waltersalas
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| Pop album that has stood the test of time @slaw It was a Big Star kind of day for me, too. "Radio City" is one of my all-time faves. Good to see you still posting, Steve. I hope you are well. | |
| ???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard??? +1 on the Synthesis integrated amps, the A40 or A100. I've had a ton of amps, both integrateds and separates, and the Synthesis has ended my in interest in finding anything "better." The onboard DAC is also very capable, although I will admit tha... | |
| Synthesis Amplifiers: One of High End's Best Kept Secrets? Congratulations on the upgrade! What KT66 tubes are you running in the A100? I continue to believe that this amp is one of the greatest values in high end. I no longer even think about what other amps are out there. | |
| New In 2024 I streamed the new Gillian Welch/David Rawlings album "Woodlands" twice yesterday on Qobuz and it is spectacular! Can’t wait to buy it in November! | |
| cornfedboy, signing off Aw, so sorry to hear this. When I was very new in this hobby and had no idea what break-in was, much less had enough experience to determine whether I believed in it or not. I was experiencing some problems with my system and came here looking for... | |
| UShip? I have used UShip a few times to ship speakers and it worked out well. Be sure to vet the bidders and open up some clear communication for what you have and how it will be packed. I helped load the boxes on the trailer or truck in each case and co... | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? @deep_333 At best, you are being disingenuous about your motives. Despicable. | |
| New expensive power cord for amp and no change in sound? I have found that some components, especially amps, respond to power cord changes much more than others. The same power cord might perform beautifully on one amp and make no discernible difference on another. I'm not sure I would have believed tha... | |
| Best DAC’S $5k to $15k I have tried many DACs over the years at various price points and I always end up coming back to Lampizator. There is just something about Lampi DACs. You can get a Baltic 4 in your budget, which will be hard to beat unless you spend a lot more mo... | |
| Comparing Aurender N20 vs eversolo dmp A8 Lalitk beat me to it. Now that you've discovered the difference between AES and USB with the N20, just wait until you hear what a difference a quality cable will make--with all due respect to the perfectly respectable Mogami cable, which did give... | |
| Synthesis Amplifiers: One of High End's Best Kept Secrets? I notice a little bit of a hum very briefly when first powering up my A100, but it quickly goes away. I have not noticed any noise at all changing the volume. In the year I have owned the Synthesis, I have come to love it more and more. It is jus... | |
| Going Tubing I have tried to walk away from tubes many times and always wind up coming back. For some of us, there is no solid state gear to be found that can match the presentation of tubes, regardless of what the skeptics say. The only way to know is to list... | |
| Heavy speakers: How to be able to reposition? Another vote for Herbie's super gliders. Work great and not super expensive. | |
| Are You a Swifty? @tylermunns It really helps if you have a relentless teenage daughter begging you to give it a try. In this case, I'm glad she prevailed. In other cases, not so much. I don't guess I'll ever love Imagine Dragons the way I should. Be well. | |
| Are You a Swifty? @tylermunns Count me as a fan of the vast majority of your posts in this forum, but I’m afraid this isn’t one of them. Taylor Swift’s songs about the vicissitudes of young love are at least as interesting--to cite a random example--as Fleetwood ... |