decooney
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| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results Yep, hang on to that preamp for a while. As others noted, just because something is notably "different" at first, does not always make it better to our ears - long term. I can go straight from my digital source to my amp too, with volume control.... | |
| Are Quicksilver power tube amps in the same league as VAC, VTL, BAT, ARC, ...? It’s a two year old thread, and it was a reasonable question to ask. I’ve enjoyed the vibe and passion of the replies, capital letters and all, members sharing what they like and why. It’s one of the reasons I come to this forum. Its all good. Wh... | |
| Robert Plant @bato1965 ... Just listen Kashmir, Live from Celebration Day. Plant’s voice matured. Had not listened to that Kashmir Celebration Day 2007 performance in a while, and came across it again last night on Youtube. Had forgotten how good it was... | |
| Integrated amplifier for Fritz Speakers @dsper have you decided on the Carerra or Carbon ? I ask because I've used some of the same Scanspeak drivers in a few speakers I built, and upgraded, similar to the Fritz Carbon 7 SE MK 2. Warm, full body, nice. https://www.fritzspeakers.com/Dr... | |
| Robert Plant @whiteknee decooney thank you! I Amazon’d the Celebration Day CD/DVD/BlueRay right after I read your thread. WOW! Cool, enjoy. Glad you like it! 👍 I'm an old Zep fan myself, and yet some of the old 70s recordings were pretty limited.... | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine "@mrdmbman I have decided to buy them both! I will circle back with my review of both." There you go, nice! This is truly the only way to know, to help decide in your system, setup, and matching with your amplifier. There is always a buyer ... | |
| Adcom pre amp versus Van Alstine You could call Frank at AVA and ask him if he has any used units coming in that he could go through and check out for ya. imo, pick the one tested with the lowest noise, and the fewest number of bits/parts inside if you care about sound quality. ... | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? Sure do, [FM Nerd] here too, had more than a few from McIntosh, Fanfare/B&K, Magnum Dynalab, Sansui, and others. Every once in a while it gets turned on in rotation and played for a full day. Easy when you don’t feel like messing with streamin... | |
| Help choosing a DAC @oddiofyl "My problem with Denafrips is there is no return policy. What is your budget ? Maybe consider used , check out TMR in Colorado. They have a good return policy." +1 Gotta say overall, with only one minor exception over th... | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? OP you did not list the specific amp or linestage or cables you are looking for. If you were truly serious about buying anything, this is what most people do, and when they get motivated place a want-ad or reach out to the mainstream used dealers... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE @mbmi The Audio Mirror DAC is Tubed and R2R.....Hand made by Vladimir and a musical instrument $3500 I just read they finally ditched the ESS chip in the new Tubaour IV SE and went back to the the trusted Analog Devices processor for R2R. Wo... | |
| DAC RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE @jfmerk - do you have a local area group of audio folks (AES?) near you, maybe someone [nice] in the group will let you demo their R2R dac?. Having tried a few different lower to mid-priced r2r dacs with different technologies, and a well praised... | |
| Cable upgrades @jimboman "...I’ve been looking at the Cardas Parsec level of cable, and could perhaps stretch to the Clear line, pending your recommendations." ------------- I almost did not reply to this because this is a trial and error thing. I’m noting the... | |
| Dennis Had FIRE 300 B tube SET @whiteknee I'm currently looking for line stage for the QS mid monos. You'll see the Inspire linestage preamps LP, CJ, others show up on US Audiomart periodically. I recommend a 6SN7 or better line stage for the QS Mid Monos. Using a really go... | |
| Robert Plant @tomic601 Fantastic link…thanks again….. btw, recently compared the CD version vs. the Streamed 16/44 Lossless version of the 2007 Celebration Day "No Quarter" track. Both running through my same Border Patrol SE-I DAC. Used the same digital co... |