johnread57
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| First Tube amp suggestions Just tried the cheap and ok Bouyrang Reisong A50 Mark III Set 300B for $800USD. It was ok but couldn’t really push my 98dB sensitive horn speakers because of the twin 12” woofers. I’m not into soldering so I sold the amp to someone who might if th... | |
| seeking advise please on my short list for new speakers? (15k budget) Martin Logan have a new line, UK speakers: PMC are mostly good I thoroughly enjoyed my Twenty26 and Elac 247.2. Today I have MB2SE but these are beyond your budget. If you consider used…Wilson’s are an option. | |
| Will China become the poor man’s dealer for high end audio? What was the original question? https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-leaving-china-diversifying-supply-chains-apple-tsmc-mazda-2023-6?amp And… http://www.am-hiend.com/about.html | |
| Am I broken? Am I stuck? Do I have to return my audiophile card now? I agree with the issue of the DAC first then the speakers. Take your time to research and test other DAC’s before making any decisions about speakers. And in the middle of that testing regime bring the bigger speakers in for a test… while you have... | |
| I'm thinking about a low watt tube amplifier? I have a Bouyrange 300B available…;-) | |
| Best Receiver? Huh? What about Lindorf or Trinnov? Get great reviews and would try if I could 👍 | |
| Final? ARC Chapter... If anyone is interested in listening to an upgraded suite of ARC Ref CD9 and LS10/D240? PM me if you want to talk. These units are great examples of the classic ARC sound with transparency and musicality at the fore. | |
| I downloaded high-res files and... An update of this journey... 1. Reflected on my Oppo 205SE sitting there with 2 USB 3.0 at the rear and one at the front. Grabbed a USB Drive and my WD 2TB SSD. i) Well the USB Drive worked except one of the three folders is only .dsf files and ... | |
| I downloaded high-res files and... I was going for this unit: M50 Topping, as a very simple link between my SSD and my old school ARC Ref CD9 player with awesome DAC sound via coaxial... when I came upon this discussion of cross talk that seems to tank this unit: link to quote: "... | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? Actually this has been answered in a different domain with single question surveys such as for job satisfaction. Psychology research has shown and well established that a single question, how satisfied are you with your job, gives a reliable and ... | |
| I downloaded high-res files and... @eagledriver_22 do you have a dap in mind? I sold my onkyo dap… yeah as long it has a digital output it’s worth the experiment 👍 | |
| I downloaded high-res files and... Thanks to all for your suggestions. @ghdprentice I agree with your assessment of the Ref CD9. I guess my next steps are to explore servers. I have a perfectly good Pioneer N70ae in my other system, and wonder if I am missing the opportunity to ... | |
| Bass is clearer and more impactful when I stand vs. when I sit Hi, the other guy here. I took the advice I received to move the speakers - PMC MB2SE - closer together about a foot each closer to the center, as close as practical to the media unit, and also further forward about 6”. Towed in towards the seati... | |
| Bass only when I stand up… Where the heck did my last response update go? Well, good news. I took the advice here about moving the speakers closer together. I moved them about a foot each side towards the centre and about another 6” forward. Problem solved. Now there’s ... | |
| Mystery Of Red Plating Wish I could find a tech like that in Australia Maybe I should ask the guitar shops… |