steveashe
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| Gustard R26 ladder DAC sound signature - comments? I've had the R26 for a couple of months. I don't find it dark at all. I have it paired with my Innuos Zen Mk3, sometimes in USB mode, sometimes in LAN mode. Good USB cable good LAN cable. I do notice that it sometimes it doesn't switch fla... | |
| EAR 834P Deluxe with Dynavector 20 HX H output Cart. I have the 834p and the Dynavector 20x2 L (low output). Ended up selling a $4k solid state phono pre during covid time and never looked back. I did enough research to understand that for best results I needed an external SUT and keep the 834p ... | |
| A Few Nice Words For Upscale Audio It’s late for me but I couldn’t let this pass without my complete agreement on the integrity and quality of Upscales customer service. I had a really "over and above" customer experience with them a couple of years ago that I haven’t forgotten abo... | |
| Have Luxman 509x. Considering Pass Labs INT-250 or Dan D’Agostino Progression Integrated I’ll never buy anything from D'agostino. Below is a copy and paste from his facebook site, 06/04/2021. I don’t care about his politics, I do care about the way he would potentially treat a significant subset of his customers that might have a diff... | |
| What speakers work with low wattage class A amps Dave and Troy Audio Intellect nj Borrenson and Legacy dealers" "I would expect anyone who is a dealer to know how to spell and pronounce the name of the speakers they are selling. It is "Borresson". Your misspelling does not instill one with co... | |
| Did vinyl sales just hit the proverbial brick wall? I just asked my 2 kids, 28 and 31 years old if they have any friends that listen to vinyl. I'm laughing for real; so far my daughter told me that her friends buy albums as artwork. I had no idea! I've bought quite a few recent pressings and lik... | |
| Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll I made a conscious decision to buy a Pass INT-25 a couple of years ago. 25 watts class A. Sounds good. I like it. I'll keep it. LED bulbs throughout my home however. | |
| NY audio show 2022 It was great to get out to the show. Was a beautiful day in NYC. The show was a 2 minute walk from Penn Station in what I thought was a really nice venue. I saw some old friends, heard some great systems. For me, the Audio Note room was the best.... | |
| how much should I spend to get a better turntable than my current turntable? I owned a Rega P3 for years. What a great table! And I think it comes with the Rega RB300 arm? I remember it was a nice arm. A classic. Hope you enjoy it. I also remember that the Rega Elys cart was also synergistic with the system. | |
| NY audio show 2022 Hi Greg. All I have to do is walk to the LIRR! Round trip Long Beach. Hell yeah I’ll be there. Will you have your speakers on demo? I’m planning on Saturday. | |
| Pass Labs INT-25 Integrated amp paired with Harbeth 30.2 XD speakers I have that exact setup in my living room. Listening area is about 17’ x 13.5’, speakers along the long wall, 18 - 24 inches from the wall, into the room. For reference, I live in a coop building outside of NYC so…in the evenings I don’t get past... | |
| Why Do You Post? That’s beautiful oddiofyl. Love it aesthetically. What is it? Reminds me of a Cary SLA 70 I had years ago. I realize it’s a different beast. 300b based integrated? | |
| Are You Happy With Your Phono Preamp? I am very happy with my EAR 834p and Cinemag 1254 based SUT. With the Dynavector 20x2L it works mahhvelessly. | |
| 3k Phono preamp upgrade options (JC3+, XP-17, etc) Interesting discussion. I just switched back to a tube phono pre after a decade of solid state. Why? I found an EAR 834p in pristine condition and still regret selling the one I had 20 years ago. Just had to have it. | |
| Zen mini mark III with lps or zen mark III Started this adventure with John 25ish years ago and the gear he set me up with still sounds great. So funny to me. I started with John 31 years ago. Vandersteen/Adcom stuff. Or was is NAD? Right before I had kids, one is now 27 and the other... |