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| Weird crackling from speakers when preamp connected Sorry, that sucks. What maintenance did you have done? The times I’ve heard something like that was from dirty connections between components and interconnects, so if you haven’t I’d try cleaning those connections especially on the VTL with Deox... | |
| Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home but with More Sparkle ? I like the GPs for the same reasons you do but have the same concern with the upper treble especially as a drummer as I need to hear the bite/stick hitting the cymbal and shimmer/decay if it’s in the recording and the GPs mute that to a large degr... | |
| Cable synergy with BAT electronics With that question all you’ll get is what cables other people like with their BAT and other equipment for their tastes that may have little to do with what you are looking for. Better to share what you’re using now, what specific improvements you... | |
| First system, bought Yamaha AS-1200, wondering about what DAC to pair it with ? You can save yourself some $$$ with this Musician Pegasus R2R DAC, and the seller takes returns so low risk to try. I own it and it has both transparency and musicality that’s rare at this price, and you can switch between NOS and oversampling mo... | |
| Pre Amp Question. Old or New? Personally I’d take either this LTA MZ3 or Backert Rhumba 1.3 over the RP-5 just for a couple alternatives and suspect either would perform more inline with the RP-7. Best of luck. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650198006-linear-tube-audio... | |
| What are your thoughts on Raidho? Raidho is one of those brands I’ve read great things about but have never gotten to hear so sorry I can’t be of any help but not surprised they sounded great. Not to derail the thread, but as we seem to share similar tastes I was just curious wha... | |
| Help me choose a phono pre As with other components, phono preamps come in many different flavors and system synergy is always in play as well, so It really depends on what specific improvements you’re looking for and what sound characteristics are most important to you, an... | |
| Wanting to upgrade my speakers It all depends on what specific improvements you’re looking for over your BP30s and what sound characteristics are most important to you. Also, what’s your budget and are you looking for new or used? | |
| Food for thought. Here’s a quote from the article to show how stupid it is and to hopefully save you your otherwise valuable time… Once dismissed as outdated, CDs are quietly reclaiming their place in serious listening setups. They deliver lossless audio at 16-bi... | |
| Six DAC Comparison Look forward to your thoughts/comparisons, but at $19k it better do many things very nicely. | |
| Looking for an AMP to match JA Pulsar and Lampi For what you’re looking for I’d look at a used Gryphon or Vitus integrated for solid state, and a hybrid integrated like a Unison Unico 90 or 150 would also be very well worth exploring as you get some tube magic with solid state power. I’ve also... | |
| Desperate to Get Back to Horns Along with Volti I’d take a look at Audiokinesis. Best of luck. https://jamesromeyn.com/speakers/main-speakers/azel-tower/ | |
| Dedicated headphone amp vs Headphone socket on amp I’d highly recommend these Hifiman Arya Organics that can easily be returned through Amazon if they don’t work out. I own the Arya Stealths that are a model below these and am thrilled with them, and the Organics are supposed to be a significant ... | |
| 2 Channel & Home Theater @erik_squires +1. Let us know if you need further help in making the connections. A cost-effective upgrade you might wanna consider would be to get a separate linear power supply for your ZENmini from LHY, Teddy Pardo, or SBooster. FWIW. | |
| Using external DAC with preamp with built-in DAC Yeah, if you’re gonna use an external DAC you’re better off just getting an analog preamp without a DAC to avoid the added cost of something you likely won’t use and noise. As others mentioned you can use a pre with an internal DAC no problem, bu... |