swampwalker
Responses from swampwalker
| DAC Listening Experiment Tim- there is one variable that you have not accounted for- the effect of the toslink connection. so you will actually be comparing the sony dac to the parasound dac + toslink cable. That is, of course, assuming that the analog cables in your expe... | |
| Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive? Metrella- What no Rolls????? | |
| What is a better route, tube or SS preamp? The tubestore, brent jesse, upscale (can be hit or miss), jim sautter, vintage tubes, are all reliable sources of tubes, NOS or otherwise. | |
| What should I upgrade next? I heard the 802ds in a system where they replaced the 802s and I thought it was a significant upgrade (in the high end, of course). Otherwise, have not heard any of the other components. I AM a fan of computer audio, so you might explore in that d... | |
| What is a better route, tube or SS preamp? Schubert is correct about NOS, but don't let that scare you away from tubes. Current production is improving rapidly and if you must have NOS, buy directly from an established dealer and/or buy a tube tester. | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations My balls squashed completely. No pain, no gain ;-) | |
| Dear Moderator A pox on your regrets, good sir ;-) Your earlier thread has been posted. (Not sure you were serious, but....) | |
| When a Reviewer "likes" something I suspect that one might even be disappointed by a live music performance versus an engineered sound studio recording. But that is a discussion for another day.Bifwynne- Interesting that you say that, because I am actually the opposite. I find tha... | |
| When a Reviewer "likes" something BIF- W the knowledge you got from Ralph's white paper, some of the basic equipment specs and the technical measurements that JA posts in those little sidebars, you can get pretty far down the road of figuring out if a speaker and an amp are clearl... | |
| Small difference equating to a big difference? Maybe you are more like me; a lumper rather than a splitter (of individual attributes). I'm not very analytical in my listening; more of a gestalt kind of guy. Which one "speaks" to more? Does it give me a better emotional connection to the artist... | |
| What's your view on blind testing? Better get your asbestos drawers on! | |
| Will Push-Pull Triode amp 20-25 WPC work? Denis- For moderate levels, I found that a 9wpc SET 300b amp drove my 89 db Merlins just fine in a 14 x 23 x 8 room. You should be fine. | |
| When a Reviewer "likes" something +1 Manitunc- You are on a roll, dude (or dudette, as the case may be). Some great posts lately. | |
| Thought you might like this. Best flash mob ever!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks, much, Corazon. | |
| When a Reviewer "likes" something +1 Manitunc |