vthokie83
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| Who Gets Left Out? troutstreamnm I do not own a sub, but I would not plug it into a power conditioner. I run all of my "low amperage" components into my power conditioner: preamp, CD transport, DDC (digital to digital converter), DAC, streamer. I do not run my var... | |
| Bookshelf speaker recommendations Used Fritz speakers | |
| Is there Tannoy Magic / Should I buy a pair of Tannoys as "accessory" speaker? OP Not sure if you are close to Upscale, or can travel there. They carry the Tannoy line (and have a nice sale right now), and they also carry Fyne Audio......which you mention you are aware of. When I've heard them on the same day, I personally ... | |
| AUDIOQUEST BANANA PLUGS Look at WBT and Furutech connectors, all of them that I've used were excellent. I've also had surprising results with some Viborg spade connectors (gold over copper), but have not tried their banana plugs | |
| Suggestions on improvement scott22 First off, I do not yet have hearing loss; so no suggestions there.....and some good suggestions so far. I can see where a few tweaks could be helpful though. (1) Equalizer such as the Schitt Loki or Lokius (2) Since you cannot risk get... | |
| New speakers for a new start? OP Thiels are great speakers, I've owned 5 different pairs up to the CS3.6s.....which were the best by far (though I still own a pair of 2.3s). They can be very hard to drive and to set up, but once they are can be beautiful. I'd look at used Re... | |
| Looking at these specific preamps give me your opinions Of those preamps, the Raven preamp without question....but I'd add Aric Audio preamps to the mix, especially the Motherlode or Motherlode XL | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Nightfall I have a Bob Latino VTA ST-120 with the capacitor upgrades and a built in stepped attenuator (no need for a preamp), that I am going to put up on Agon in the next week or two. It will be a bit over that $1,500, but will include high end... | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps +1 for Aric Audio. I own several of his projects, including his Transcend EL 34 "Push Pull" amp that is simply amazing; it is paired with Aric's Motherlode XL preamp. He is a great guy to deal with, builds exquisite equipment, and will add whateve... | |
| Primaluna tube rolling 12AU7 Notes jimmy2615 Thank you for an excellent report on your findings, I too am one who prefers Amperex for my signal tubes (both 12AU7 and 6DJ8). I was lucky enough to stock up about a decade ago, before tubes skyrocketed in price......I certainly could ... | |
| Next upgrade options I personally prefer separates, but definitely a tube preamp. Sell the Luxman and get a tube preamp (Aric Audio Motherlode $5,500, Don Sachs/Lynn Olson Raven $5,500 (sold by Spatial Audio), Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme 1.4 $8,500, Supratek Cabernet... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? Soix I understand, and you know I very often respect your input. In this case no one is going to convince anyone, and the OP is getting no valuable input. | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? Jesus I hate when this crap happens, let's talk audio | |
| Can hi-end cables benefit less expensive electronics? Serblinfan Some great comments already, and I'll only add my experience. Better cables can absolutely improve SQ, but only if the component is capable of taking advantage of the better cable. Better cables can also make a system's SQ worse, if t... | |
| Start with Upgrade to DAC? mike4597 As others have said, you have 3 glaring weak spots: Streaming service (move to Qobuz or Tidal), streamer, and DAC If I were in your shoes, I would upgrade the DAC first. I'd look at: Denafrips Pontus II R2R ladder DAC (I own this DAC - ... |