surfmuz
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| Why so many angry audiophiles? We are angry and paranoiac some times just because we always think that we are missing something in our best SQ pursuit, however any good psychiatrist can tell you that mild paranoia could have positive effect on person behaviour and leading to go... | |
| CD or DVD player to use as a transport Cambridge Audio CXU Universal Player !!! Eats everything CD, SACD, HDCD, DVD, Bluray, and some other formats. Highly capable DACs on board, audio upsampling future, oh and extremely regarded Pure Audio future which disables all electrical chains e... | |
| How old are you? Yah, as I thought... average here is 50-60 years old... the age when it’s ok to spend tons of money for nice sounding gear :) | |
| Sorry, it’s not me, it’s you? Yah, some people just can’t be critical to yourself. One day they published links with the pictures how their system components changed within last 16 years and now they tell us that they never made a mistake or not satisfied with their choice... lol | |
| How I'd spend money given no limits If no limit why’d you need recorded music and all that crap boxes to reproduce it !? I’d go with live music...hire profi musicians buy the best Stradivarius, Guarneris, Steinways, Fender stratocasters for them and Heaven is reached. | |
| Women who enjoy quality speakers Hearing physiology is pretty much unisex so if the SQ is good all sexes should enjoy it equally. Usually wifes are extremely jealous to any activities which requires lots of husbands attention. Wifes wants to be the centers of the universe. Doesn’... | |
| Hi end tube preamps, it’s all about functionality!! Integration of high end sound system with tv-video equipment will negatively affect SQ. Extra functionality futures calls for extra circuitry which add interference and lowering SQ. Solution is to have two separate systems and even better solut... | |
| So you have a great hi end stereo preamp, but The problem was discussed on different forums before and most common conclusion is to have two separate systems. | |
| Looking for a basic streamer without a DAC, preamp, storage and all that Oh... sorry, I just realised that Schiit Bifrost I not MQA ready, so you won’t get MQA decoded signal on its output, but still you could do high res over the network streaming with Chromecast Audio connected via Toslink optical and Mconnect app.. ... | |
| Looking for a basic streamer without a DAC, preamp, storage and all that Simplest solution is to use Tidal ready Mconnect app with google audio Chromecast device and if you connect it to your DAC with mini toslink to Toslink cable you’ll get tidal’s MQA signal | |
| Connecting a DAC directly to an amp? No, tubes can’t be off during ht bypass on LS-100. Since I don’t use the ht bypass at all I’m ok with ht bypass function on the front panel only. Otherwise it’s cool to have remote and trigger functions on LS-100... lot of high end preamps don’t ... | |
| Connecting a DAC directly to an amp? I experienced big improvement in SQ when my Teac NT-505 was connected to Modwright LS-100 preamp rather than straight to the amp connection. | |
| Power Conditioning / Surge Protection +1 mike_in_nc .... my friend bought Power Plant P600 Power Regenerator and was very disappointed how it affects the SQ of his system. First I thought maybe it warming up issue or he just too used to previous setup, but when I visited him after ... | |
| Am I out of my mind? #obsessed Just ignore the micro scratches. Innocuous obsession could lead to paranoia or to something even worse later. Use soft duster from walmart or target and approach the speakers only when you use it. | |
| Budget Tube Preamp ($2000) Used Modwright LS-100 is just in your budget limit. Very good preamp considering price/quality ratio and availability for upgrades (Phono stage or DAC) Roll it with better tubes choice and you in Shangri-la. Currently two of them are at USAM one n... |