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| You Tube sound comparisons Treat them skeptically. As mentioned, most of the mics used can't do a great job, especially for trying to judge how speakers will present images and soundstage. Most of those mics can't pick up low bass well too. They might help you narrow down a... | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp EAR534 wouldn't be enough to drive those 87db speakers. There's a pair of VTL MB-125s listed here for $4K, that would be a much better fit. Manley and Rogue both also have many models >100w that would pair better with your speakers. Output tube... | |
| Personal amp evolution NAD 3020 integratedBryston 3BKrell KSA 50VTL ST-80SunfireAir Tight ATM-1BAT VK-60Spectral DMA-180 IICary Rocket 88Berning ZH-270Atmasphere MA1 monoblocksBAT VK-150 SE monoblocksLamm M2.1 hybrid monoblocksKrell FPB-300Cheers,Spencer | |
| Tidal vs Quobuz For someone interested mostly in both new releases across all genres and deeper dives into what most call "college radio, alternative, singer-songwriter, new psychedelic, etc." how would you rate the availability on Qobuz? If I hear something new ... | |
| Why so many angry audiophiles? It depends on when you ask "Why so angry?"because Yoko Ono.because "perfect sound forever".because mp3.because compression.because internet throttling.because I can't browse local record stores during pandemic.Cheers,Spencer | |
| Schiit - shipments stopped? Been away from the forums for a while...Glad to see we still have:the occasional troll wankerthe occasional show of empathy (@uncledemp)and a whole lot of funny, snarkey replies.Cheers,Spencer | |
| iPad Mini as control device for network player Using Mini with lots of the apps mentioned above. One nice touch in Lumin app is you can pinch album art to display whatever size you prefer. Just started using Roon, and have to figure out how I can do the same as the default 2 rows of larger cov... | |
| How do you like your VPI -Classic, Scout, Scoutmaster, Prime, TNT, ? Not in the mood to get attacked for a long bashing rant, but I owned a TNT6HR with 12.7 arm for a number of years and moved on to a Technics SP10mk2 vintage restored table at less cost. It crushed the VPI in every way. Check my post history if you... | |
| Want to get into Analog @mrpostfire ,Many good suggestions here. I believe all the Nottinghams require manually moving the belt, so probably not for you. Vintage Luxmans, Thorens and the new Technics with built-in phono stage all sound like good options. A couple of sub-... | |
| What are the weak points of Pass amps and pre-amps ? @bo1972 Unless you have something to say about your experiences listening to Pass Labs amps, please leave the thread and start your own to talk about your product. Otherwise, I suggest everyone else report the posts. Rabbit hole! Whack a mole! Isn... | |
| Sound Lab SLOG website questionsH Been through that myself. After a bunch of emails I finally got registered, but views on that site are so low that it's of little help. I'd suggest posting here and on Asylum's electrostatic forum. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Aqua xHD v Rockna WD SE Balanced Can't comment on the Rockna, but two friends and I spent a couple of weekends comparing Formula demo loaner, his Yggy and unremembered model of Meridian DAC built-in to his $10k-ish preamp. After many hours of listening, both blind and IDed, we al... | |
| Best CDs You can also search for some "best demo CDs" threads and get a couple to see if how your system sounds playing ones that most agree are well recorded. Another source is the dynamic range databasehttp://dr.loudness-war.info/ This database works und... | |
| Best Mods for a Mac-mini used as a Music Server Mac mini costs about the same as microRendu. A good expendable NAS will cost $400-600. Drives like Western digital Red will be cheaper than external drives that attach directly to a Mac. You won't need as expensive cabling. A linear power supply i... | |
| Audiomods Tonearm..... Very exciting! I have a Series V with micrometer and silver wiring option that is going on my new currently-being-manufactured Sota Nova new Series VI. Can't wait to get my ears on it! If anyone learns more about the new version, please post! Chee... |