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| Great comanes to deal with? Of ourse I agree with Pass. Never bought anything from Reno but they have been helpful. PBN- never bought a PBN product but I have bought gear from Peter. It was an exemplary transactionI don't care for companies that don't want to deal with us- t... | |
| Bottlehead Crack Well, I ordered the Crack- waiting ever so patiently. I'll be using HD600's with it. I am impressed by the forum. when soldering I always try to use, if space permits, a Hemostat as a heat sink. I hope not to fry anything. I hate soldering IC's so... | |
| What music do you use to assess your system? Peter, 85, 86, so my memory is shot. At least I didn't say I've used it since 1976! Sounds great on my INT-150 you sold to me- It has been my 'go to' album for many years for a few reasons. I like the album, it seems to be well recorded, and my fa... | |
| Personal amp evolution If we start at the beginning I had a Pioneer SX-450 receiver (1977) which continued to be in use until a few years ago when a relative I gave it to put it out for collection. It still worked.In 1985 I bought an Akai 45 wpc receiver. No recall of t... | |
| What music do you use to assess your system? Paul Simon Graceland- been using that since 1985 | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Ornette Coleman, Shape of Things to come, 45 rpm | |
| Someone point me in the right direction Anyone with experience with the Arcam irDac? | |
| Someone point me in the right direction By the way, not adverse to used at all- | |
| Revel F52 Speaker cable suggestions? I have a pair of Revel F30's. For years I used biwireLooking Nordost. Last year I became convinced the leanness in my system was the Nordost speaker cable. I spoke to The Cable Company and the strong impression I got was that biwiring my F30's rea... | |
| Best Integrated, period. Not having listened to every integrated amp (and who has?) I can not say what's the best. I can only speak from my experience. I've owned 4- NAD 3020; Naim Nait 3; Rogue Tempest II Magnum; currently a Pass INT-150.I really did not care for the Nai... | |
| Ribbons or electrostatic speakers with SS Amp? The issue isn't solid stage with a panel speakers, it's the xa30.5 with a panel speakers. I had a large Magnepan speaker with a true ribbon tweeter for over a decade. Anything short of the power of a Bryston 4B and the speaker was lifeless. | |
| What's a good alternative to Pass Labs? I'm familiar with your amp and preamp. Your issue is your preamp/dac. I think this is the 1st time I've ever heard anyone describe the x250.5 as bright. I'm not familiar with your speakers. If you want a forgiving amp, look for so,etching with tub... | |
| Micromega MyDAC Anyone compare the Mydac with the Parasound Z-Dac? | |
| Why does the VPI motor thump It's a thoroughly avoidable problem- that's why it's annoying to encounter in a turntable that frankly is not cheap. There is absolutely no sonic trade off using the larger cap in the first place. As mentioned above it's a 25 cent part. Yes, you c... | |
| Why does the VPI motor thump People care because it's annoying |