shadorne
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| TEST: Older R2R Tube DAC vs Newer Delta-Sigma Solid-State DAC I agree. If you add some RCA old 50’s long plates in the tube amp instead of Gold Lions then you would hear a big difference. The difference between DACs is often grossly exaggerated. Differences there are but they are often subtle. | |
| How is the EAR 843P Deluxe vs. Modern phono preamps? This is a classic. Tube sound done old school and at its best. Let me know if don’t want it as I am possibly interested. An 868PL is an amp I would love to own too. | |
| Aftermarket Fuses @analogluvr +1 Racketeers - especially true since they work as a team with multiple accounts all pushing the same junk. | |
| Cable Burn In +1 @n80 Keep digging Geoff, Capisci? | |
| Aftermarket Fuses @mapman +1 Agreed. He and oregondad could win a Lewis Carol contest for nonsense. They both claim miraculous voodoo vorpal sword products with wonderous properties to slay the frumious bandersnatch that haunts the mimsy borogroves, who gyre and gi... | |
| Tube Preamp @mista_p I agree the C2600 is a lovely tube preamp and DAC especially with tubes that suit to taste, a bit beyond the OP budget however. I would add that the DAC benefits from a Schiit Eiitr which seems common for most DACs as so few are completel... | |
| Cable Burn In @geoffkait Geoff, On the contrary, I am happy and sleep peacefully knowing that the bogeyman doesn’t exist and is not hiding under my bed or causing strange distortions in my hi-fi. I am happy not needing to buy voodoo tweaks or strange pebbles or... | |
| Cable Burn In @n80 It’s a mad mad world. Some audiophiles will believe any tomfoolery that any tomfool cares to invent. It’s a mugs game for the unscrupulous who spend hours here promulgating “fear marketing” that says folks are not getting the best out of thei... | |
| Work Headphones Under $200, sealed, easy to drive Seinheiser HD 25 Pro. Excellent isolation, comfort and tremendous dynamics. Works well with iPhone or other low power amp. | |
| ATC SCM19A or SCM40 (passive) Not sure about your question. The 3 inch soft dome is a characteristic of all ATC models above the 19 or 20. In the 19 or 20 the soft dome is simply part of a larger woofer. It still has a 3 inch voice coil behind the dome but they don’t need a do... | |
| Wilson Audio upgrade path Alexa 2 is great! Not as balanced. | |
| Which DAC as a preamp? +1 DavidI like a lean precise detailed neutral DAC and then pair it with a seeet sounding tube preamp. YMMV but I seem to get the best of both worlds - accuracy detail but with warmth and musicality | |
| Wilson Audio upgrade path Wilson Sasha 2 remains my favourite Wilson but the Alexia 2 is very good. | |
| Have l become unstable? @buellrider97 +1 ATC. Supertramp. Pink Floyd. The Police. AC/DC. Mark Knopfler. Jethro Tull. More recently The Killers, Diana Krall, Jack White, The Rolling Stones, Tom Petty.... | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? ATC SCM 19 fits the bill. It won’t overemphasize anything including the highs and the mid range will be nicely in balance with the bass |