rsimms
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| Hypex Ncore NC400 It is less than a week that I have playing with a borrowed pair of NC400s, but they have amazed me. They work well with a good tubed preamp. If you have the system for it, they really expose the space around the recording extremely well. This is n... | |
| MerrillAudio Veritas Reviewed at Dagogo A friend sent me a couple of DIY NCore NC400 amps that he did and I got them yesterday. He wanted my opinion of them. I tried them against my McCormack DN225 amp. At first the 225 blew away the 400s. The 225 was so much more warm, involving and re... | |
| Neutral or warm? Which do you prefer? You see....that is the problem with the word neutral, it is often misused. In this case, Peterayer has used the word neutral correctly, while Rsimms has used the same word incorrectly.I use that term because when I listen to live acoustic music, i... | |
| Neutral or warm? Which do you prefer? Neither. Warm can sound muddy and neutral can sound weak and thin. My system is very close to neutral, but I listen to vinyl with tubes in the preamps. Also, I have a little open baffle bloom. This lights my fire.Bob | |
| Lyra Atlas compared to Lyra Titan i Jcar, thanks for the comments on compatibility and preference. So well stated that I wish I would have said it. LOLBob | |
| HD Down Load compared to Analog. Digital can sound totally natural. Digital seems to sound cleaner and clearer than my Analog. I have a feeling of awe sometimes at how great the sound is, at times, with Digital. Still, many of my Analog albums can give me the chills when I play t... | |
| Anyone enjoy their amp's sound more than music? I went to a concert last weekend and heard Beethovens Eroica symphony. I played the Von Karajan version on my turntable and the sound was much more exciting. That may have been because I had a box seat at the concert and my amp can play the music... | |
| Need recommendations for a Cartridge under $2K I suggest the Denon DLS1. Johnathan Carr says that it is tricky to mate with the right Phono Stage because of an electrical peak in the ultrasonic range and low output. That seems to explain my issues with this cartridge. It is very transparent an... | |
| Recommendations for Amp/speaker combo for $10,000 I recommend the Philharmonic 2s with a Mackintosh 275 amp. The Phils are the most transparent speaker that I have heard. They could really convince me that the instruments are in front of me on stage. The Philharmonic 3 has a bit more bass but is ... | |
| Sound of transformers in preamps? Dover, thanks for the link to the transformer information. That was very informative. It is probably a little like finding out how sausages are made though. One part of the picture lost is the problems created if you dont use transformers. The al... | |
| Sound of transformers in preamps? The VRE1 manual is available online. On page 6 under Design Highlights Steve McCormack claims a couple of advantages. He says that the input transformer confers a tube like musicality. He also states that it also gives great noise rejection and is... | |
| Recommendation: great floorstander & amp $3K ea I second Roscoeiii. Spend more on speaker as dollars make more difference with speakers. Also, listen to any speaker before you buy it. Small footprint and good bass usually dont go together too well. The Salk Super Charged SongTowers might fit y... | |
| Sound of transformers in preamps? I got curious and searched Audiogon for Dude and transformer and found a comment by Grannyring where he talked to the Dude designer Paul. He said that Paul didnt like transformers in the signal path. I guess I was wrong about the Dude.Bob | |
| Sound of transformers in preamps? Not sure at all that the Dude has transformers in the signal path. I just remember on comment in this forum where somebody mentioned it. I haven't seen anything official.Bob | |
| Tube Pre-Amp Recommendation I can recommend the Dodd preamp if a single ended battery preamp will do. I thought it kicked my Calypso’s ass but couldn’t stomach the battery as I like to use tubes for TV and movies too. A friend tried it with compared it with an ARC Ref 5 prea... |