toddcowles
Responses from toddcowles
| 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... | |
| Best comment yet on my system - Ayre QB-9 DSD I recently just bought one too. Out of curiosity, how much did you pick yours up for? | |
| Need advice! Do I upgrade DAC or buy a new player? I've been out of the CD game for years, so I really have no skin in the game when it comes to CD players..or whether you should upgrade it. I will say, if you upgrade the DAC, if you opt to venture out towards other sources, you'll be able to use... | |
| Be Careful! I lived in Colorado for 9 years, recently having moved back to Michigan. We had carpet in our basement and the static build up would make one hesitant to touch a light switch, let alone turn my gear on. I used ACL Staticide spray. Stuff worked ... | |
| McIntosh C2500 to Pass Labs XP-20 Comparison @goheelz Possibly. I didn’t get into swapping out tubes and comparing them, so I don’t have a wide range of sonic memory for different tubes. Kevin at Upscale Audio recommended the tubes, based upon my budget. To his credit, it did change the e... | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” @rost it’s preowned, so I don’t think I’ll need the 500 hours of break in! But, I appreciate your comments and am super pumped to get it integrated. The C2500 was the longest standing piece of my ever revolving/evolving gear setup. Like a well ... | |
| Advantage of PS Audio Bridge II over USB cable from PC? Technically, you don’t have to run Ethernet. You can buy an access point, connect it to your existing wifi network and plug your bridge into the access point. I may be confusing the use of “hub” in your connection or maybe we’re referring to one... |