miesdavis
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| DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ?? I was very certain from reading and watching videos that I wanted an R2R DAC. I happened to pick up a Weiss DAC204 and it is truly excellent. I’m not using a linear power supply yet. Has a much more involving sound than my old Auralic Altair. I am... | |
| Speakers that are good with tubes Don’t listen to folks who haven’t tried any given combination. I ran my ATC SCM40 V2’s with a Line Magnetic 805ia and it was bliss—sounded convincingly like ATC’s own P2 which I also owned. There are class a high current tube amps that will drive ... | |
| Amp pairing with Tannoy Turnberry? I just wanted to confirm the comments that KT66 amps are stellar for the Tannoy Turnberry. I use a Line Magnetic 126 which is a KT66 amp and the Turnberry GR’s simply sing. Also, this is a 15 watt, class A amp that weighs 105 lbs so there’s no sho... | |
| 6000 dollars CD player Audio Research's CD6 was the best CDP I ever heard. Find a CD6 ($3K-4K) and send it to ARC to be upgraded to the CD6SE for $1500. Then you have a top-notch CDP and DAC under budget. | |
| Auralic Altair X Auralic Altair G1 Wondering the same thing. | |
| Speakers for a very large room? Ironic that I’m looking for an MA2275 and have ATC SCM40 V2’s to trade. Prety much pairity other than shipping. Depending on how far far away you want to sit, they could work. If you want concert levels you’d need the SCM100 or SCM150. If they do... | |
| Line Magnetic 508ia and the Elusive 805 Tube I have the Fullmusic CNE tubes and the newish Cossor 805’s. Lots of folks recommend the Psvane 805AT but I didn’t like that tube. If I have to buy one tube to really compare to the stock 805 it would be the Cossor. Also so check out the LM owners ... | |
| Graham ls5/9 vs Harbeth M30.1 @mcanaday May I ask which dealer? | |
| Lets talk tubes in Pharaoh Integrated Ironically, I found this discussion by searching for "Rogue Pharaoh Siemens". The combination sounds amazingly full and rich with my Auralic Altair or Shinola Runwell turntable feeding my ATC SCM40 V2's. I think that the right tubes can be found f... | |
| Hegel vs Rogue I compared the Rogue Pharaoh and Hegel H360 in my home for a few months. I use ATC SCM40 v2 speakers. I found that the Hegel was over damped for my speakers. I'm very happy with the Pharaoh and Siemens tubes but I'm trying to find a Class A amp th... | |
| THE most sonically dissappointing (lp) you own of great music? Adele - 19. Amazing songs and a great voice. "Mastering" could've been more accurately described as practicing. | |
| Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced I'll just say that I owned a Yamaha A-S3000 for a couple years and my new Rogue Cronus Magnum II is more enjoyable in just about every regard--missing the glowing meters. I don't know if Rogue audio is unknown but the value for money and amazing s... | |
| Looking for Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington LP I just realized that I have the record you are looking for. Did you ever find one? | |
| bi wire or not to bi wire I have been reading about this as an audiophile who would have been skeptical initially. I recently sold my ATC SCM40's and stepped down to the Bowers & Wilkins CM5 due to the design of my living room. I never bothered trying this with the ATC... | |
| sansui or yamaha I'm late but I've owned an A-S2000 for about two years and it is an amazing integrated amplifier. I use it to drive my ATC SCM40's and the sound is amazingly revealing and clean with no signs of brightness. I would caution against using it with th... |