terrapin77
Responses from terrapin77
| Speaker Recommendations @8th-note i will definitely check out the next audio show that is in the Atlanta area. I love my Tubadour IV. Vlad has released version 5, but it's out of my price range. | |
| Speaker Recommendations @johnto I did some troubleshooting yesterday and the graininess isn't from my system. It was the recording. On the 2020 remaster of John Coltrane's Giant Steps on Naima when the note of saxophone starts to trail off, there is noticeable sound of... | |
| Speaker Recommendations I enjoy how the maggies sound, but sometimes I feel they are too revealing. An example would be constantly hearing graininess in jazz recordings. I would say I prefer a warm sound. Since I put my system together, I have only had the MMGs hooked u... | |
| Malfunctioning SMSL SU-9n Go to the DPLL settings and change the number. The default setting is 7. I had the same issue when using optical and the source was my TV. Changing the DPLL number to 9 fixed the audio cutout | |
| Warmer class D amps for magnepan? I highly recommend the D-Sonic M3a-1200S. It drives my Gunned MMGs quite nice. I use a Don Sachs tube preamp and Audio Mirror tube DAC. Very warm and no listening fatigue | |
| Broken Tube Guide Key @noromance it was a clean break so it's impossible to tell. I was able to figure it out. There is a marking on the side of the tube that matches the orientation of the guide key. I was able to confirm this by looking at the other tubes I bought... | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC @charles1dad Thanks! Definitely not edgy/bright colorations with the DAC. Other than upgrading the crossovers on my maggies to Peter Gunn's latest recommendation, I'm fairly certain that I have the system that will provide many years of listening ... | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC @ghdprentice Thanks! The person I bought it from said it has around 1000 hours on it. He never used the USB input so that path will need some break in. | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC The AM Tubadour III SE delivered today. Been listening for a few hours and my initial impression is very positive. It's a very organic and natural sounding DAC. Pairs nicely with the Don Sachs preamp. | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC @stuartk I ended up buying an Audio Mirror Tubadour III SE and it delivers tomorrow. If I end up up not liking it, the Aqua S3 is definitely on my radar. | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC @drewdawg999 The DAC is currently in transit. I will let you know my thoughts on it once I get a chance to listen to it. | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC @charles1dad Thanks! I'm very happy with my current system. Hopefully, the Tubadour DAC will be that.missing.piece. The Don Sachs preamp and D-Sonic amp were definitely a great upgrade from my old Adcom components. And the Gunned MMGs destroy m... | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC @boxcarman I wish I could do that. I got into a bad financial situation about 20 years ago by ignoring budgets and being reckless with spending. Once I dug myself out of that hole, I promised myself I would never repeat those past mistakes. | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC The AM Tubadour 3 SE has been purchased. Got it for $1795. That La Voce S3 at $2800 was tempting, but it was more than I wanted to be spend at the moment. Other than finishing treating my room, I'm done spending money on audio for a while. | |
| Need help choosing a new DAC @52356 I just did a Google search for HDCD and it looks like HDCD decoding has been reversed engineered. You can now rip a HDCD using a plugin and play it through a modern DAC. I'm going to give it a try tomorrow on the 2/26/77 Dave's Picks |