sid-hoff-frenchman
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| Does Anyone Buy Schiit for the Sake of Schiit? My Schiit Aegir has won the day in multiple battles against seemingly sure victors, including Pass XA30.8, Van Alstine M225s… I learned there’s a reason the Aegir is on the Stereophile Class A recommendation list, and it’s not for “savin ya a doll... | |
| Linlai E 6sn7 tubes I purchased some of the Linlai E-6SN7s from Mable Audio last year. They arrived really quickly and in good shape. http://www.mableaudio.com/en/productview.asp?sid=10229 | |
| Tekton Design - New IRL Technology - Lifelike, Real, Immersive That sounds really interesting. I would be curious to hear it. | |
| Please Recommend Highly Efficient Floor Standing Non-Horn Speaker Suggestions Tekton, absolutely. | |
| Why People Like Tekton I think on posts about components and speakers there should be a filtering question: “Have you actually heard it?” and if you click “no“ it redirects you to a completely different forum post, perhaps titled “Uninformed Drivel.” | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition +1 Don Sachs preamp | |
| Best Way To Maximize Preamp Tube Life? Thanks to everyone who has chimed in here. Despite owning all this gear, I am not actually a gear guy - I am a music guy. I don't enjoy endlessly tinkering and swapping out equipment. What I want is the music sound that makes me smile inside and o... | |
| Looking for a tube preamp with remote control. The Don Sachs preamp is outstanding. I’ve had mine for nearly a year and it’s really tremendous. | |
| Ice Age Audio Cables Q & A I first heard about Ice Age Audio from Don Sachs. I had purchased his (legendary) tube preamp and he recommended I order a copper/copper power cable from Rick at Ice Age. I had not gotten on the audiophile power cable bandwagon at that point and w... | |
| eBay / PayPal: Beware - enough is never enough. Yeah eBay is fine for buying things as far as I’m concerned. But between the fees and the risk of being hosed by a scam buyer, it’s not worth it to me to sell on eBay anymore, and I have sold hundreds of items there over the last couple of decades. | |
| The Placebo Effect "I'm addicted to placebos. I'd quit, but it wouldn't make any difference." - Steven Wright | |
| Craigslist Fraud +1 cash only. If you accept payment through something like PayPal or Venmo, after the buyer leaves with your gear, they can contact their credit card and deny the charge, claiming that their card had been stolen or something. The charge will be re... | |
| Schiit amps, freya preamp I started with a Saga and Vidar and eventually changed to a Freya + and Aegir. I also ran a Bifrost MB DAC before climbing the ranks to Yggdrasil. I have had nothing but good experiences with Schiit products and service. The Freya+ is a solid and ... | |
| Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions The entire frame of the mid-bass driver measures about 7.25." | |
| Considering the New Tekton Design Encores? AND Owners Group - Experiences/Questions When I ordered I asked about this. Eric said that the woofers have remained the same since the beginning. The entire woofer is 11" but the inner part is closer to 10. He said he got tired of people saying "Hey that's not 11 inches!" so he changed ... |