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| Musical Fidelity A1 I I had a M2si here last summer, I thought it was a sweet little integrated at that price. At the time I was looking for a relatively low powered solid state amp to replace tube amps for summer listening, looking for low heat output. I generally us... | |
| Vintage vs New There have been great strides in modern production film capacitors, resistors, inductors. Check out brands like Jupiter, Duelund, Jantzen, Audyn, Miflex, Mundorf. Could go on and on. You can 'tune' speakers to individual preference with judicious ... | |
| Vintage vs New Vintage will likely require some crossover parts replacement, but I'd say lots of current loudspeakers would benefit from same. One of greatest bang for buck upgrades is replacing common run of mill capacitors, resistors, inductors in crossovers. | |
| Listening to digital and analog Yep, as mentioned previously, optimizing streaming solution is complex undertaking. Analog vs. digital superiority arguments are perhaps the worst for conflating subjective with the objective. The chances any particular audiophile has an objective... | |
| Lousy IEC Connections Yes, this is an issue, and there are easy fixes for. My greatest issue with pc's is having iec into equipment being at all manner of placement. Grounds may be top, bottom, right or left, often have to twist stiff pc which pulls equipment off speci... | |
| Need for audiophile switch if using ethernet optical?? I've asked myself the same question. In my case I've eliminated the switch, run my router with lps to eliminate back feed noise. Wish someone made an audiophile router, would eliminate need for switch assuming router has enough internet outs. And,... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? I'm probably 90% digital, streaming dominates, 2500 or so cd rips. I've found optimizing streaming solution to be most complex and interesting undertaking in my audio experience. Since streaming I've been exposed to so much more music, relative co... | |
| Anybody gone from ethernet to optical for connection to a streamer? JuniaOnly way you're going to know is by trying, the great thing about streaming is the wide variety of equipment and constant innovation. | |
| Anybody gone from ethernet to optical for connection to a streamer? I agree ethernet cables make difference. Thread got me to wondering where optimum optical placement would be. I'm using just prior to USB renderer based on idea last segment of ethernet chain would provide greatest benefit. On the other hand, if c... | |
| Anybody gone from ethernet to optical for connection to a streamer? Yes, it made a worthwhile improvement in my steaming setup. In my case I place optical between server and Usb renderer (Sotm sms 200 neo, powered by Uptone Js-2 lps). Use two TP Link MC200CM, both powered with LPS for the conversion.Optical conver... | |
| klipsh scala speakers Seems two camps of Klipsch heritage fans, purists and the diy crowd, obviously I'm in latter. How some can like with ss and stock form is beyond me, exponential horns, metal in some models, talk about timbre liabilities! Fortunately, stock Klipsch... | |
| klipsh scala speakers As per above posters, I wouldn't have kept my Klipschorns if kept in stock form, crossover and driver limitations. Some have no problems with Klipsch Heritage series running solid state, no way for me. Tube pre and amp are absolutes for me, the lo... | |
| Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable... So many paths, old or new, does it really matter? I've had a number of new belt drive tt's, some diy modded. Really like the diy modding aspect of audio. Anyway, I now have Technics SP10 MkII, completely refurbished, rebuilt, custom plinth, diy t... | |
| Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC Totally agree on sound quality preference I'm looking for in dac. If I need more romance/warmth I can build that in elsewhere in system.Dac topologies aren't my primary concern in dac purchase, whatever the topology I like to see a mature impleme... | |
| Beginner looking for guidance into tube sound. Forgot to mention impedance load of speaker, as important or more important that just efficiency. |