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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Eric Bibb: 'Rainbow People' on the Opus 3 label. Just thinking, I have had this one for 30 years now, and it gets virtually no play. It is just perfect for those late Saturday nights. Must have been recorded with little or no compression and prope... | |
| What are your favorite phono cartridges? I am exceedingly pleased with my ZYX Universe. Mostly plays Classical and Jazz. | |
| Dahlquist DQ-10,-1W,-MX1, Pilot 245, Sony TCK555 Glad you are enjoying your DQ-10s. I loved mine back in the day. Remember, they crave current (amps) more than power (watts). Don't miss the opportunity to try a juicy SS Class A amplifier with them- 100W or more, then you will see what I'm talkin... | |
| Anybody Heard the CODA 15.0 Amplifier? Thanks, Tobb. Yes, I bought a CODA Model 15.0 in March. It lacks nothing in my system. I could not ask for better. | |
| VAC Ren Mk III / Sig mkII Preamplifier with SS Amp Tobb: CODA has been working on a new top model preamp, the model 07, which replaces the 05. The timing of my system upgrade was this past Spring '12, and the new 07 preamp had not yet been released. While pondering options, I began considering tub... | |
| $18k Tube preamp for large scale symphonies please Philip:Probably best to call Bill Baker at Response Audio or Joe Jurzec at Jamn Audio outside of Chicago, the two men responsible for the design and production of that series of Purity Audio preamps. The circuit is the same; only a few parts are o... | |
| $18k Tube preamp for large scale symphonies please Philip:Sorry I don't have time just now to give an exhaustive description of my recommendation, but I suggest you try to hear a Purity Audio Design preamp. I believe that the 'Reference' model is in that price range. My experience with the Ultra G... | |
| Tube DAC Recommendations Ddelisle911:I have been away on vacation for nearly 2 weeks, so nothing new to report currently. I will let you know in future. | |
| Tube DAC Recommendations Glad I was able to help. I will post back as requested, and I hope that you are able to favorably post back after your unit has broken in. | |
| Tube DAC Recommendations Ddelisle911:Yes, the Romulus absolutely fulfills my expectations. Full, rich, warm, pleasing with plenty of natural-sounding detail. The sound invites the listener to keep listening. Just guessing here, but I would think the only folks who may not... | |
| Tube DAC Recommendations Ddelisle911First, the Romulus has a recommended break-in of 400 hours, but after the 50-hour mark (of playing), mine opened up and started to shine. First, the sound is rich and full (a bit more so than my analog). I would not say it is 'phat', bu... | |
| Tube DAC Recommendations Ddelisle911:I do not have any other sources running through the Romulus, although it is possible. I have heard computer-sourced audio running through 2 different Romulus units, and it sounded very nice both times, enough for me to purchase my unit... | |
| Tube DAC Recommendations I doubt you will find a 'consensus' here, either. I have a new Aesthetix Romulus CDP, which is quite impressive. The DAC-only version is the Pandora. Mine is still breaking in fully, but the sonics are very nice. Superb tonality of instruments, ex... | |
| Phono Preamp as Control Center Curriemt11:I bet that Bill Baker of Purity Audio Design could design and build you one that would do anything you want. 607-768-0067. He is a heck of a nice guy and a terrific designer/builder. I can't say enough good things about his product, his... | |
| The best CD Player for the money Dawgzdad:I have enjoyed my Saturn for 5 years without any failures. In the early days, listener reports stated that better sonics could be obtained by turning off the display. So, I turned the display off and found myself sometimes jumping the gun... |