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| Digital Audio for Dummies I have the Bluesound Vault 2 and I really like it. It has a slot load cd drive to copy your cd’s to the internal hard drive. It takes about 8 minutes to copy each cd. So it takes a bit of time to copy an entire collection. Since I’m retired I di... | |
| Attending an audio show Bring a note book or use your phone if you’re adept at making notes with it. Create a synopsis of what you liked or didn’t like on each room by name. List components and cabling so you will have a record of things that might interest you later. ... | |
| Tube amps and heat Btw, I’ve used my VAC amp over a summer (4 Kt 88’s) and it’s tolerable but still not ideal. The BAT amp with (4 6C33’s) and all class A triode is intolerable. You can feel a massive heat bubble from 3 feet away. The tube preamps are no problem ... | |
| Tube amps and heat To all the fan proponents, it’s a no go. AZ summers peak at up to 120 day time and stay 95 overnight. A/C systems run almost continuously. If one room generates much more heat than others which requires the thermostat to be turned down, then you ... | |
| Transport Any of the 90’s vintage Sony ES players. | |
| Tube amps and heat I’m in AZ as well and know what you’re talking about. I have summer and winter setups. My BAT VK55 is a heat monster and right now with temps reaching the nineties it’s reaching my limits for afternoon operation. If I don’t want to change speak... | |
| Will McIntosh C2600 tube preamp solve my problem? “Source” is analog like a record player, or digital like a CD player.RCA connectors are what you are familiar with like what is on your old preamp, just one hole in the middle with a barrel for the cable to grip on the outside.XLR’s have three pin... | |
| Will McIntosh C2600 tube preamp solve my problem? A dac is a digital to analog converter. If records are your only or primary source you likely don’t need to pay for that feature. However, if you are using an old CD player and it has a digital output you may find a modern dac offers an improvem... | |
| Need tube preamp recommendations please There’s a VAC Standard preamp currently listed by a dealer for $2k. It has a remote. You’re unlikely to find anything else at that level of quality at that price.If you want to try something that is not “name brand” but more of an artisan produc... | |
| Will McIntosh C2600 tube preamp solve my problem? I don’t think a tube integrated is a good match for 802D3’s, and especially for someone who purchased said speakers for their crisp highs.The C2600 is $7K. The review from Enjoythemusic.com noted that the C2600 was limited at both frequency extre... | |
| What modern TV is compatible with analog amplifier? I just ran into the same problem with my new Samsung Smart TV. Best Buy sold me an optical cable and a cheap little Insignia brand dac. Hooked it up and no sound. I guessed it was defective.My search for a solution led me to check the inputs on... | |
| Copland DRC205 digital room correction Lucky you. It is an interesting device to learn from. From my memory, I always wished that the program would not have affected frequency above 300hz. | |
| Preamp for Vac phi 200 What’s your budget? I own a Renaissance mk1 preamp that I’ve used for many years. I have pared it with a VAC PA 100, BAT VK 55, and a W4S amp with great success. One pairing that didn’t work well was with a VAC Phi 110. This combo always sound... | |
| Music reference/ audio research / vpi Definitely get rid of the Ls16. There are a multitude of tube preamps that are much better. | |
| Copland DRC205 digital room correction I have the program loaded on an old Dell Inspiron laptop running XP. I was getting ready to dispose of the laptop. You can have the whole thing for free. You will need to cover shipping or send a call tag for pickup.The laptop won’t run on its ... |