trivema
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| Sound quality differences in streamers I’m not going to disagree with any of the above, and I certainly agree that everything can make a difference. I have several rigs, several DACs, several streamers, amps, SS and tube, and way too many pairs of speakers, and with exception of a Camb... | |
| ARC Select Worth Price? @hickamore you should watch Michael Fremer’s The Absolute Sound tour of ARC on YouTube. They do a lot of testing and burn-in of their selected tubes for ARC gear. Most look like new production EH brands, e.g., Tung Sol 6550s, etc. ARC has built t... | |
| Replacement/upgrade for Bluesound and Chord Mojo 2 streamer/external DAC combo +1 upgrade Node power supply, R2R DAC (Denafrips Ares), add IRIS DDC for best results. Mojo vs R2R different sound signature, Chords are detailed and transparent with punch. Denafrips and R2Rs generally are more laid back, smoother, with good det... | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" Is it OK if I listen to both?? | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? @troustreamnm I agree, if you shop smart, i.e., good brands with great reputations that can be serviced if needed, you can pick up some great gear on the cheap and put together a great system. Audio Research, Conrad Johnson, Cary Audio, Klipsch, v... | |
| Best affordable Linear Power Stage +1 LHY LPS. I have 5 LPS of three brands and think the LHY is best value for price. Vinshine Audio Singapore. | |
| Mike's Barn. WHOA!!! Way to go Mike, nicest room and kit I’ve ever seen. Probably wouldn’t tink muck of my bedroom rig consisting of a bluesound node 2i and Topping DAC. Worst camera work ever! | |
| Has it all been worth it? Worth it!! | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 v Cary SLI-100 +1 Cary Audio. Look at CAD 300SEI. Single Ended Triode Class A, full on tube experience for your Heresys. Upgrade the 300b to Gold Lion’s, and some nice NOS 6SN7s, Tung-Sol, Sylvania or RCA. Rated at 15 wpc but probably only outputs 3-5 wpc at nor... | |
| Qobuz vs Tidal +1 Qobuz for SQ. However I get occasional drops and spinning circle of death w Qobuz. Never on Amazon HiRes, but Qobuz superior SQ. Amazon has better algorithm suggestions. Never tried Tidal. | |
| A question about tube rolling @unreceivedogma so what brand/style was the last pair of 12AX7 you rolled in? I have vintage NOS and NOS testing Telefunken smooth and ribbed plate, Mullards, RCA black plates, GE 5751 black plate triple mica, Sylvania 5751 bp, Brimar, Amperex BB,... | |
| Chord M Scaler with HiFi Rose 130 streamer? +1 upgrade toQobuz and JPLAY iOS, +1 LPS for Node = better combo than new streamer if using Mscaler and Qtest. | |
| Upgrade or Downgrade Changing Bel Canto 3.7 For New Denafrips Pontus 15th? Lots of YouTube reviews on the new 15th series Pontus and Venus. Pontus 15th seems to be a Venus 12th with other changes so check out Venus 12th reviews as well. I have a Pontus II 12th that I feed by I2S from an IRIS DDC to Klipsch Forte IIIs an... | |
| 12au7 tube? And all things being equal, pick up a current production Gold Lion 12AU7, an excellent reference tube to judge all others, NOS and current production, based on my experience with the 12AX7. | |
| 12au7 tube? I’ve run 12AX7 and 12AT7 as signal tube in my integrated. No experience with lower gain 12AU7, however I have found consistent sound signature across mfg with AX7 and AT7. Mullard = warm, smooth with less detail, Telefunken = master of transpare... |