vicdamone
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| Help Choosing DAC The implementation of a volume control in a DAC/preamp can be complicated and expensive when done correctly. Many digital attenuators simply subtract digital information to lower volume. I would suggest you study the Empirical Audio Overdrive DAC'... | |
| Hand crafted equipment rack? After going through a few different ways of housing components I found accommodating changes in my system became my primary concern. The benefits of purpose built Hi fidelity systems would be an extravagance as well as (subjectively) unsightly. I'... | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly Yeah, that's were I read about them but I forget which review. | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly Thuan, are those the Voskhod 12AX7VKA?Wondering if they are the same 12AX7 that Dracule checked the specs and posted above, they accept only 6.3 volts? | |
| Took my Levinson amp in for repair Unless you signed a waiver of responsibility here is what I would do.Find out exactly which capacitor was leaking. Email the manufacture describing the problem and the leak. Ask for an estimate for repair.Send the amplifier to the manufacture and ... | |
| The profiteers have struck Squeezebox Touch $750 Doug, I have a home in Danville just down up the street from Chevron San Ramon. The price of fuel varies dramatically within the state of California. People living in the urban areas close to the Richmond refineries pay more than rural areas. The ... | |
| Audible Illusions M3B or L3 Stereo5, are the volume attenuators on the 3B similar to the 3A? Same amount of steps. Same level of attenuation as in can you get past 9 o'clock? | |
| Bob Carver 180 Mono-blocks perform superbly Looking at the stereophile measurements of the 3.6 the impedance dips to 4 ohms at approximately 50Hz then continues down to 3 ohms for the remainder of the test and occasionally bottoming at 2.3 ohms.While this might be a problem for many tube de... | |
| CES 2013 - 4k and Ultra HD video thoughts Comparing the current crop of readily available video displays with a dialed in Pioneer Kuro is simply laughable. The point is the Kuro technology was discontinued for whatever reason and the market, to this day, doesn't know what's possible with ... | |
| Newbie needs advice Generally, I discourage people who don't already have record a collection stored away to get involved with vinyl. If I'm spinning vinyl and a guest is becoming enamored and begins to ask those how much questions, I have a routine of making them aw... | |
| The profiteers have struck Squeezebox Touch $750 If my Squeezebox went down I would feel lucky to be able to get another. If there is another product that provides the same quality and convenience that the Squeezebox Touch does, at any price, I'd like to know.I live near refineries and in the ho... | |
| How do you amp your system? I have a dedicated analog tube powered two channel system so I'm quite satisfied with a receiver based 7.1 home theater. I wanted the HT to be as simple as possible. Since there was no substitute for the Pioneer Kuro plasma I went with all Pioneer... | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 Audiozen, I don't mean this to be a antagonistic question.I'm interested in which switching amplifiers you have had first hand experience with in your system and what speakers you are using? | |
| Unsatisfied with Esoteric K-01: Alternatives? A CD player, really?Empirical Audio Overdrive | |
| D'Agostino Momentum amp melts down I'm an old fud and the last thing I want is attention but after reading the sonic description in that review I wouldn't mind comparing them to my Constellations (which are currently powering the Magico Q7's residing one of my dream systems).Lets f... |