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| New Review on Pine Tree Audio cables @charliee I emailed Pine Tree about the HexaBraid series at some point. They answered quickly and were very helpful, just like Veritas has been. If only everyone else in the audio space acted like those two, we'd be way better off. I ended up goi... | |
| Considering switching to XLR cables, I'll echo what others have said, it really depends on your gear and how it is implemented. I don't think XLR is inherently better than RCA in most cases. Unless you need a really long cable run which is where XLR is clearly better. But most people... | |
| Opinions on McIntosh MHA200? @magon I have heard that as well from certain LCD-2 examples. Audeze always had quite a bit of unit to unit variation, more so on their older models but it continued to some degree even to the LCD-4 era. That means mine would sound very different ... | |
| Opinions on McIntosh MHA200? @magon Unfortunately I think that's just the general sound of the amp. It can be tweaked by rolling darker tubes but you'll probably never get completely free of that signature. I think a better fit as far as tonality would be an LCD-2 with the ... | |
| Primare A35.2 I've heard it and think it is a great sounding amp and a really solid value for what you get. Primare is one of the few who seems to be doing their own design rather than just repackaging an IcePower/Hypex/Pascal module and calling it their own. ... | |
| Opinions on McIntosh MHA200? @magon How are you getting on with the MHA200 by now? I wanted to love that amp but felt pretty much how you described it, pretty flat sounding. Also I don't think it has enough guts for more difficult loads. It does sound pretty in a way though. ... | |
| New Accuphase Factory Tour Great video, thank you for posting it. Accuphase makes excellent gear, and while it isn't always ideal for everybody in terms of sonic preference (nothing is universally loved after all), nobody can deny how much quality goes into every item Accup... | |
| AC cord for Manley Chinook... @ghdprentice I do like adventure and trying out brands that are maybe off the beaten path. But that has always been rewarding in my experience. Not that there is anything wrong with more mainstream stuff in some cases. For example I feel like Dy... | |
| AC cord for Manley Chinook... @ghdprentice The AQ Hurricane is a nice cable as far as the big mainstream brands go. Probably the best value I've found from that group. I always felt it worked better for amps than source components. I personally feel you get way more for your ... | |
| Lampizator DAC's I would like to know this as well. As an owner of a Lampizator Golden Gate 2, I am still unsure about where it fits in the hierarchy. And where it stood at launch is not necessarily where it stands now, as they launch higher models. I'm still a h... | |
| AC cord for Manley Chinook... @larseand Manley gear is always great, and the Chinook is a classic! There's a reason it has been on the market for years. I would think a component of that caliber would benefit from a power cable upgrade in general. Back in my vinyl days I alw... | |
| SmoothLan Regenerator from Stack Audio @zlone Thank you, that is interesting. I agree sometimes you never know what might influence the sound. Even when it isn't exactly logical. | |
| SmoothLan Regenerator from Stack Audio Anyone know how well this thing works with higher quality streaming transports? It makes sense to me that it would be helpful on a modest device, but the higher end stuff should theoretically have jitter and noise reduction built in. But maybe I'm... | |
| Audio Mirror Tubadour V I was always curious about the Audio Mirror DACs. They have been around for a long time, have a small but devoted following, and seem well designed. When I was changing my gear out a few years ago I really wanted to get one in for demo but just co... | |
| Holo May KTE vs Lampizator? Agree with the above, very different presentations between each brand. I really enjoyed the May KTE when I had one in for demo, it was crisp and clean, very immediate but not in a bad way. I guess that would be called transient snap? Really lifeli... |