riccitone
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| Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp? Would have to agree with signal source being the most palpable. An upgrade of streamer with a good power supply (and better power cable on it) pretty well transformed my system. | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? I have the Spendor classic 4/5’s. Wouldn’t necessarily say they are inherently warm in character, but they do throw a surprising amount of bass with power behind them which could be part of that “warm” assessment. Can sound far bigger than their s... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION As per some that have suggested something that does not need be pricey to be excellent, what you’re describing really does fall into the camp of SPL. Yes, I’m a fanboy of SPL. But the Elector pre had literally transformed my system. The newest ite... | |
| Is there anything other than a Benchmark DAC? So many great dacs mentioned here. The Abbas is one that is quite special. But outside of something along the tube Dac offerings out there - which seem to bring something exceptional to the presentation - you should look into new designs like the ... | |
| Could Class D really be that good? Hypex Nilai renders a new level of sonic refinement over the pre ious modules, ice power included. The most underrated out there atm. I’m looking forward to getting the diy kit for the Nilai 500 amp myself. | |
| Streamers under $1500 Volumio Rivo + upgrade power supply is superb. Easily beats out most options up to $1500 👍🏼 | |
| Accuphase or Leben for heavy metal +1 @lalitk on SPL Their stuff is powerful, dynamic, clean, holographic while balanced, yet still super nuanced. I’ve got the Elector pre and have to say that I’m enjoying everything from chamber jazz to AC/DC with two different amps used so far. ... | |
| 40+ watts SET, cost is not a problem Have you tried any other set amps with the TAD’s just to make sure that you actually need 40watts of SET? Sustained and peak current delivery kinda rules all in most of these equations, provided the ps is sufficiently healthy. But yeah, 1 ohm dip... | |
| Should Amps be plugged into a power conditioner? Current delivery and immediacy seems to be the defining point. At least in my system anyway. I was plugging my amp directly into a high quality outlet to much better effect (another important thing to consider btw), until I got a good deal on a us... | |
| if you had this system, what would you do to make it sound the best you can Don’t let others tell you that your system is not good. Unless anything there needs a recap or new wiring, then leave it alone. I mean, speakers maybe? But only if they’re in need of some service. But those a5’s are supposed to be great speakers (... | |
| A listening test of two power amps I think your experiment here is brilliantly executed. And yes, ultimately about the music. Dare to say that knowing one amp over the other might even influence perception in a certain way (could be bs on my part but I’m going with it). Tracks actu... | |
| Overkill for small room My room is almost exactly the size of yours, but opted for sealed cabinet Spendor 4/5 Classic (small monitors). But had some ported speakers before them and it was just fine. As stated earlier, with 14 feet you can pull them well away from the fro... | |
| Ethernet cables Even a Bluejeans Cat6a will be a vast improvement over any stock Amazon whatever. Of course, the Bluejeans is as far as I’ve gotten! ;) But yeah, also a decent network switch and linear power supplies wherever you can manage is a big part of it. ... | |
| Better cd SQ +1 @facten @corelli @nic919 If you’re comfortable with trying a couple of very different dacs on credit with fair return policies, then your best bet is to sample them with a well made digital coax cable. At least to experiment and find where im... | |
| Better cd SQ Forgot to mention a used Weiss Dac would be a great option if you could swing it! |