tomcy6
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| Questions from a noob on digital streaming The DSjr is a DAC with a built in streamer, the Bridge II. There are other streamer/DAC combos that you may want to consider. I think you need to slow down a little and keep your preamp and amp so that you have a solid reference to judge the sound... | |
| Ayre C-5XE MP, Simaudio Moon Andromeda, or Esoteric K-01X You may want to look into a streamer instead. Streaming through Tidal or Qobuz gives you access to millions of albums many in high-def through the use of MQA. Some people see MQA as an evil capitalist plot, but that hasn't been decided yet. Som... | |
| Martin Logan speakers Here’s what ML says about the Montis’ woofer:" Montis uses an extremely precise 24-bit Vojtko™ DSP engine in conjunction with a powerful 200-watt class-D amplifier to deliver a stunningly detailed low-frequency performance reaching down to 29Hz—un... | |
| Martin Logan speakers I don’t get what people mean when they say the woofer response lags behind the panel so badly. In Stereophile’s review of the Montis the step response of the woofer lags behind the panel by 1.7 milliseconds. This is a greater lag than many cone sp... | |
| Ps Audio BHK preamp Vs ARC best preamps Mario, it seems that no preamp is the way to go, but I must tell you that Paul McGowan the owner of PS Audio says that he finds that using a BHK preamp sounds better than not using one. Of course he wants people to buy his preamps, but if you ca... | |
| MQA•Foolish New Algorithm? Vote! Why are so many running around screaming, "The world is ending!!!" so much lately? Right now there are 7.5 million cds available on ebay and there will be many more millions on there as the baby boomers die off or go deaf from listening to loud mu... | |
| Amperex 6DJ8 tubes with no shield Check out the Tubemonger NOS Picture Library and maybe that can help.Here is a link to a 1966 6DJ8, which is the oldest Amperex they have before they went to the A frame:http://www.tubemongerlib.com/gallery2/v/6DJ8/Amperex+Philips+ECC88+6DJ8+1966... | |
| Ps Audio BHK preamp Vs ARC best preamps Hi Mario, I have not heard the ARC preamps but from what I read there are big differences between the various ARC preamps with the Reference series being better than the LS series and each generation of ARC preamps being a step up from its predece... | |
| Bluesound Node 2 - Next level up There is a NAD 50.2 for sale. I assume it would be a step up because Bluesound is NAD's budget line. The Node 2 costs $500 and the 50.2 costs a few thou. I have heard the Node 2 and consider it to have good but not great sound. I haven't heard... | |
| Is Agon becoming the eBay of audio? Perhaps if an item is obviously rated incorrectly we should notify Audiogon. They should be responsible for seeing that ads on their site are not misleading or fraudulent. | |
| Dan D'agostino classic stereo amp + Dartzeel NHB-18NS I haven’t heard any of these preamps, so with that in mind, The ARC and VAC preamps are known for their transparency and articulation of transients. They may not be the best choices for taking the edge off your Thiels. They are very fine preamps, ... | |
| noisy tube preamp Brent Jessee Recording is a little northwest of Chicago at:1590 West Algonquin Road #111Hoffman Estates, IL 60192He does not do tube repairs but he is a major tube seller and might be willing to give your preamp a listen if you give him a call or ... | |
| When you suddenly realize.... I am not using Roon myself so I can’t give you more detail. This discussion from the Roon website could probably help:What advantages are there to using Roon with Tidal vs Tidal app on its own?https://community.roonlabs.com/t/what-advantages-are-t... | |
| When you suddenly realize.... Roon is supposed to search the web and find all the information about the music you're listening to that Tidal doesn't supply. It makes recommendations of other music you might enjoy also. | |
| Aesthetix Rhea and Calypso Tube rolling-what did you do? I think talking to Andy Bouwman at VTS or Kevin Deal at Upscale Audio would be the best way to go. Kevin has his fans and detractors. I think his detractors don’t like his style, although some say they have gotten bad tubes and a hassle returning ... |