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| Do CD Transports benefit much from upgraded power cords? This is what I know, because I did it in my system, in my house, and heard it with my ears. I had 2 dedicated lines pulled from a new box, with a separate line at the panel. At the same time I installed 2 high quality audiophile receptacles. Afte... | |
| What's the best 6NS7 tube you have tried in your Atma-Sphere MP-3 preamp? dz13, I'll get a pair ordered, but unfortunately won't be able to test them for a few months at the earliest......much of my tube gear is packed away, waiting for my listening room to be completed | |
| What's the best 6NS7 tube you have tried in your Atma-Sphere MP-3 preamp? I have not had the time to do a direct shootout, but here are my notes. I have an Aric Audio Transcend "Push Pull" EL34 amplifier that uses 3 6SN7s, and also Aric's Motherlode XL preamp which uses 2 6SN7s. VT-231 JAN CBS Hytron 1952 Black Plate C... | |
| What contributes most to a change in how an amplifier sounds? emerginsoul The designer, His basic design and his choice on the quality of: power supply, transformers, capacitors, resistors, wiring, connectors, potentiometers, remote volume control, the tube and/or transistor choices, and basically all comp... | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! Funds to: complete my dedicated listening room, buy a new high end streamer, a new DAC (Denafrips Terminator 15th?), and another set of speakers (Volti Lucera or Rivals, Joseph Audio Perspective Graphenes, or Linkwitz LK521 Reference....as of today) | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? Chord, but too much of a good thing for me. Too fast, sibilant, too bright, too detailed......like a racoon on crack. Not that it is not well designed or made, and I could however see it being valuable in a "dark" or a system that is lacking detail | |
| Which DAC - Streamer or Preamp? OP, I suspect you are on the correct path upgrading the DAC....especially if the Eversolo DAC sounds better than the MAC unit. There are some very good DACs you can get for around $2,000. If I were looking in that range I'd look at: Denafrips Pont... | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 I've heard the Aurender N200 with a Denafrips Terminator Plus R2R DAC, and an N10 with a Chord Hugo in other people's systems. I also have had the N10 and N200 in my system with a Denafrips Pontus II DAC. I must admit that to my ears, R2R DACs are... | |
| Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative” CODA, Ayre, BAT, or Hegel H390 used/H400 new/H590 used. I understand your cost constraints, but a separate preamp and amplifier will outperform the integrateds......but probably about $10,000 for the combo | |
| Received my Denafrips Venus 15th Zaxx40 You are in slightly different territory right now than my and Soix experience, as your Venus 15th DAC already uses the high end OCXO (oven controlled crystal oscillator), and Fred's Terminator 15th uses dual OCXOs. So if you were to add a ... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. I am a huge Aric Audio fan (I own his Transcend "Push Pull" EL34 amp, and his Motherlode XL preamp. I do have to agree when you are dropping $7,400 on a pair of speakers, they do need to look great as well. Hopefully the new carpenter helps, and m... | |
| It Was Twenty Years Ago Today! My very first concert (I was thirteen) was on Friday August 16th 1974, at the Capital Centre in Landover Maryland. It was a happy accident, as one of family friends had a cancellation. If memory serves me correctly The Souther/Hillman/Fury band o... | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 Fred, I thought you did, that's a really nice system for sure. A couple of observations. I did not realize how much room treatment you had, and I did not realize the Legacy speakers were so big.....nice nice nice. | |
| DAC for Aurender N200 Audioman58 currently has the Denafrips Terminator 15th AND the Denafrips Hermes DDC combination for sale at $6,095 until Christmas. Basically a $9,000 Terminator Plus and a $1,300 Hermes DDC.....if I were ready and had the funds right now, I'd pul... | |
| HOW DID YOU END UP WITH YOUR DREAM SYSTEM? calvinj I finally decided I wanted to listen more to my music, and it GREATLY helps with my mental health (I'm bi-polar)....along with the proper medication, meditation, etc. My wife consented to giving me the living room for a listening room. I... |