troutstreamnm
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| What Meatloaf and Beer Have Taught me about Audiophiles I love meatloaf sandwiches 🥪. My wife cooks an awesome meatloaf. My amplifier is awesome too so there IS a connection between meatloafs and amplifiers. This post is so enlightening 🙂 | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? I’ve owned SS, hybrid and tube amps over the years and found all can provide quality sound. The best part has been the experience in the exploration of each type! I’m currently running a powerful Simaudio Moon SS amp that is wonderful paired wit... | |
| Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors Just realize no surge protector will protect your equipment from a direct, or near, lightning strike. However, it’s smart to utilize one for lessor surge events. | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? As others have indicated, 70-75 db at my listening position is a good range to comfortably enjoy the hi-fidelity of my system without stress. Above 80 db starts to get uncomfortable. | |
| Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality? I have to add Return to Forever, Romantic Warrior to this list. Fabulous recording for showcasing your system. 👍🏻 | |
| Seeking a Tube preamplifier +1 LTA MicroZOTL preamp. I’m very happy with mine with the upgraded 6SN7 tubes. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? The used market has knocked me off the bandwagon 😂. Being able to get “like new” equipment you only dreamed about in the past for 1/3 to 1/2 off retail is too tempting. I’ve had very good luck buying quality used equipment this past year. | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... I really think it comes down to the quality of the bong. Is it a natural bamboo bong, glass, or something makeshift? The best SQ is always realized thru bamboo and good headphones 😂 | |
| And the biggest influence on sound quality is... My experience is the quality of the recording is at the top of the list. You can’t make bad engineered recordings sound good regardless of your room or system IMHO. | |
| Wifi vs ethernet revisited I run an Ethernet cable from an eero mesh satellite directly to my streamer. Never had problems, great SQ on high resolution and very simple. I was planning to get a hardwired Ethernet connection installed near my system, but have put that on hol... | |
| Linear Tube Audio version 3 of the MicroZOTL pre I too am going to wait before committing to the Version 3 upgrade. I’ve been very happy with Version 2 with the 6SN7 tube upgrade. I’m currently running the MicroZOTL pre with a Simaudio Moon 860v2 SS amp and it is a great combination. BTW,... | |
| Bose Chucks Mac Best Buy in Albuquerque is terrible IMHO. Poorly staffed, poor listening room and the selection is geared more towards the home theater folks rather than higher end audio. They are better suited for TV’s and computers unfortunately. | |
| A life sentence!!! Tough decision! KEF REFERENCE 3’s or Simaudio Moon 860v2 power amp??? Probably keep the amp and try the KEF Blades 😎 | |
| Integrated amp with preamp tubes Might look at Vincent products. They offer a variety of hybrid units and are in a reasonable price range. | |
| HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH TO SPEND ON A SYSTEM? IF YOU GET THE SOUND DOES IT MATTER? Spend what you can afford and makes you happy. It’s nobody’s business what you do. |