jasonbourne52
Responses from jasonbourne52
| [UPGRADE] Sure T2024 amp (need more powaa!!) Cambridge AXA25! A long-established company with a reputation of building quality audio gear! | |
| DAC Input Topology I just now saw a Lumin D2 for sale here in Agon.You might consider this over the Aurender. $1800. The D2 has been very favorably reviewed! | |
| DAC Input Topology Regarding the Analog vs. Digital debate I felt for a long time that the LP beat the CD. More listening has reversed this! The inherently higher noise floor, inner groove tracking problems, dynamic range limits and summed bass are serious restricti... | |
| DAC Input Topology I question the need to spend so much on the Aurender. The internal parts count is only a fraction of the retail price. The enthusiastic claims by owners is after all subjective. I'd like to see some measurements comparing it to the iFi. | |
| Sansui AU-717 On the other hand my BEL 1001, GAS Son and Bryston 3B all need new power supply caps. They are unusable until this is done. | |
| Sansui AU-717 My Sumo Andromeda from the 80's has been in use 24/7 for months now. No problems and sounds fine! An example of leaving the original caps in place. | |
| Sansui AU-717 If it powers up and is noise-free plus sounds fine no need to replace caps. If it has not been used in awhile use a variac to slowly bring up the AC voltage. | |
| THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME DOMAIN RESPONSE MUST READ Peter Walker invented the first time-coherent speaker back in 1955! It is the Quad 57 - named for Peter's company and the year the first commercial ones appeared. Still a landmark product! | |
| DAC Input Topology Such hand wringing over minutiae! Uncertainty in timing (jitter) was a problem solved decades ago! Aurender's touting of their proprietary OXCO clock is hype to beguile the technically ignorant. Today's three-figure streamers are just as capable o... | |
| Is a femto clock important if you aren't using asynch USB? Topping D90 ($900) is a better choice than the W4S. | |
| Hocus =- Ansuz Sortz - Pocus So these are shorting plugs for unused RCA jacks? And so expensive? Just more audio jewelry to beguile the gullible! | |
| Cartridge burn-in Mechanical things (speakers, phono cartridges) need some break-in time. | |
| Revel F208 - worth a try? +1 for the F208's! | |
| Cartridge question for Thorens TD320 mkII Go ahead and try the Grace in the TP90. I bet it will work fine! You can also try the Grace in the other lighter arm. | |
| Pass Then vs. Pass Now Grab that Threshold 400A before someone else! It is a superb amp! I’ll take it any day over a new Pass! I’d also sell the Rogue and get a Threshold preamp to match the 400A. Since you like tube preamps I can recommend a Precision Fidelity C2 from ... |