toddcowles
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| Subwoofer recommendation for Dynaudio Confidence C4 I own a set of C4 signatures and use a REL R-528. It’s quite sufficient. If you do end up using 2 subs, you may face some challenges with getting them phased and integrated properly, key word being “may.” I use a DEQX to get the alignment for t... | |
| Next Gen replacement for McIntosh C2600 pre-amp Others will likely chime in, but that chassis has been out for a few years. I had a C2300, same chassis as C2600, and I bought that new about 4 years ago. The C2600 has updates to support DSD and had new tube circuitry. If I had to guess, the c... | |
| Moving to smaller room... Thank you yogiboy. But, I'm trading in the Dyn's and those are the only two versions of Harbeth's they have. | |
| VooDoo Cables I don't fully subscribe to the "cables make a difference scenario," but have splurged on expensive cables despite that. In system to system comparisons, with cable x vs y, it's very difficult to validate any improvement, other than your ears. In... | |
| DEQX Final Config and impressions... @ozzy contact him larry@deqx.com | |
| DEQX Final Config and impressions... @ozzy I don’t believe he’d have a problem with it being posted, but I sent him a text to verify. | |
| DEQX Final Config and impressions... @ozzy Hi Ozzy, Larry is an independent consultant and is outside of the support provided by DEQX. Used or new, he can help you configure it properly. | |
| VooDoo Cables @gwng8 I swapped out much more expensive shunyata’s with the VooDoo cables, couldn’t notice a difference. | |
| DAC's....Ayre versus PS Audio I own the QB-9 DSD and a Direct Steam Junior. Though the Junior isn’t the full fledged DS, it’s pretty darn close. I also have the Pass XP-20. It’s a really tough comparison. I did A/B them, for quite a bit and ended up putting the Ayre in my ... | |
| The ups and downs of tube vs. SS... I’ve owned both, tube preamp, SS amp, SS preamp, hybrid amp. I won’t overextend myself and state tubes sound better. I’ve purchased pricey NOS tubes and less expensive Gold Lions. In the end, I always found myself looking past if it’s tube or S... | |
| McIntosh C2500 to Pass Labs XP-20 Comparison @david_ten I do. I didn’t realize in many of Otis Redding’s mono recordings his vocals were panned way to the left. I’ve listened to them previously, but the chorus would eat up a lot of the soundstage; which colored the vocal pan. With the Pas... | |
| McIntosh C2500 to Pass Labs XP-20 Comparison @jafant Gratzi. My hope is they remaster ...AJFA for this years box release. They released MoP last Christmas, I'm praying heavily it happens. Though, I've read in various articles that it's not likely, due to the original analog tape being spl... | |
| Dynaudio vs B&W help... @auxinput Unfortunately, I never listened to them on the amps you’re referring to. I think I may have auditioned them on a 600w Classe 2-channel and A/B’ed with the McIntosh, if my aging memory is serving me right. But, by that point, I was a Mc... | |
| Dynaudio vs B&W help... I’ve owned the 804D2’s for about 3 years. I ran them for HT and 2-channel listening, prior to building a separate HT passthru, dedicated 2-channel setup. They are more efficient than many Dynaudio’s, but it was not until I put the 804’s on a Mc... | |
| McIntosh C2500 to Pass Labs XP-20 Comparison @knoxtoxbox, the pairing is epically awesome! I believe the BHK is more on the “hybrid” side, vs. true tube amp. It has a super fast attack, which I think responds quite well to the Pass pre. Per the specs, the input/output impedances are match... |