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| What are important features in a listening chair Ok, I have run some trials and so far have some surprising results, at least to me:Base Case - Poang by Ikea - high comfort, low cost, adequate SQ, at least to me before reading this post (thanks again OP!)Trial 1 - simple wood bar stool. Not com... | |
| New in 2019 This last month or so has kept me busy listening to new releases - greatly enjoying Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, Big Thief, and looking forward to The National on May 19th. btw janfant I am beginning to think we have more than speakers in co... | |
| What are important features in a listening chair Good Lord, I have an Ikea Puang and now I have to upgrade that too!?! Work and travel allowing, I listen in the chair 1-3 hours 3-5 times per week, and it is certainly comfy enough to fall asleep in and I like the springiness the frame allows. Is ... | |
| Recommendation for higher power tube amp Yeah and the more I think about it, if adding power is not going to significantly change SQ, why would offloading the bass to a sub do much either? | |
| Recommendation for higher power tube amp I have thought about using a sub fed from pre-pro, that could be another potential path, any recommendations? Is it worth it to go the whole enchillada room correction route with something like the DSPeaker anti-mode 2.0 or similar,or is any prea... | |
| Recommendation for higher power tube amp OK, my takeaways are - 1) Get different speakers (currently favoring the Devore 3XLs based solely on web based research) or2) Go tube pre and very high power amp or3) Try a Music Reference RM-200, no holding my breath for sonic epiphany (and also ... | |
| At what point is an external D/A converter warranted or beneficial I don't have analog to compare to, but I had similar issues when starting to build my current digital system - harsh and bright - and had the same starting point with the Oppo 103 transport/DAC. I did pretty much what has been suggested above - f... | |
| Recommendation for higher power tube amp Wow, great responses, here's what I am thinking.Different speakers - I have considered this as a next step, and was thinking about Zu, Devore 3XLs, and Joseph Audio RM-25si, all of which I think would get my amp closer to the loafing so enjoyed by... | |
| Power Cable ~ $300 - Which to get? Nordost, Audioquest, Furutech, Shunyata, Zavfino? apples to oranges maybe, but I have an AQ NRG-3 and Cardas Clear (used and pre-conditioned $250-$300), ended up liking the Cardas for amp to power conditioner (PS Audio UPC-200, now probs the weak link in the power chain) and the AQ feeding the po... | |
| Disco...yep, I'm going there chrisoshea - LCDSS weak background music, wow! Despite this specific and very large difference in opinion/taste, I do like Kraftwerk and TG - I have fond memories of blissing out to TG back in the day. These days I am more likely to pull up Vang... | |
| 3 great tube preamps. Which would you purchase? Can't wait to hear about your journey! I was in a similar spot a few months ago, paralyzed by preamp choices, but then realized through reading/oping similar discussions that as long as I stayed with a digital source w/good volume control, it was... | |
| Disco...yep, I'm going there Wow this post took me back to the beginning of my musical coming-of-age time period, when I would argue with friends and siblings about what was acceptable to play on the boombox while we played bball or foursquare in the driveway. Girls all love... | |
| Power - where to start? Mains, chords, conditioner, filter? My approach was haphazard but each step improved SQ - - Room was already on dedicated circuit, only 15A though.- PS Audio line filter/surge protection.- Replaced power cords - each one made a step change improvement, currently have Cardas Clear fo... | |
| Is there a difference in sound quality when streaming TIDAL Vs CD player Based on this and other discussions/threads, I think the relative SQ from different digital sources is system dependent. Not surprising when you think about it, but also means the best way to determine what gets you the best SQ is to listen and e... | |
| Question for EBTG fans..... scott_w2 - small world - I grew up in Mpls and most of my best live music memories are from the 80s and early 90s at First Ave, 7th St, Uptown Bar, U of MN, and more. The RL Burnside recommendation has me digging through his discography, and alth... |