retiredfarmer
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| Which would you choose for good sounding tube preamp for an audiophile new to tubes. Well I would think hard about the sonic frontier mainly because of parts connection. If you need anything Chris Johnson that owns parts connection used to own sonic frontier and will look after any problems or needs you have. Excellent servi... | |
| Tweaking the network, surprising results… @jl1ny LOL I have egg on my face! I was writing when I should have been reading. Lol. I looked up your system I thought by what I read that you were a non believer in anything hi-fi and that as soon as a person spends more than fifty d... | |
| Tweaking the network, surprising results… Welcome to the world of hi-fi. So glad that you were open minded enough to try a few things. As your resolution increases changes ate way easier to hear. On the power side of things if you feel like it buy a furutech receptacle for your wa... | |
| Help me spend $6000 https://artetson.ca/products/neat-acoustics-ekstra-floorstanding-speaker | |
| Best Sound Track Ever Vote for One Hope floats That brings up another thought. I always felt really bad for Sandra bullock She could have dated me and she just didn't know it! Lol | |
| a better interconnect cable @ renatocomes Remember there are posters here that begrudge anything that costs more than what they have as well as the opposite who begrudge anything that costs less than there's. Also remember that there are people who post who do not... | |
| Turn down the Volume! Kind of amazed at this thread. I good system played low is nice but a bad system has to be played low. a bad system when it is turned off your ears feel like oh that's better one if the things I think does that is a bright system. S great sys... | |
| Mark levinson 532h and 531h My idea basically is I personally like monoblocks better. And as you said they cost more money. If you have the space and are willing to go the extra generally I think there is a little bit more there | |
| Upgrade path direction I am personally a big believer in a quality preamplifier. I started years ago with Rotella separates. Anyhow I bought a moon system and for some reason the preamplifier came in before the amps. I switched out the Rotella preamplifier for th... | |
| Upgrade path direction Well if you buy something like the Cary 98 it might likely sound worse as ot will not be a bottle neck and you will get to hear the horns in all there bright glory. A high end preamp is the heart of a high-end hi-fi. But remember the problem ... | |
| Nordost Cable Listed in Order of Importance I would say the connectors are before the powercord. I find the plug both the iec or the male plug make more difference than the powercord it self. | |
| Using Adcom GFA-555s as monoblocks to power magnepan 3.3s in active biamp Don't forget when you take part of the crossover out the passive box and replace that part with the active cross over the speaker impedance is likely different than what the manufacturer has published. When I had my 3.3 actively blamed I ha... | |
| low bass response You have the real-estate so I would put the equipment on the floor. On thick dense boards. On spikes. I would place the speakes on fits from the side wall and thirds from the end wall. Quarters if you want mid bass. I would look at your recepta... | |
| Help me choose speakers Might look for a pair of na speakers. The ones the made a number of years ago were loaded by being placed against the wall. Also I believe linn speakers were to be setup the same way. | |
| DAC diminishing returns Well a basic thing about hi fi. Each step up cost proportionately more for a smaller increase in sound quality. So it becomes at what level are you happy with your system? The best sounding system for the money spent is one that is balanced... |