joeycastillo
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| Footers under new speakers @buellrider97 Great choice on the Townsend Podiums. Regarding the platforms, your idea of using a butcher block and spiking it will work. I did that on a Turntable setup to isolate the Turntable from external vibration, and I actually heard le... | |
| Powering a center channel with a two channel amp _________________________________________________________ +1 @jea48 and @muvluv @vacerator You are over thinking things. Your Marantz has preamp RCA outputs for each channel. Left, Right, Center, and surround channels RCA connections. ... | |
| Suggestions for a holographic preamp? OP, My recommendation is to try out Linear Tube Audio Microzotl. This is my pre-amp and for me, reproduces a holographic image well. As some had posted above, get their level 3 upgrade and it falls within your budget. One thing the Microzotl does... | |
| Need to get off of bluetooth.... looking for a wifi streamer for my budget I like the WIIM Pro and Pro plus. I have the WIIM pro and works ok. when all is ok, I suggest the Ever solo DMP-A6 Master edition and call it done. my audiophile friend has one and i can say, it sounds very good I have the A6 but using a Denaf... | |
| Footers under new speakers OP have your source out the ISO puck 76? it can carry up to 40 lbs. each. much cheaper than the GAIA and just add a 2-inch-thick hardwood or Marble that will stick on the wooden floor. i heard a system like these and the imaging and bass was c... | |
| Do people hate Eversolo on here? Or is it liked some? For me, I have the A6 and i simply love it. It is my main streamer, and I use it every day 18 hours a day. I don’t shut it off. I have it for 1.5 years now. | |
| Is AI going to kill Hifi? I don't know, but AI killing HIFI?? They all talked about CD being the new standard 40 years ago, and Solid-state replacing Vacuum tubes 50 years ago. Well, they are still here, AI may make music that could change the way music is made and comp... | |
| help needed for new headphone system Hey OP First off, I am not a headphone guy, but I do have Ls3/5A speakers for my reference system. So, at the last Audio Show, I got curious and listened to some headphones at the Show. Well, I was impressed. I always compare what I hear against ... | |
| Cryogenic Treatment of Tubes, and why you should not. I am in the camp that Cyro (on TUBES) does make a difference. At first I thought how can CRYO process improve the sound. As a side note, where I used to work (Space and Satellite) R&D / Manufacturing, we use CRYO machines to change the metallu... | |
| Triangle Magellan Duetto 40th Anniversary I have heard Triangle speakers; Both stand mounts and floor standers. They sound good, very good. I suggest one to take an audition. Try the Triangle web site and see if dealers are close by where you live. | |
| I changed a Tube and… OP Welcome to the world of Tube Rolling My first experience is tube rolling the Shiit Freya+ a few years back. OMG, you can hear what swapping different brands of tubes do. So, when I got my Linear Tube Audio Microzotl, I did not take chances... | |
| Weakest Link in my system... Power Supply, DAC, or... Hello OP As others have posted, you listening room may be your constraint. My audiophile nephew told me in the past that he has gained the most impact by improving room acoustics. At first, I did not really dig that, until no matter what I do,... | |
| Speaker choice Hello OP, All the above suggestions are great. IMO, if you like the sound of Harbeth speakers, you might just want to stay with their bigger models (house sound) rather than moving to other brands. Just get a bigger model but used to keep cost do... | |
| Old SS amps Was listening to a couple of days ago with a friend's Dynaco ST-70 which he had it recapped a few years back. He claimed that he spent some $$ to put in premium parts. Well that really paid off. Driving some JBL speakers, they really sound great. ... | |
| Vinyl Warm Up Time Warm up is real for me IMO. very obvious with my Pass gear and DACs from Denafrips. but for a Phono cartridge, first I heard huh. If it were me, I would get another used or inexpensive cart and swap it. Then see if the changes are real and not im... |