rtrlover
Responses from rtrlover
| Specific i2s cable for use with Sonnet Morpheus DAC & 3rd party DDC Ditto on everything "vthokie83" said. | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding For me it would be the early Mannheim Steamroller Fresh Aire series, especially 1 & 2. I am elevated to another place when seriously listening 1, 2 and even 3. | |
| What was your first record? "America" by America (Horse With No Name) LP | |
| PS Audio Stellar phono question Yes, the Stellar's outputs are truly balanced. On my 5th phono stage and like this one the best. | |
| Any Present Magnepan 3.7i owner using them in a smaller listening space... My room dimensions are VERY similar to yours with the rear of the room (behind the listening position) open to the next level - which helps and I have 3.7i's. Maggies are fine to be placed closer to the outer walls than traditional speakers as the... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control I use the PS Audio Gain Cell preamp, have for about 3 years. My system is quite resolving and I can attest that even at low, and sometimes very low volumes I don't seem to lose a thing. No bass loss, no high end loss, all is still there. The DA... | |
| Budget preamp with quality volume control Maybe a bit over your budget, but used will get you closer. Try the P.S. Audio Stellar Gain Cell which has a built in DAC. The gain cell does away with physical volume control. Awarded and highly recommended. | |
| When are speakers considered Hi-Fi and not Mid-Fi??? "Too many blame it on the room. A really good speaker will show itself despite the room. Fine tune things after if that’s your thing." Couldn't disagree with you more. That is a very short-sighted statement. EVERY speaker is affected by the roo... | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" @wizzzard, another sincere 'thank you' for a very interesting topic and amusing as well (considering the vast array of responses). Perhaps a topic for another day, regarding LAST (not the STYLAST) as a record 'preservative' in that it claims to... | |
| best SACD player I'm in complete agreement for a used PS Audio SACD player. As someone mentioned before: I'd also argue for the importance of the I2S/IIS (HDMI) output on any CD player. (Of course, your DAC will have to have that input.) There is one exception t... | |
| Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets album: "For Someone Special" Great bass lines and sung by the bass player, Tiran Porter, who supposedly never formally learned the bass, just picked it up along the way and played mostly by ear. Good s... | |
| Warmer class D amps for magnepan? JJSS49 stated: i haven’t tried them all, by a long shot, but my suggestion would be to try a well designed gan-fet based power amp, rather than typical class d ones using ice purifi or hypex modules Absolutely dead on correct! My PS Audio M700s ... | |
| Thinking of Magnepan ... finally! I've read all the posts here and the statement that rings most true is from: secretguy: As a long time Maggie user, I can say that much of what is said about them, at best, exaggerates their supposed "weaknesses". Based on the prices of your oth... | |
| Something other than Harbeth SHL5 Might I suggest Mangepan 3.7i? As with any speaker, proper setup is mandatory. For the type of music you describe, they are worth a listen. | |
| LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus Van Halen, 1984, David Lee Roth was drunk (surprise) and my ears were still ringing the following afternoon. |