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| Anybody use a single ended component with one that is balanced? I never heard much of a difference between se and balanced on Bryston and Anthen amps but I heard a huge difference on my Pass amp when I switched to balanced inputs so I’d say it depends on the design | |
| The smoothest amp you've heard? Some of the First Watt amps , F3 comes to mind. | |
| LTA Ultralinear vs SET amps I also own the Elekit 300B integrated. I haven’t used it in a while but I remember it being very dynamic, especially once I changed out the small signal tubes to some nicer nos tubes. It’s not only dynamic but actually digs fairly deep too. Not de... | |
| Sadly missed manufacturers MONDIAL. My Acurus Act 3 with bass management and Aragon 4004 mkII were my first taste of high end audio at a decent price | |
| Need help selecting a streamer for a beginner. “Sorry computers and phones are crappy "non" streamers.At least by the description that defines it as music exclusive hardware.Anything that does other things does not play music as well.”My computer running Roon to an OpticalRendu is far superior... | |
| What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks Ode to Boy (Live) -Yazoo , Behind the Wheel - Depeche Mode , How Soon is Now -The Smiths , Slave to Love - Bryan Ferry , Famous Blue Raincoat - both Leonard Cohen and Jennifer Warnes versions. Anything with a lot of synth as well like Gesaffelstein. | |
| Killer used integrated for +1 on the Exposure. I had one here for a while. It definitely plays well above its price. Iirc, they also sell a matching amp in case you’re looking for more power down the road | |
| If you stream music from the internet, I can't recommend this more highly Count me in as another happy OpticalRendu owner. I’m using a pair of very high efficient horns which magnify every bit of noise in the system. Using optical ethernet definitely brought a level of blackness to the background that I didn’t have before | |
| Your most indispensable "tweak"? Definitely dedicated 20 amp circuit. I don’t think this is a tweak but adding a minidsp to eq my subs was also a game changer | |
| Best "Bang for the Buck" you have owned? An Arcam FMJ integrated from about 10-15 years ago. I’m thinking it was the A18. Anyway, it really sounded great on vocals | |
| What tube pre-amps pair well with Pass amps? Many years ago , when the X250 was in production, I used a Lector Z.O.E preamp. I think it’s an Italian audio company. Anyway, it sounded really good after trial and error with various nos tubes. I ended up selling it to “upgrade” but it was manha... | |
| ~$15K floorstanders: opinions sought I think only one person mentioned Legacy Audio. Are the not well regarded around here? I thought the Focus xd’s sounded pretty good for the price | |
| Somebody knows these speakers brand and model? We called them penguins in my neck of the woods | |
| Recommendation for an audiophile speaker cord that is not "bright"? Wire World Eclipse | |
| Are there any Tool fans here? Undertow is definitely one of the best rock/hard rock albums I own. I love how the pace changes throughout the album |