vthokie83
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| seeking advise please on my short list for new speakers? (15k budget) I'll add my list for when/if I upgrade my Buchardt Audio S400 MKIIs: Dutch and Dutch 8C - Active $14,000 a pair Borreson X3 - Passive $11,000 a pair Joseph Audio Pulsar 2 Graphene - Passive $12,500 a pair Fyne Audio (Several options) - Passive... | |
| How cam Morrow Audio keep offering 45%-65% discounts for trade-ups? Morrow Audio cables are excellent cables FOR THE PRICE, but remember the MA4 interconnects (Mike Morrow suggests starting with the MA4s) are only $155 a pair with the sale. Will these compete with $500 or $1,000 cables? Most definitely not. But th... | |
| Digital music questions cmb13, I am an engineer, but I still let my ears (and my budget) dictate my purchases. I am not a "bits is bits", or cable disbeliever, or power disbeliever; and that has only come by hearing the differences with my ears in my system. I'm also no... | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions Moose89, If you are getting the Ares II used and for a great deal, it's a really good DAC for the money. The internal DAC in the Node 130 (3rd generation) is much improved over the 2, and 2i versions, but the Ares II will be a very noticeable upg... | |
| Best EXTERNAL DAC suggestions Moose89, First congratulations on the pre-amp, that's a great start. Second 12AU7 type tubes have gotten very expensive of late, my favorite are the Mullard NOS (not new production) or the NOS Amperex versions with gold pins....these will both b... | |
| Advice on Speaker upgrade vs System Component Upgrade OP, As several have said, treat your room as the dimensions aren't great. I won't buy my next set of speakers without auditioning the Joseph Audio Pulsar 2 Graphene speakers. I've got some time to save up yet, but I'd also throw in Tannoy's, Fyn... | |
| Simple question, probably stupid I listen to tubes I roll as they burn in, and here's what I've noticed in my system: Power tubes and rectifiers 25 to 50 hours, signal tubes 50 or more....all of my signal tubes are mostly 50s and 60s NOS. They all sound good out of the box, but I... | |
| Xangsane XS-1001Ag silver coax SPDIF cable I haven't tried Chifi cables yet, but I did buy one that Steve Huff recommended on one of his videos......so obviously I'm not opposed to them. There are some great reasonably priced cables from companies like: DHLabs, Zavfino, Morrow Audio, and t... | |
| External DAC? Moose99. You have two exact same threads going at the same, WTF | |
| Is my HDMI audio out really an i2s connection? No that connection is not compatible, but the DDC route would allow outputting I2S to your DAC....and it's a terrific connection. Unfortunately there is no I2S standard (I hope that will change), so that would be a phone call to the manufacturer u... | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? dhdprentice, I haven't even updated my components in some time, but I'll do that maybe tonight or tomorrow. I had pictures of my system up for a couple of months, but I started getting BS posts about room treatment (yeah I know), the type of cabi... | |
| When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached? Whether to upgrade a DAC obviously comes down to personal choice in sound signature, finances, etc. However for me it is also a factor of my current system performance. I have a roughly $15K system that is filled with “bang for the buck” component... | |
| DAC Under $3000 gnoworyta, For $1,850 a Denafrips Pontus II 12th cannot be beat, but I'd buy it with a Denafrips Iris DDC for $550......$2,400 all in with a nice USB cable. Will allow you to output I2S from the Iris to Pontus II.....an amazingly musical setup an... | |
| Quicksilver V4 tubes Vlad47, I don't know your amp, and have no idea if KT120s or KT150s will work. I believe that The Tube Store has them in stock, but your should check current stock. | |
| XLR cable recommendations needed Audioman2015, In your price range I'd look at Zavfino or Morrow Audio. Zavfino have both OOC copper (Arcadia) and silver/copper (Fusion) versions to consider. I also am a big fan of Morrow Audio cables, but only the MA4 level and higher cables...... |