whoopycat
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| Vinyl / Digital / and can you have too much information. A good solid state DAC has a signal to noise ratio of about 120db. A good tube phono stage has a SNR of about 90db. Similar ratios exist when you compare solid state amps to tube amps. Yet lots of people swear by tubes and vinyl. Short answer ... | |
| First Watt J2 or F7 for my Omens Your preamp might be a bigger factor than the pairing with the Omens. J2 has a much higher input impedance than F7, so if you are using a tube pre with high output impedance, J2 might be a better bet.Edit, I see you are using AR LS3... their websi... | |
| Anybody know what happened at JOB... I am wondering why Zu does not offer biwiring / biamping options. Because there's no crossover in Zu speakers. What would be the benefit of biwiring a full range driver? | |
| Any audiophiles within a couple hours of Des Moines, IA? I live in DSM | |
| Zu Druid 6 Def 6? What happened to Def 5? Or is Def 5 going to be upgraded Def 4's? | |
| Your Top Five Blues LPs, SQ-wise... From a pure SQ standpoint, the best blues album I've heard is the Lightnin' Hopkins album Goin Away SACD on Analogue Productions. Incredible sound.I do love that Gatemouth Brown Pressure Cooker album mentioned above.For guitar tone, give me the N... | |
| Iowa Audiophiles I'm in Des Moines | |
| Synergestic Black Fuse vs Audio Magic BeesWax Um yeah, that was kind of my point. | |
| Synergestic Black Fuse vs Audio Magic BeesWax Kosst, you can't claim "science and measurements" only when it suits your needs. You stated in another thread your Focal speakers have just as good dynamics as high efficiency speakers. Where are your measurements for this? You're stating your ... | |
| My expert tips on building a sensible world class audio system. Your neighbor is Marty Feldman? | |
| Anyone at the Devore Fidelity Event? I was not at the event, but I visited Common Wave a few months ago while visiting LA. The owner Wes was extremely nice, and he has a mouthwatering selection of gear. That said, I agree that the warehouse/loft layout that he has in the store isn'... | |
| What brands tend to have the worst resale value? So many answers to this. The ones that get me are the really great components that are just priced way too high.Manley Steelhead - this is as good as it gets for a phono stage. I used one for a few years. No way I'd pay $8400 for a new one when... | |
| Black Cat Cable's/Coppertone wires are amazing good! I don't own Coppertones but I have a full loom of Black Cat copper cables in both systems:Redlevel Coeur speaker cablesThe Tube! interconnects3202 interconnects3232 speaker cablesI don't see any of these models any more in the lineup since Chris h... | |
| The best speaker for a small room...at any price point. Trenner & Friedl Arts.Small box, big sound. Get a used pair as the new model is $6000. | |
| Moderately priced audio In my bedroom system I use a $140 Chinese tube amp fed by a Sony blu-ray player from Target with my Zu DefHead speakers. Sounds just as good as my living room system. I tried much more expensive amps/DACs in that room and realized it didn't real... |