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| Reasonably-Priced Linear Power Supply for WIMM Pro Plus Streamer Look at Topping LPS. I have a couple WiiM + Topping DAC’s with Topping LPS. Works great, sounds good. My ref set up higher end streamer, DAC, LPS but more resolving amps and speakers. | |
| Tube change. @sidog1460 What KT-88’s are you running now? I have a little Dennis Had Inspire KT-88 that is a clean, simple design with only one 6SN7 or SL7 signal/driver tube. The Inspire can run 6550, EL34, KT-66, -77, -88 and is very sensitive to tube rolli... | |
| 20 Vintage Amps That Prove They Really Don’t Make Them Like They Used To Great article, thanks for sharing. Some great vintage tube gear, surprising how much NFB used to keep distortion low on the Citation II and Marantz. Then comes the SS beasts of the 70’s where WPC ruled! I own a Crown DC300A driving vintage Inf... | |
| Upgraded from Klipsch to Volti - Was it worth it? @namrider1 Excellent review of the Volti’s! Congrats on acquiring not one, but two pair. Funny, I watched the Volti vs Cornwall/Forte YouTube yesterday morning. Guess I saw your Klipsch trade in’s! I’ve been a big Klipsch fan ever since I hea... | |
| Modern EL34s VS NOS Winged C - and return policies? @whiteknee IMO original Tesla EL34s are a great sounding tube. I have two small amps that can run EL34s. My Inspire KT-88 can also run 6L6, 6550, KT-66, 77, 88, 120, etc. I have pairs of St Pete SED S, Winged C EL34s, Tesla, RFT, GE and Sovtek 6C... | |
| Modern EL34s VS NOS Winged C - and return policies? Nice set up! Kevin at Upscale love the PrimaLuma gear. Funny, sitting here listening to Bruce Springsteen’s new release Tracks II: The Lost Albums through my little Dennis Had Inspire KT-88 with a pair of St Pete SED EL 34s after rolled out a pa... | |
| I changed a Tube and… Pop in a Telefunken, Amperex bugle boy, Mullard, RCA blackplate, or sleeper giant Raytheon black plate, you’ll be even more impressed. NOS 12AU7s cheaper than NOS 12AX7s so you can experiment on a lean budget. | |
| Your first concert was to see who and when? What a great question…Rare Earth, 1972, I was in the 8th grade. My mom dropped me and my best friend Jeff Stapleton off at ASU’s The Varsity Gym, Boone, NC! RIP Jeff…. | |
| DAC suggestions? Nice gear in setup 2. Consider iMac USB to a Denafrips DDC then I2S to a Denafrips DAC. Depending on budget, IRIS to Pontus or Hermes to Venus. GAIA to Terminator would likely be overkill relative to other gear in your rig. I’m using IRIS/Pont... | |
| Battle of the affordables Klipsch Heritage | |
| Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system. Make a lot of money, get old, and seek contentment in the music… | |
| How close are you to being to your endgame? My system outline and I'm almost there. Nice gear, enjoy the music! With me, just because I have a dream car, doesn’t mean I don’t have a dream car 😂 | |
| Seeking horn array loudspeakers with a maximum price of $17,500.00 per pair. Volti & JBL good recommendations. But see if you can have a pair of Klipschhorns auditioned in your home. Spooky 3D soundstage. | |
| Looking for a more up-to-date streamer At the risk of blasphemy, consider a fanless mini PC, mine’s a mele @$350, add a Denafrips IRIS @$500 via USB, then I2S to your Pontus 15th and run Qobuz Connect. I have this set up with an IRIS and Pontus 12th feeding McIntosh tube amp to a pair... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile My father’s HH Scott 222 integrated amp, a Garrad turntable and a pair of 15 inch full range drivers of unknown origin listening to Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass in the 8th grade. The local hifi shop had a pair of Klipschhorns that were so spo... |