smatsui
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| Building a second, vinyl focused system. Speaker advice needed! (<$10k) @oceansandmountains, I’ve only had my Nines for about 2 weeks but I don’t have a desire to go back to my CW IVs. I wasn’t sure if the Nines would sound small compared to the CWs but they don’t. I think the Nines sound more organic and instrument... | |
| Building a second, vinyl focused system. Speaker advice needed! (<$10k) I recommend the Devore Gibbon Super Nines, retail for $10K. They image, soundstage and disappear like high end stand mounts but unlike most of them, they have extended bass down to 29Hz. They come in either cherry, mahogany or black and their fi... | |
| Linear Tube Audio - Micro ZOTL - version -3 Update on upgrades This thread has more u-turns than 500 laps at Daytona. I’m taking the comments here with a big grain of salt. | |
| Linear Tube Audio - Micro ZOTL - version -3 Update on upgrades Two days ago you gave a rave impression of the level 3 upgrade and now you want to sell it? Hmm …. that gives me the impression that you’re hyping it just sell it. Not a good look imo. I hope my impression of your post is wrong and that the up... | |
| Linear Tube Audio - Micro ZOTL - version -3 Update on upgrades I can 2nd the recommendation of the Pass Labs XA25. I have 3 different speakers that are in rotation with this combination: (1) Devore Gibbon Super Nines, (2) Klipsch Cornwall IVs, and Sterling Broadcast LS3/6. The XA25 drives each one with ease... | |
| Linear Tube Audio - Micro ZOTL - version -3 Update on upgrades @audioman58, thanks for posting about your experience with the upgrade. My level 2 will be upgraded next week. I ordered the upgrade over a month ago and I’ve been waiting for them to let me know when they’re ready for it. Jacob asked me to sen... | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? Recently I've returned to playing and buying CDs after a 15 year hiatus. The reason, I think CDs sound a little better than streaming. I have 2 systems and an excellent streamer in both, Aurender W20SE sourcing a Holo May KTE DAC and Grimm MU1 f... | |
| Beautiful Colored Tube Preamp ($10k budget) to Pair w/ Very Accurate Monitors (PSI A25M) I own 2 of the preamps mentioned above, the LTA Reference preamp and the Aric Audio Motherlode XL. Both preamps are fantastic. The 2 preamps are in separate systems so it's hard for me to give you a comparison. The Aric Audio preamps are custom... | |
| Benchmark AHB2 or Class D (GaN FET) I owned an AHB2 for about 7 months and I just sold it about a month ago. I used it for headphones and I tried it on my speakers as well. It was ok but not my cup of tea so that was the reason I sold it. It was quiet and it provided a black backg... | |
| Klipsch Speakers The first thing to reduce brightness is to position the Forte’s to fire directly forward to start off. The more you tow them in until they’re facing directly at you, the brighter they will be. Second, I’ve tried several tube amps including the Mc... | |
| Grimm MU1 Roon Question I've tried the above suggestions but for some reason it's not working. Like I said before, it was working for the last 6 months until about a week ago. I called my dealer who originally helped me set it up and he'll help me but he's in the middl... | |
| WiFi extension for streaming I have 2 high end streaming systems in my home, one is hardwired and the other uses a WiFi extender. My streamers are a Grimm Audio MU1 and Aurender W20SE. My network uses a Netgear Mesh router and 2 extenders. The WiFi Mesh extender is hardwired ... | |
| Bricasti Model 1 Series II DAC The new display on the M1S2 just became available. I haven't seen it advertised anywhere but it was on the M1S2 at Axpona. I just got my M1S2 last week and I got the new display but I knew about it and it did cost me more. The colors are blue, ... | |
| 2023 AXPONA Show Report I have a different opinion of the Fritz Audio speakers and Atma-Sphere class D monos. When I walked into the room on Sunday, I didn’t like the music being played (I forgot what it was). My friend and I looked through the LPs and CDs that were avai... | |
| Bricasti Model 1 Series II DAC I just received my M1 S2 DAC that was upgraded from a M1SE. It’s really like getting a brand new DAC. It has the new multicolor display and remote control (I didn’t have a remote with my M1SE). It sounds great out of the box but I think it shou... |