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| Seriously considering tube preamp…opinions? I'm in a similar situation (looking for a tube pre / SS amp combo.) and I was wondering if there are tube pre's that are more suited to SS amp matching in terms of impedance matching. Do I just go by the 1/10 rule (output impedance for the pre)? ... | |
| Has anyone compared the Constellation Taurus amp to the Luxman M-900 Ligthen up audioezra. He made it abundantly clear he's heard the Luxman but not the Constellation. His response may fall short of the mark but is not without worth. | |
| Pick my next tonearm....PLEASE All great suggestions and I thank you. barolobrain (great taste in wines, incidentally!), the AMG retails for $3500 new so I'm not confident getting a used one for my budget. I'm leaning towards a triplanar 2 I saw on Ebay for around $1500 with ... | |
| Is it a good idea to buy CD players over 10 years old even it is a reliable brand? Jafant makes a good point. I would check with the mfr. first to see if they still could provide service on the model you,re interested in. I,m on my 4th player. The first two had the transport breakdown. The 3rd and current player exhibited mi... | |
| Yet another Qobuz vs. Tidal debate I'm using a Netgear 1200 for an ethernet extension and I noticed that when streaming the green lights were turning to amber. According to the manual, I shouldn't be using the Netgear with a surge suppressor. I tried it without the surge suppress... | |
| Yet another Qobuz vs. Tidal debate Agree. Qobuz actually sent an offer to me to extend the studio premier service (96HZ hi-res) subscription for $149/yr. not bad. Still getting a lot of drop-outs depending on what time of day I'm listening but I think that would happen with an... | |
| Remembering Lou Reed It would have been nice to see him capture some of the magic that was evident in the early velvet underground years (songs like pale blue eyes, venus in furs) but he still had his moments later in his career. He had a very difficult childhood if... | |
| Yet another Qobuz vs. Tidal debate edcyn: agree. the drop-outs are annoying. | |
| Which Ifi filter product to use? Anwar: The PS is from SMall Green Computer and provides about 7 to 7.5V. | |
| Considering Gryphon Diablo 300 "OR" Simaudio 700iv2 ??? supermerio: are you running the Vitus in class A or AB mode? I've heard that the Vitus looses some of it's magic in AB mode.... | |
| ethernet from a power outlet Doug, if you're out there:- what USB cable are you using?- Have you been tempted to try and clean-up the signal to the Sonore and between the Sonore and the DAC)? I'm looking at the Ifi products and thought for the price might be a good invest... | |
| Amps I Like "Lush" is not an adjective I would use to describe Ayre but I haven't heard the 20 series. I'm wondering if that comment is limited to the upper end of Ayre's line. | |
| Ultimate Integrated amps eric: Good point. I'm wondering how middle ground integrateds would fair in that list: Ayre AX-5 twenty, Gryphon Diablo, AudioNet Watt, T&A, Ypsilon Phaeton. None of these are in the $30K to $50K class but within some of our means (used pr... | |
| To Roon or not to Roon I have a Sonore UltraRendu that I'm using with a Linn Kazoo app. I'm streaming Qobuz. I'm not a big fan of Kazoo but won't bore you with the details. I really don't have a music library to speak of. My question is whether it is realistic to ex... | |
| Is integrated the future for 2 channel audiophiles? Everyone seems to be making logical arguments on this thread but this is a hobby which defies logic and reason. You could almost make an argument that we are heading in the opposite direction. How many amps and preamps in the $10K and up categor... |