sandstone
Responses from sandstone
| Dac and computer connections +1 @fuzztone @gdnrbob | |
| Paradigm 3f vs 120h @yyzsantabarbara , You have some great source and amp gear that should allow the Personas to shine. But given your amplification and smaller room size, with the much more efficient Personas, you may end up playing at lower volume settings than ... | |
| Paradigm 3f vs 120h Hi Joe, I own the Persona 3F's and have listened to the Founder series. Without elaborating, the basic differences I noticed are that the Personas impress with their presence, uniform response, soundstage and imaging. But the Founders were clo... | |
| Bel Canto 3.5 mk II I still have the Bel Canto 3.0 that is kept even after moving up the "food chain", because it still sounds good and is so versatile. I use optical cable input for 24/192 streaming from my tv to balanced (Ayre) amps. Use balanced with this unit i... | |
| Help selecting Pioneer Elite used receiver @nebulae , There are quite a few of the Pioneer Elite series showing up on EBay as refurbished, so at least someone thinks they are still repairable. Given the constraints or your question and the relatively low cost of any of your choices, I su... | |
| Many higher end preamps are dated and ugly, why is this? Two exceptions among many: Ayre Acoustcs, Jeff Rowland. | |
| Upgrade from clearaudio maestro mm to $2-3k mc cart? @durte30 , I have the same Clearaudio Wood turntable with carbon fiber Satisfy tonearm. If you should decide to follow the excellent recommendations above for preamp upgrade and are then looking around for matching Lo MC cartridges in the $1k ra... | |
| No Downside of Conditioners for Source Equipment? http://inatinear.blogspot.com/2019/04/power-management-for-frugal-audiophiles.html | |
| Beryllium Tweeters - Your Opinions & Comments ?? Audio from properly implemented Be speakers is anything but "metallic" and bright. | |
| everything sounded great until the upgrade Not much that folks can comment on without more particulars about your system. Recommend you do nothing for 2-3 weeks except play your new amp, using both turntable and CD source pathways. Then evaluate again. | |
| Local pick up only… "Many don’t realize this, but carriers (at least UPS) will only insure for damage if “they” box the item up themselves. Even if i box the speakers or any other item in its original container, all insurance covers is a loss by the carrier. " Thi... | |
| CUSTOM BUILD AMPLIFIER CHASSIS ... and another that also seems to have good responses from custom chassis builders over at DIYAudio.... https://sendcutsend.com/ | |
| CUSTOM BUILD AMPLIFIER CHASSIS @autospec , Here's one from the DIYAudio community: https://landfallsystems.com/ | |
| Ripping CD Optimally flac or wav. DBPoweramp CD Ripper Free (still?), tried and true, full Accurate Rip verification. If you already have a PC or Mac with built-in DVD/CD Drive, use it. or buy and install the internal drive. Typically SATA, 16x or 24X. Cheap an... | |
| Recommended USB Cables under $200 Check out Cardas Clear USB, $180. Tried and true, neutral clarity. |