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| Oppo CD/ Channel Islands DAC connectivity issue Gents,Thanks for weighing in. Per CIA's suggestion, I swapped the Belden digital cable for a regular IC and still see no signal on the CIA DAC. Erik, can you expand on your post as i think you might be getting me on the right track. Thanks guys. | |
| Don Sachs 3 octal tube preamp... latest version Permit me to make a clarification to the final paragraph of my post above. Don's KT88-based amp is just that, not a preamp as I incorrectly stated Don informed me that he makes no assertion that his amp is a significant improvement over an fully... | |
| How long will tubes last in a pre-amp? I ran the tubes in my CJ PV8 for over a decade with no problem or noise. However, when I upgraded them, WOW, it was like a whole new amp, a huge improvement. As the poster above, noted, you might rolling some different tubes through the unit, ... | |
| Dennis Had Inspire Fire-Bottle SET amp review Great post, Mike, happy listening! | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? Great posts and I missed the fact that he has 5K of LPs so shame on me for my post. With this updated information, my best suggestion would be for him to contact my pal A. J. Conti at Basis and get his recommendations. Whether he will need to se... | |
| Most detailed budget power cord under 150$ used? Here is my take. I have a dozen power cords, none of which cost more than $150 -- including several from Pangea, and I never heard a bit of difference or improvement in my system swapping them around. Whatever you want to audition in your syste... | |
| Standmount speakers 4k-8k Joseph Audio Pulsars or Dynaudio C1's. Both are absolutely stunning monitor speakers. | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables Check out Mogami W3103. I use the cable in both my systems. The best have heard for the price. | |
| Looking for preamp recommendations to go with First Watt J2 - Under $1K on used market I am going to second the excellent advice of the above poster and head you in the direction of an SP14, which uses 6SN7 octal tubes in its gain stage. It will be a bargain if you can build it yourself. I have a long term relationship with Don Sa... | |
| Tyler Acoustics I had a pair of Linbrook Signatures and they were excellent, but too much for my listening room. I am a big fan and Tyler is a great guy with whom to deal. | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? This would have been a good question 20 years ago, but with the state of the art with CD players and DACs today, I personally think getting into vinyl playback in a big way today, without an extensive collection of vinyl in your possession, is a f... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Aux,Fair enough, I reckon that increasingly pricey IC's might reveal some nuances to my chain of audio gear. No question, many experience this and good for them. The difference between a Radio Shack IC or power cord and the same from Morrow Audi... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Willie,I respect your methodical approach to listening for nuances and details regarding cabling, but that isn't the way I roll. I have a stressful career in which I have to remain focused on every detail, and the last thing I care to do is have ... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Thanks to all who provided their views on this issue. I used Morrow IC's all the way around in my system and with or without the CIA DAC and external power supply in the loop, the sound from my Oppo was indistinguisable. Same same, no difference... | |
| Questioning the need for a DAC Good point, Aux, I might have to swap some IC's around to make an apples-to-apples comparison. |