yowser
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| Air conditioning for audiophiles. I went with the GE Profile Ultra Quiet. Comes in both 6100 BTU and 8300 BTU from Home Depot. Ordered on-line and delivered free of charge. Works great, has remote control, and is quiet. I'm back in business with tube amps. | |
| New Class D amplifiers @orchardaudio tou·ché | |
| Which preamps use 6922/6DJ8 tubes? Sonic Frontiers. Might be under your budget but can be upgraded at Parts Connexion by Chris Johnson, one of the original owners. | |
| What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world? I don't know if it's the best as I haven't heard many, but I have the Reference 3A Reflector's that I'm very happy with. I had to downsize to a smaller room and sold my Legacy Focus as they were too large. | |
| Least Expensive Power Conditioner/Surge Protector That Won't Worsen Sound Don't know what your price range is, but I use a SurgeX sa-1810 and hear no sound degradation. Been through many lightning storms here in FL and no damage to any components. It isn't as pretty as the others, but it's A-1-1 Certified - the U.S. ... | |
| Records, CDs, Streaming 99% streaming. I started streaming Qobuz and now Roon and got hooked. I saw the writing on the wall and sold my 400 record albums and turntable to an antique shop. I still have a few hundred CD's and transport but honestly haven't played them i... | |
| Best Remote for Roon Nucleus+ I was in a similar situation when I started with Roon. My 10" tablet was rather heavy and bulky to use as a remote so I ordered a Lenovo TB-8705F. It's the perfect size at 8". I also use a Windows desktop. | |
| Is there a solid fuse-like item that I can use in place of a fuse, to bypass it? I, for one, appreciate @cakyol perspectives and candor! Much more so than @pesky_wabbit's trivial comments, which truly live up to his moniker. | |
| DH labs versus audio quest, HDMI I've used DH Labs speaker and interconnect cables for over 20 years and got off the cable merry-go-round. Great cables and great price. I would trust their HDMI cable to also be great. | |
| Which tubes are the best? @jimbones I no longer have my tube amp, but I had both of the reissues of the TungSol 6550 and Genelex KT-88. Both excellent. TungSol 6550 had stronger bass but the Genelex KT-88 was more balanced with excellent midrange and very good bass. A... | |
| AKM makes the best DACs I haven't heard or owned a lot of DAC's, but have owned California Audio, Cambridge, Theta Digital, Schiit Yggy, and Cary. Of those, the Cary DMS-700 was by far my favorite. It uses the AKM AK4499EQ in conjunction with a FPGA chip and find it to... | |
| Amplfiers that Sound like Pass 30.8 that are not so heavy I was in a similar situation. I also live in FL and downsized my house and have a smaller listening room. I finally sold my tube amp as it made the room too warm and went with the Cary 200.2 ES after reading the professional reviews that said it... | |
| Tidal holiday trial offer @soix I agree with everything you said. I've only had my streamer for about 6-months and it is MQA ready. I took a trial subscription to Qobuz due to the many recommendations here and subsequently bought a lifetime subscription to Roon. Howev... | |
| Biamp question I bi-amped a pair of Legacy Focus speakers for years with no problem. I used the XM9 Electronic Crossover (marchandelec.com), instructions here Electronic (marchandelec.com). I used a Cary tube amp for the high frequencies and a Parasound amp for ... | |
| I can't be the only Cary Audio DMS-600 user experiencing this problem streaming Qobuz ... @vpm Yes, I can confirm that I've had no problems with the Cary app for the 700. Although I'm pretty sure that the app for the 700 is different than the app for the 600. After trying Roon I just couldn't go back to the Cary app and bought a li... |