bassdude
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| Does measurements really matter? In a word - NO - measurements do not matter (so long as they're not terrible). The only thing that matters is how the components sound, which typically / often is not consistent with the measurements. The most important consideration is how ... | |
| Looking for warm tube preamp (should pair well with Pass power amp), budget $6000 ghdprentice "ARC... tube amps are very neutral and natural not remotely syrupy. Your description of what you wanted described it perfectly. Also, ARC gear is very synergistic… the more in the signal path the better it sounds... I never realized h... | |
| Does Anyone Buy Schiit for the Sake of Schiit? That is... "many that do not measure well, do sound well..." | |
| Does Anyone Buy Schiit for the Sake of Schiit? Have to agree with those who are impressed with the Yggy - there are few DAC’s that sound any better, if any. Got the Yggy v2/OG (whatever) and it is superb in all respects. But... it all depends upon what electronics and speakers you mate it wit... | |
| Speakers for string Quartets Without question - the Quad ESL 57’s are the best for the acoustic music that you like. The ATC’s would be also - but they’re expensive. Next choice would be Harbeth 30.1’s / 30.2’s / etc.... which sound very much like the Quad ESL 57’s. If you... | |
| Better R2R DAC Recommendation? Some good alternatives: Holo Audio May, MHDT Orchid, Denefrips Pontus, etc.... But, you can sometimes find the Schitt Yggdrasil R2R Dac in your price range. I really like the Yggy, which gets great reviews. I think I bought mine for around $19... | |
| How long do you or should you keep your gear. Yes... I've thought about upgrading to the SEAS woofers also, but wasn't sure the improvement would be worth the cost, and difficulty. I seem to recall that Don Naples said I had my ASP upgraded to the 3.4 (I sent to him to upgrade - don't recall... | |
| How long do you or should you keep your gear. @russbutton 12-24-2021 "I’ve been an audiophile since Nixon was president... But now at age 70, I’ve gotten to Audio Nirvana. ... But then I fire up my custom built Linkwitz Orions and urge to make a change goes away. I’ve had my Orions for 15 ... | |
| Danny Richie "fixes" the Linkwitz Arion loudspeaker csmgolf 09-04-2020 "Count me as another that finds fully active speakers to be the way to go. I have fully active Legacy Calibre with crossover duties handled by the Wavelet processor. 6 channels of amplification and lots of ability to adjust and... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? Well... yes... the MA8950 appears to be a great integrated amp... but... "there’s always a but"... it is a very, very sophisticated integrated amp... with lots of circuitry and a sophisticated DAC... and comes at a premium price for all of that. P... | |
| Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile bsme85 03-15-2022 at 08:44pm "Most, but not all, people who post here don’t listen to music. They listen to equipment instead." Never were truer words spoken! I’m one of those with OCD, which is driven to seek excellent sound quality and all ... | |
| Amplifier for Harbeth 40.2 As I’ve noted in other threads re Harbeths... the Hegel H590 is among the best amps with Harbeths and, as others have noted, Harbeth typically shows their speakers with Hegel amps. I use the H590 to drive my 30.1’s and 40.2’s, which makes them sou... | |
| Who's using Harbeth with tubes, what speaker model and how many watts per channel? Oh yes... the AR150SE produces 150 watts into 8 ohms. Just assumed everyone knew that. The Harbeths never require more than about 1/3rd of the potential - POT usually is not set above 35/100, which produces a volume level more than most can tole... | |
| Who's using Harbeth with tubes, what speaker model and how many watts per channel? Well... I'm a bit surprised... I got the Hegel H590 to drive my 30.1's and 40.2's, because when I first tried them with the AR Ref 5SE and Ref 150SE tube amps, the Harbeths seemed to lack clarity and dynamics, and had somewhat boomy bass. The H59... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? jjss49 03-09-2022 at 10:31pm "according to harbeth/alan shaw, the xd models are supposed to give a very slight treble lift and midbass lean-out compared to each respective models' prior versions (mon 30, 40, super 5 and compact 7)" That ... |