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| If I just use a DAC, do I need a Pre-amp? Many older dacs VC cut the bits at lower volumes | |
| Linda Ronstadt Im roughly her age, so I grew up listening to her. Although then and now S Florida is/was a musical wasteland, they did play her. YippeeBack then I had Living in the USA LP, now on CD, also her CD featuring Aaron Neville. After watching the 2019 h... | |
| Recommendations for a stereo power amp with a XLR/RCA input switch around $2k Just because components have XLR I/Os does not mean they are true balanced designs. Very misleading I know, but there you are. The benefits of true balanced mean NONE of the internal circuits share a board, eliminating the potential for cross talk... | |
| Subwoofers - Front Firing or Down Firing - Which Sounds Best? Aside from a Geoff K DIY cement open baffle one needs a with a proper amp and XO = $$$$- $$$$$My 2 SVS 12' subs (Ultra and Plus) suck primarily because the volume control comes on at full blast when barely opened from zero. Impossible to blend, ma... | |
| Any thoughts on the PS Audio Stellar M 700 Amps! I owned them for a while, and might still but I wanted/needed more power as my room is quite large and I ordered a EVS 1200, a custom 600 wpc class D amp from Ric Schultz for ~ $600 less than the M700s MSRP, so I sold them knowing full well that t... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? Having danced the dance for decades between all tube and all SS, I have yet to find a reasonably priced tube pre that didn’t go too far in the ’silky’ sonic range. Real music has a sharp leading edge with certain instruments, which most tube compo... | |
| Suggestions for $2k budget OP, ASAP go to Underwood HiFi www. They are blowing out Emerald Physics speakers at absurd pricesI love love love my KCIIs. So far they are concentrating on the higher models | |
| GR-Research Line Force First Transparent Speakers? bdp24A long time ago I came across Rons YTV when he was reviewing various kit. I noticed this large overstuffed (sound sucking) couch where he site to review and called him out on it | |
| Oppo BDP-105D just for CDs? dustinJust go to Ebay and search 105 power supply. You should find both portions as there are quite a few choices. I went with the least expensive LPM, and a expensive Furutec Rhodium IEC with silver wire tail. I doubt you need to spend that muchhth | |
| 15 ft XLR thoughts (BJC/Mogami etc) jetter, you know what happens when you ASSume? How many recordings flat out suck? djones, not all $2200 XLRs sound good, and cheap ones are for those who cannot hear any difference, or who are just cheap by nature. Unfortunately, many recording en... | |
| best power conditioners under 4k Core Power 1800 +Deep Core | |
| Who's Gone Topless? jetter, very interesting!Geoff, et al,Open Baffle for the win! Money goes to better drivers and XO | |
| Marantz HD CD 1 Awesome Transport xrayno. Not a fan. Plus Im single (twice divorced), retired and have a huge room to enjoy my system in | |
| 15 ft XLR thoughts (BJC/Mogami etc) Using your example: " many in the recording industry use Mogami cable extensively" is laughable for so many reasonsThe fact that millions of people eat McDonalds every day, does that mean I should too?AND, when you tried the $2200 pair (price isn’... | |
| Best bookshelf loudspeakers under 10,000 for the pair Living Sound Audio speakers,sold exclusively by Underwood HiFi Their LSA Statement 10 Statement is said to push well above it's pricehttps://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/lsa-grouphth |