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| 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... | |
| R2R next? Don't like ESS + Denafrips. Love my Pontus II 12th with IRIS DDC combo. The entry level Enyo 15th supposed to be a big upgrade. Topping now makes an R2R DAC at similar price point to entry Denafrips. Don’t know much about it, worth a look. I have a D90LE in my ... | |
| Do military/industrial tubes sound better than regular ones ? I have a ton of 12AX7, 12AT7, and 6SN7 vintage tubes, both military, “commercial,” e.g., FAA contract tubes, and regular consumer grade. Military tubes are more rugged with more micas, support rods, etc. I don’t think military grade sound better ... | |
| soft dome versus hard dome tweeters horn loaded titanium compression driver Klipsch Forte, RPM 160. also have a pair of vintage Infinity CS with EMIT tweeter. The Vienna Acoustics are the “warmest” with very sweet clear treble. Focals are neutral midrange, tight warm base and clear... | |
| soft dome versus hard dome tweeters I own several speakers, silk dome Vienna Acoustics Bach and Haydn, aluminum- magnesium inverted dome Focal Aria and 716S, and | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative”…..Part 1: I have a plan Good plan, never visited an audio show, but an excellent idea. You can put together a very nice system for $8k. I’ve built 6 systems for 6 different rooms in two homes over the last four years ranging from $1k to $15k. Some new gear, some used s... | |
| Power supply for ethernet switch? @kingbr take a look at Alpha Audio.net, they test (and importantly, listen too!) power supplies and Ethernet switches. TP Link, which I also have, did not test as well as some, but sounded excellent, imagine that…can anyone say tube amp? I ori... | |
| How do you A/B amps in your system? Passive two-way speaker + amp switch. One click and A/B. Works great. Luxman makes a high end version. | |
| Power supply for ethernet switch? Denafrips IRIS + Pontus II + TP Link w/ LPS + fanless mini PC source w LPS, + separate power line from panel w/ true earth ground streaming Qobuz; each piece made a difference. IRIS + Pontus biggest improvement followed by separate power line. LH... | |
| Tube Sound With Equalization? EQ, nah, tube buffer, some…tube preamp, more. | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! Teradak and LHY good options, not crazy expensive. There are many more expensive options. Like anything, find a good match for the level of the rest of your gear. At some point, diminishing returns. | |
| Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts? +EQ - Fletcher Munson curve |