sls883
Responses from sls883
| Location of compoments. My new rack is 32 inches tall and 65 inches wide (the top is about a foot below my tweeter) and the front of the cabinet is about 18 inch behind the front baffle of my speakers. My speakers are fairly far apart and around 2 foot away from the rack... | |
| Do Audio Hobbyists Commonly Fail to Fully Utilize Their Systems? I've had decent gear for a while, but there were always albums that didn't sound great. I would blame it on bad recordings. This past year, I bought a new preamp, dac, and several cables. A lot of the albums that I thought were poor recordings re... | |
| What were your favorite gear additions in 2024? Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL level 2 preamp and Gustard X30 dac. Also a clock, ddc, and various cables, but the preamp and dac were the biggest improvements. | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! My wish came true. Assembled my new Salamander rack, moved all of my gear, and everything works. 🙂 | |
| Selecting Rear Surrounds for 5.1 system I'm a 2-channel guy. My system is set up such that none of the HT gear is in the chain when listening to music. I don't have room for floor standers in the rear. I do, but the location would be less than Ideal. Did you buy the B&W rears?... | |
| Which is REALLY the best Conrad Johnson Preamp I haven't heard the ACT 2. I had a Premier 17LS2 for a short time (about a month). The ACT 2 is better than it, I believe. I was happy with the 17LS2. I had upgraded from a PV-14L. But, the 17LS2 had an issue (static), so after trying numerou... | |
| Selecting Rear Surrounds for 5.1 system I needed to ceiling mount my rears, so I bought a pair of PSB C500 speakers. I Bluetooth the rear channel to a Denon integrated amp that I already owned. You could Bluetooth to amplified speakers like @soix mentioned. You'll need to run power to ... | |
| Parasound vs Coda @yyzsantabarbara Yeah, I traded my old amp for the No 8. I'm using it with a Linear Tube Audio MicroZOTL preamp. I like a tube preamp with a solid state amp. Works well for me. | |
| Parasound vs Coda @yyzsantabarbara I didn't have an 11. I had their entry level amp. | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! I just assembled a new Salamander rack for Christmas. Finally, I have a rack that will hold everything. My wish is that when I unhook everything and move it, it all works. LOL. With the home theatre components, there are lots of things to conn... | |
| Parasound vs Coda @yyzsantabarbara I traded my old Coda Continuum in to Doug Dale at Coda. The capacitors were starting to go. He offered to repair it for a reasonable price, or I could trade it in. He wasn't pushy about trading up like another manufacturer that... | |
| Parasound vs Coda @yyzsantabarbara I suppose the 16 is better than the 8. For $10,700 more, it should be. I think most people, including myself, could be happy with an 8. In it's price range, I think it's an excellent value. | |
| Need Opinions for Different Cable Manufacturers/Cable Designs I’ve often wondered how cable makers price their cables. I imagine it’s something like this..... "Well, Bob, our three cables are finished. Now, we need to set prices. The green one costs us $43, but it sound pretty darn good. I think we can get ... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? @mclinnguy He also did a review of the Gustard X-30 dac. It's had at least three rave reviews, but still seems to be flying under the radar. It's a long review. Summary is that he really likes it. :) He doesn't describe it as fast, but to be ... | |
| two channel speaker/equipment consultant OP posted twice and disappeared. |