audioguy85
Responses from audioguy85
| Why so many tubes? Because it's fun? Variety is never a bad thing imo...nos tubes are awesome. | |
| DAC Dilemma Honestly, the Border Patrol Dac is all you need....once you hear one, you will be hooked. Forget about all the hi-res non sense...this dac sounds analog...r2r, no filtering, tubed power supply. | |
| The two stages of audiophilia I got off the "merry go round" and bought Sugden class A and Tannoys...I have been living happily ever after since....no desire to trade up or trade in etc...to me, it sounds wonderful. My mmf-7.3 turntable (walnut) with Ortofon 2m bronze is also ... | |
| Is The FM tuner obsolete? Well, I hope not! I own 4....I have a great classical radio station in Boston, WCRB 99.5, as well as a great jazz station, WGBH 89.7. I love my Cambridge Audio T500 tuner, it's fun to use and I get great reception with my Winegard attic antenna. | |
| Tubes I bought several tubes from ebay, including a rare nos sylvania 5751 disc getter and a nos rca 7025 gray plate, both of which are installed and sound great. You pay your money and take your chances....it helps to look at the sellers feedback. Thes... | |
| DAC That Punches Above Its Price Point The Musical Fidelity V90 dac at only $299 is a terrific value. Honestly, dacs costing much more will sound "different", not necessarily better. | |
| Power Down Sequence for Amp / TT to Avoid Speaker Pop When I turn off my Sugden a21se integrated, I get the faintest of so called speaker pop, that is with all sources already turned off. I doubt very much it is causing any issues whatsoever. It sounds great otherwise. | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? Get a Sugden class A and don't look back...its all you will ever need. | |
| Economical CD Transport - Thoughts? Get a used Marantz hd cd-1. It is a great cd player, as well as a great transport. It has a small form factor 12 x 12 inches, and built like a tank. I love mine paired with a border patrol dac. | |
| What are we going to do about Tele 12AU7 prices Try the GE 12au7’s sold by Kevin at Upscale Audio. https://upscaleaudio.com/products/ge-12au7-6189wI use one in my Tavish Design classic phono amp. Sounds good to me and it is very quiet. | |
| cassettes CAN sound better than vinyl. Aiwa made some incredible cassette decks at the same time those Naks were made, mainly the top of the line f990. I had one, but sold it...as I owned three Awia decks. I still have both the f770 and f660. You would be hard pressed to distinguish be... | |
| What angle should I set the VTA on my VPI turntable? You set VTA the same on any turntable....it’s not specific to the turntable, but to the cartridge. In general, you want the tonearm parallel to the record...from there, you can tweak it to your liking, cartridge ass down, or tipped forward...gener... | |
| Next Step on the Digital Journey I'm happy with my border patrol dac...its r2r with tube rectifier in power supply...does not do dsd or whatever and I don't care...it just sounds natural and not digital, dare i say it sounds analog...to me, this is all I will ever need. | |
| Which Harbeths? Broaden your horizon and also look at Spendor and Tannoy....jmoTannoy makes a fantastic speaker.... | |
| Free Shipping - Be Careful! Bought many tubes there, never had an issue, even with free shipping.... |