durkn
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| Why No McIntosh Recommendations? I had a MX130 that I tried out for a little while using it as a tuner with my existing system.It sounded good. Had a nice soundstage & presentation. To me the sound had a bit of bloom - designed in.Compare that with my Magnum Dynalab FT-101 tu... | |
| Perception You have to take others opinions with a grain of salt. Listen to them because there could be some truth to them & it could help you out.It could also be misinformation.I was in a store & a younger guy was raving about a dac & spouting ... | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? Still looking for advice?It doesn't have to be direct drive to sound good.Settle with Technics or go right the first time & go VPI | |
| CARDAS Fans: Golden vs. Neutral vs. Presence? I think saxo nailed it.I’ve had other Cardas but once you step up to the reference line it’s another world.I was running some basic Audioquest IC for a very long time. Then upgraded to Parsec.I had Twinlink speaker & changed to Neutral Referen... | |
| Can one ever be "done" in this hobby? I’m getting close to being done.Had a VTL tube preamp for 20 years. Upgraded to next VTL preamp. Telefunken tubes - Done.SS amp died a couple years ago. New better SS amp. Probably done.Same cables for 20 years. Upgraded cables. Need to upgrade on... | |
| Considering switching to Tubes I had SS equipment many years agoWanted to go tubes, so started with the preamp.Was looking at Audible Illusions preamp but saw good reviews on the VTL TL-2.5 Auditioned one & was sold.Upgraded amp & cables & was shocked at how good th... | |
| 3 great tube preamps. Which would you purchase? I like VTL. I’m using the TL-5.5 series 1.I’ve been using their preamps for over 20 years.They have been reliable, but I had a repair once. The customer service was not bad. | |
| Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period. Nice work misinterpreting & twisting around what I said.Theres always a condescending prick in the audience, right? | |
| Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period. I’m listening to my same reference recordings & at 60 hrs of burn in I now hear subtleties I have never heard in many times of listening. | |
| Beware of the cable claiming long burn in period. I’ve been burning in a set of used Cardas Golden Presence RCA interconnects. I’m at 60 hrs.The sound is exponentially better than when first connected.These replaced a set of Parsec. These GP are a significant upgrade from the Parsec. The Parsec w... | |
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... Yes, but I can’t divulge that info because I’ll have to pay a premium when I need to replace mine.And I won’t tell you my favorite surf spot... | |
| Best LPs to Test Turntables Bring your best sounding uncompressed ones that you have listened to & knowI would bring:Wilson Audio or MFSL pressingsPink Floyd DSOM & The Wall The Damned - Black Album, AnythingClannad - in concertRed Nichols - MarinelandIsaac Hayes - ... | |
| Looking for the best Preamp with a phono circuit built in VTL 5.5 series 1 | |
| Turntables VPI tableSoundsmith cartVPI 16.5 record cleaner | |
| Where do cables upgrades have the most impact? I got a Cardas digital cable for CD transport to tube DAC & it’s made quite an improvement.I wasn’t sure if it would have much effect.There is a new level of clarity & accuracy. It does reveal the limitations of some recordings as before t... |