jallan
Responses from jallan
| High end bookshelf speakers for Small room I can’t believe that no one has mentioned the small Acoras. They are spectacular, my personal best of show at the 2019 Capital Audiofest. | |
| Would McIntosh Auto Transformers affect speaker sound? McIntosh solid state amplifiers with autoformers have had a distinct sound to my ears since their inception, in my experience of listening to them at various times since 1972. Warm, not overly detailed, with the earlier versions sounding thin in t... | |
| Spades vs. Banana plugs ?? Bananas are much safer | |
| Bookshelf speaker recommendations Why not consider sealed box design like ATC to help deal with the room? Not having a port simplifies things greatly matching to a difficult room | |
| Need A High Compliance Cartridge Sound Smith has higher compliance versions of most of its cartridges. | |
| Do different speaker stands can really make a big sound improvement? As @akg_ca states, Harbeth’s are built with flexible speaker walls designed to resonate. It’s the whole idea…not to dampen things. it makes the speakers rich and lively sounding. Not necessarily accurate but more like approximation of sounds of l... | |
| Looking to downsize and for suggestions for amp(s) +1 for@laginz. I acquired a used SST Son II as an interim move towards perhaps mono blocks, but I am so pleased with it that I am staying with it. It is sonically really good, quite compact and biased to approximately 10 watts Class A. They drive ... | |
| Deals Gone Bad EBay was fun two decades ago, when I bought a nice Stellarvue Apo telescope as well as some used audio gear for a second system. I find it to be a mixed bag now, sometimes a cesspool. With the exception of some brick and mortar stores using it a... | |
| Looking for a great front ported bookshelp speaker recommendation +1 for ATCs , @soux advice, and avoiding ported speakers in this case. I have ATC SCM7’s that sit on a dresser (decoupled by rubber/wood laminates) that sound great. | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state Sorry, base solidity | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state I have the Cary SLP05 with ultimate upgrade as well but don’t suffer what you are describing. I find that the Raytheon VT231’s in the gain stages gives the best sense of best solidity. To be honest, I have struggled with understanding this rhythm ... | |
| Upgrading to a stand alone DAC I would follow @ghdprentice’s advice and get a Schiit Yggdrasil+. But you can get a new one, the “GSII” or Garage Special II, for just $1699. This differs only from the regular version because it has a first generation sound card and older USB inp... | |
| Marantz 3300 - Fanboy issues, buyer beware..... I am quite familiar with the Marantz 3300/3600/3800 preamps, and owned a Marantz Model 7 tube preamp for nearly 30 years. I also owned a Hafler preamp. A new Schiit Saga blows all of them out of the park sonically. I use a Sylvania Bad Boy 6SN7GT... | |
| Preamp suggestions for Atma-Sphere Class D Monoblocks I own a CarySLP 05 with ultimate upgrade. Bought it used a few years ago in pristine condition for $4300. It has a decent headphone amp. I’ve had great fun tube rolling and my current setup uses Raytheon VT231’s in the gain stages and CBS Hytron 5... | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? When I compare what’s available now (streaming Quboz hi res files) compared to what I did in the 1970’s (vinyl over an Ariston RD11s with Grace 707 arm and a hsnd-picked Sonus Blue cartridge), it’s clear that NOW is the golden time! My Aurender N1... |