macg19
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| Does old-fashioned necessarily mean out of date? A product that sounds good will always sound good, and technological advances where tubed gear is concerned are overrated. Especially if you are fond of NOS tubes, as I am. | |
| Does anyone on AG truly care anymore about objectivity & sincerity of Magazine reviews? I use them to validate my purchasing decisions. | |
| Budget integrated amp? I can’t explain nor will I denigrate the Yamaha nay sayers but Yamaha makes some of the finest musical instruments and audio gear on the planet. Which is amazing considering they make other gear like motorcycles. Which btw have the tuning fork log... | |
| MC cartridge for Clearaudio Concept 1600$ Not really - the Hana ML is tough to beat in its price range if you have a good PS to support it and set it up properly (which is not trivial) and the lower end CA Carts are not as good value for money IMO. I owned the Hana with a Clear audio Perf... | |
| The Great DAC Mystery I’m pretty sure my BlackIce Tube DAC sounds great to me is because the measurements of the 1950-ish NOS tubes suck. | |
| The Great DAC Mystery Measure twice, cut once. That's my deep thought about it @baylinor nice one (Jack Handey would approve) | |
| Bluesound mode not really cutting it Are you running stock tubes in the BlackIce DAC? What USB cable are you using? I know you have a used CXN v2 on the way but for $300 the LHY LPS helped my Node a lot. | |
| Any Raven Audio Reflection Owners? Great news! Congrats! | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie I just talked to a local dealer and he has a Clearaudio Performance DC table with a Clarify Carbon tone arm and Virtuoso V2 cart. He says it's in mint condition. Asking 3300. Anyone have a thought on that deal? It's just an OK deal. For exampl... | |
| Do Harbeth speakers really need a 4000 damping factor? The answer is no, 240 is plenty. Your amp is not "lowly". My 40.3XDs are shared as mains between a T+A integrated and a Yamaha RX3080 AVR. I often stream SXM radio from the Yamaha for casual listening and they sound surprisingly good. Prior to... | |
| Luxman vs Accuphase for Harbeth 40.3 XD @audiophil88 @lewl28 I ended up buying. BAT vk3500 open box 50% off which was just OK in the end. I’m now using the T+A PA 3100 HV and love it. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn Dude, you do know I was just messin' with you, right? | |
| Integrated Tube Amp approx. $2,500 I’ve owned Line Magnetic (good, especially for the price), Raven Audio (quite a bit better SQ than LM) and Rogers High Fidelity (run away, run very far away). I have a Black Ice tube DAC that I like a lot and is a bargain, so I can speak to their... | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL Actually, your parents paid for it and medical school after that. (Federal Taxes) Unless you went to school in England, they did not:) | |
| critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve? You will get WAY more bang for the buck with a $500 Bluesound Node and an $11/mth Qobuz subscription than any turntable/cart/phono stage upgrade at 4 - 5 X the price. Spend the rest on upgrading your speakers. The used market will serve you well,... |