vthokie83
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| 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... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. mesch I didn't know you owned Aric's gear, I'm a big fan myself. I own his Motherlode XL preamp, and his Transcend "Push Pull" EL34 amp.....both extraordinary pieces of gear | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. mesch Understood. Still might be worth a conversation with Greg, he's great to talk to and may have an opinion one way or the other | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. ++++1 for the Volti Razz I do not own them (I may very well buy their big brother Luceras in 2025), but I do get to listen to them on occasion as 2 friends own them. 97db at 6 ohms so easy to drive, and dynamic as hell, can be found for under $5,... | |
| How do you decide what to listen to? Same old stuff? I spend 10 to 12 hours a week in the car, and listen to a variety of stations on XM satellite and local progressive stations. When I hear a song I like, more than once, I Shazam it and check it out later on Qobuz......found some of my favorite new... | |
| Top 10 Live Albums Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From/For The Road MTV Unplugged - 10,000 Maniacs, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Florence & The Machine Bob Seger - Live Bullett... | |
| After 20 years, in the market for a power amp ++++++1 for the CODA S5.5. 50wpc all class A, more in A/B, and 100 amp capable. Best solid state amp of any type I've ever heard. I have mine paired with an Aric Audio Motherlode XL preamp, and they are magic together. Easily drives any of my 4 pa... | |
| What % Of Your System Are Your Cables? Right now about 15% to 17%, but once I'm finished with the DIY projects, I'll have 3 to 4 times the cables I need.....kind of like tube rolling. DIY all made with extremely high end Japanese bulk cable (Neotech, SAEC, Acoustic Revive, Furutech, Oy... | |
| Integrated Amplifier Recommendations Needed Used I'd recommend the Hegel H190, 150wpc 8ohms, 250wpc 4 ohm....would be more than enough....and has a very slight warmer tone. Or the Heaven 11 Billie Amp MKII, 120wpc 8ohms, 215wpc 4ohms....class D and a tube preamp stage.....can be found used... |