tomcarr
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| Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad? +1 @tablejockey Agree completely. Every album I own I grade A,B,C,D based on sound quality. I don't have any Rolling Stones albums that are class A. Pity, since the music quality is so good. | |
| Advice? Less than $4k, solid state preamp, neutral to gentle OP- compared to the Freya (with tubes), the Topping offered a little more clarity, and a little less bass "bloom". | |
| Advice? Less than $4k, solid state preamp, neutral to gentle The Pre90 is dead silent and completely neutral. 130 dB S/N ratio. It won't take away or add to the sound. It replaced a Schiit Freya in my system. | |
| Advice? Less than $4k, solid state preamp, neutral to gentle The Topping Pre90 is class A rated in Stereophile. Reviewer Kalman Rubison bought three (!) of them for his system. | |
| 802 D3 vs 803 D3 vs Sopra 3 vs Sopra 2 Haven't heard from OP since 2-15-21. Hmm... | |
| Advice? Less than $4k, solid state preamp, neutral to gentle Topping Pre90 | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Robert Palmer | |
| Only two tracks to test your system, forever! Supertramp Crime Of The Century Chris Isaak Wicked Game | |
| What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report Talking Heads | |
| Snap Crackle Pop Streaming +2 @arcticdeth | |
| Preamp for Parasound and B&W803d2 Topping Pre90. It's not on the softer side, it's extremely clear and neutral, and it makes my 803 D3s sound fantastic. Amp is the Vincent SP-331 hybrid. Just my 2c Tom | |
| Types of Audiophiles The Purist...until I morph into The Searcher... | |
| Instruments that shine in your system If the recording is done poorly, nothing shines. If the recording is done well, everything shines. | |
| The Bold. The Outrageous. The Projects You've Done. And, the One's You Shouldn't Have. @bigtwin awesome job 👍 | |
| Klipsch Speakers I had problems with bright sound with various speakers until I treated the room. No more brightness hearing Pioneer stand-mounts, Monitor Audio floorstanders, Vandersteen floorstanders, or B&W floorstanders. Problem solved. Hope that can h... |