twoleftears
Responses from twoleftears
| Need a DAC Recommendation. @rsa Really best to choose from Gustard, Denafrips, MHDT or Audio Mirror Tubadour, new or used. | |
| Music for setting up speakers Magenta haze > pink noise. | |
| If you own quality monitor speakers you want to read this new review The real issue is how does it compare with the Model 100. | |
| AudioGD R8 MAk2 dac update Excellent! Nothing like developing a component while you sell intermediate designs along the way. Makes for a lot of happy customers. | |
| Blindfold Speaker testing I believe it's a transcription of a wish-fulfilment dream, remembered rather hazily. | |
| Isoacoustics overweight My understanding is that all Isoacoustics products work most effectively when the weight they're carrying is right in the middle of their stated operational range. These ranges overlap, so for optimum performance you probably need to step up to 1. | |
| The best tweeter is no tweeter https://www.lii-audio.com/ On YT there are a number of clips with pretty impressive demo's of these drivers and speakers. | |
| Gain and linestage And then there's this.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/preamp-output-voltage | |
| What ever happened to Mark Levenson? Wikipedia: Mark Levinson worked as the bassist for five years (1966–1971) for jazz pianist Paul Bley and played with other renowned jazz musicians of the period. | |
| First tube preamp recommendations (under $5k) Backert all the way. Try the Rhumba Extreme. | |
| Is there a point of diminished returns with amps and Harbeth 30.1s? You're not going to get noticeably "better" by changing the amp; you might achieve something "different" (or it might sound remarkably similar).If you have the urge to tinker, has the room had acoustic treatment? | |
| New Speakers $10K -$20K Graham LS5/5 and you're done. | |
| What ever happened to Mark Levenson? I was thinking more Heinrich Hertz... | |
| SET vs OTL @thaluza I think you're overgeneralizing.https://www.lineartubeaudio.com/products/zotl-40-reference-amplifier | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados John O'Conor recorded Field's Nocturnes many moons ago with Telarc (I can't find an original issue date); I remember getting the CD as soon as it came out.He also did a complete survey of the Beethoven sonatas (also Telarc) which is often overlook... |