richdirector
Responses from richdirector
| The panic selling of tube audio had begun. Everybody should get rid of their tube gear.... I can pay $1000 for your audio research 160monoblocks .... Incl shipping... 😁 Happy to help | |
| Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much? The cardas system of speaker placement worked great for my tannoy.. Room biggish for UK 7mx5m and 3.5m tall. Used absorbtion rear and side, scatter panels side and bass corner traps. Thick carpets between speaker and sofa... I'm pretty happy | |
| Most beautiful turntable under $5k Mitchel gyro was so pretty... Mesmerised when I first saw one | |
| Protecting Equipment from Children Actually on second thought.... Fluffy onesie and a Velcro strip on floor and walls to stick them to | |
| Protecting Equipment from Children I have 2 lounges... One is mine.... Daddies lounge. Only adults allowed (if invited) | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Mac is expensive relatively compared to others in UK so although I love the look.... I bought UK made at first for value for money but have since gone Japanese for amps with a class luxman... And as pretty as my amp is.... The mac is sure purdier | |
| Advice needed on MC cartridges Presuming the Luxman 507 has the same phono input (or better) than the 550axII then a MC low will be fine - I am using Rega Apheta 2 on my deck which is 0.35 and the MC input works well - The Hana SL or DV MC looked great but meant I would need t... | |
| Choice between two different integrated tube amps (SET & PP) I would look at allnic, mactone and even consider building an elekit amp in your position........ Line magnetic 845 never has bad reviews.... | |
| Upgrade from modified Bluesound Node 2i and linear power supply (LPS) ? I have the mobile fidelity board upgrade and lps.. And the streamer is as good or better than the linn klimax renew it replaced.... I first used a chord qutest but have since changed to a project rs2 dac (more for i2s to cd transport) Both great.... | |
| CD transport vs.streaming And I am buying second hand cds now at charity shops.... Yesterday 4 for £1.... That is value | |
| CD transport vs.streaming @mofojo save the pennies the project rs2 made me me sell my sacd player as the cds on that sounded better than same album on sacd. Made no sense... Now going i2s (HDMI) into rs2 dac which reclocks it to even better quality. | |
| Tiny Room (6' x 9') speaker advice Small ls3/5a would be great in near monitoring mode small room..... I had 16 ohm falcon ls3/5a with a leben cs300xs and it was pretty magical but got lost in bigger room I went to 30.1 then and now on tannoy arden | |
| XLR question for bass Luxman has fantastic tone controls try them. I have the 550ax2 baby of yours... Luckily my tannoys sound balanced (and also can change the crossover points on the front) but for the odd balanced album I just dial in the treble or bass I feel I am ... | |
| Differences the Project RS2 Transport and the (newest) Jay's Audio CD2 Mk 3 @akgwhiz fully open just under 24cm from base - easy to change CDs at 19cm | |
| Anyone Seen a Feb 2022 Stereophile Issue?? There was article about changing paper size for future printing as problems sourcing... Maybe layouts getting tricky and delaying |