the name but not the build quality ( have Read they are now produced in another country not 100% sure of this fact) Also P... | |
| Can a power cord increase the resolution of an Class D (SMPS) amp by more than 5% ? I am wondering where Elizabeth is getting her numbers from 2% not 5% for a power cord.% of what. You might be able to say that in your opinion an upgrade in speakers sounded 2x better than what you had. Even Audioquest cannot give you a persentage... | |
| Good Speaker within a budget of USD10,000 B&W is not the same quality of years gone by now you can purchase them at Best Buy like Bose well advertised in some cases expensive middle of the road sound. I have all Focal speakers in my system. 1038 BE for the price sound as good as any 3... | |
| Pass labs poweramps All my Amps are Pass Labs X250 X260.5 and anX5 I would call the sound more like a single clink sound like water in an old radiator when it warms up. All this equipment I have purchased second hand and any time I have a question I have called Kent ... | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” I own a Pass Labs X 250 for LR Focal floorstanding speakers a X260.5 for my center channel and large Focal Rear speakers that I Run with my X5. I know that your are asking about A Pass Labs XP 20 however In my opinion McIntosh does not come close ... |