rlb61
Responses from rlb61
| Question About DACs Thanks for the excellent information, George. I'm debating between the Schiit Gumby Multibit and Bitfrost Multibit. Any preference between the two? | |
| Amp - preamp or integrated Monobloocks are fine, but can be more expensive and you need sufficient room for them. You may want to consider a dual mono amp instead ... essentially, it's two monoblocks in one chassis. | |
| Amp - preamp or integrated I prefer separates. I like the fact that each component is designed to do one specific thing. An integrated can generate crosstalk and/or noise between its sections. Also, if something goes wrong with the integrated, then the entire unit has to be... | |
| Don Sachs 2 vs. deHavilland Ultraverve 3 What cheapo Chinese cases are you speaking of? | |
| What responsibility does a seller have to tell a customer an item has been serviced? Used items typically are purchased on an "as is" basis. From a legal standpoint, there is no obligation for the seller to disclose; however, I think that members here should hold themselves to a higher standard given that we are an audio community... | |
| What responsibility does a seller have to tell a customer an item has been serviced? I think the seller in this instance had an obligation to disclose whether there was something wrong with the unit of which he was aware. Plainly, the seller here knew there was an issue with the piece since he had sent it in for service. Now, that... | |
| Mass Loading ... My Recent Experience @lowrider57 ... I am using Edensound terrastone platforms under all my gear, and have each platform sitting on rubber and cork sandwiched footers. You’re correct about the mass loading being component dependent. | |
| A tubed integrated amp for Joseph Audio Pulsars? I recently communicated with Jeff Joseph concerning my possible purchase of a tube power amp to drive my Pulsars. Jeff said that tube amps were fine for the Pulsars, but that he would recommend at least 60 wpc. | |
| Ayon's "Scorpio" tube imtegrated amp vs PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium tube integrated??. I have no skin in this game as I don’t own either a PL or an Ayon. However, I agree with the statement that one should determine how many of a particular unit are up for sale. Provided that the unit hasn’t been superseded by a successor model (in ... | |
| Greatest rhythm sections Old thread ... new suggestion ... Ian Paice and Roger Glover of Deep Purple (Mark II). | |
| Tekton Design's new THE PERFECT SET equals "goosebumps time" "Breakthrough design?" Oh, really ... Please describe in detail. | |
| Pass labs xa25 amp and BW 804 d3? I had B&W Nautilus 804s for years, and have heard most of the B&W lineup over time. I can tell you, without reservation, that B&Ws are power hungry and, IMHO, need at least 150 wpc to even begin showing what they can do. Personally, I ... | |
| HELP ... Need Advice/Recommendations on Tube Amp @batman1971 ... how did you like the Carver? | |
| Speaker Cables and Carpet Use small to medium size white ceramic ramekins ...$1.99 each at BB&B. Same concept and effect as the cable elevators, but at a fraction of the cost. | |
| HELP ... Need Advice/Recommendations on Tube Amp @aberyclark ... agreed. I really like to see tubes glow, especially big power tubes. Plus, in order to manually bias the tubes on the Rogue, you have to remove the cover held on by ten screws. |