vthokie83
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| Should I buy a seperate dac? ++1 for the Denafrips Ares 15th (NOT the Enyo model). The 15th models have trickle down tech from the next level up Denafrips Pontus. As Soix mentioned it's $300 more than the Bifrost, but I suspect that will be money well spent. For disclosure, I... | |
| Just received my LHY Linear Power Supply OP I upgraded my Node 130 with an LHY LPS, and the addition was very positive and easily noted.....and Alvin's input made the installation a breeze | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. thecarpathian and mclinnguy thecarpathian - I thought the prices were very fair, $800ish for complete crossovers with air core inductors, high quality resistors, and high end caps (some were Solen I recall), and labor. Sorry I can't find the buil... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. mclinnguy That is correct, I did NOT send the speakers in. I emailed the original schematic to them, along with measurements where the finished crossovers could be installed. We agreed on my component choices. GR-Research built the crossover on ... | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List I forgot. Terry (and his publications) are big fans of Aric Audio tube gear, and he is spot on with that support. Aric Kimball makes some amazing tube gear, with top end components, point to point wiring, and are great values for such extraordinar... | |
| Stereo Times 2024 MOST WANTED COMPONENTS List ++1 for Terry's heads up on the updated CODA S5.5, should've named the S5.6 to mark the improvements. I purchased without hearing it, though I also got confirmation from Mike Kay at Audio Archon who is an excellent dealer. The S5.5 is simply the ... | |
| The $27,900 disappointment? Wilson Audio Watt Puppy 8 issues. Since I have experience with Danny's services, I'll add a quick note or two. First he does not decide to just "pick a speaker to tear apart", the speakers he works on are sent in by unhappy clients that respect Danny's work.....just like the owne... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT wsrrsw I've been doing some reading on the Princeton 3D Audio, Choueiri, Bacch, and Theoretica for the last few weeks. Truth is I have no idea if it will be of benefit or not, but it certainly deserves my investigation. Unfortunately, no one in m... | |
| Ethernet o2 +1 for Supra Cat 8+ cables, been using them for a while; and a terrific value (and really good performer)......all of their cables are good performance for the money. As mentioned, they are made in Sweden to very high quality.....and are lesse... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT wsrrsw Thanks for the recommendation, though i'm leaning on keeping the streamer and DAC as separates.....though not finalized. Will definitely be looking at Weiss and Grimm, but I'm not going to be considering the Holo May KTE. I've compared it ... | |
| Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80? I'm 62 and discover new music all of the time. When I hear a song I like, Shazam it, then check more out on Qobuz. Digging a guy named Mishka for the last bunch of months. Singer song writer reggae, really well recorded and a prolific producer of... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT Thank you sns | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers Also about the plating, but I've also bought (but never used yet) contact enhancers. The two that I have are the Stabilant 22A and the Furutech Nano Liquid Ag/Au enhancers. Still have a ton of research to do, but that'll have to wait until the fall | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers thecarpathian Gold plating works best for me, and then silver plating. Rhodium is loved by some, but it's just too much for me, and that incessant break in period is hard to take | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers Carpathian, here are some copper units. I tested and liked the Furutech FPX-Cu and the Oyaide R-0, but the Oyaide R-0 is better in my mind. The ACME is very good, but silver plated Furutech does have the FPX-Cu receptacle which is phosphorous cop... |