mlsstl
Responses from mlsstl
| Qobuz dropping rights to my favorites. A pox on their house. I have the same search problems with my collection back when I had CDs and LPs -- the wife would listen to something and then put it back in a different spot.... | |
| How long did you have to wait for Primaluna to deliver I bought a LSA VT-70 tube amp this summer and had to wait about two months for the next shipment to arrive in the US from the factory in China. Delays are still just part of life right now -- a single missing part means that the amp (or whatever) ... | |
| Qobuz dropping rights to my favorites. A pox on their house. @kletter1mann -- "I've been slowly culling my CD's, LP's and server library with the assumption that streaming service libraries would grow, not shrink." I can understand getting rid of CDs and LPs for reasons of the physical space they take up, ... | |
| Did you ever buy too much bass? The only complaint I ever have about "too much bass" involves the recording, not my system. There are a few recordings out there where they got really carried away. | |
| LSA VT-150 OK, but even the VT-150 has its limits at 60 watts/channel if you like 90 or 100+ dB listening volumes and end up with inefficient speakers or some that are current hogs. I'm old-school, but believe in settling on speakers before deciding on an a... | |
| Tube Preamp for Pass XA25 under $3,000 Something not mentioned yet in the responses -- you said "the more challenging funk and rock can get a bit muddled in the lower range." You are using Harbeth P3esr speakers -- the smallest bookshelves they make. The laws of physics place some lim... | |
| LSA VT-150 I've had a LSA VT-70 for about 6 months now and really enjoy it. It has performed flawlessly with a pair of Spendor 4/5 bookshelf speakers which are only 84 dB sensitive. It has no problem playing them well past my desired average listening level ... | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? Even though I do a lot of streaming, it is NOT part of the argument that you have to give up any other format. Like others have noted, I have many albums in my local collection that are not available on streaming and never will be -- for example,... | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? Interesting how @walkenfan2013 has disappeared from the conversation. Guess he continues to think that, somehow, streaming is more expensive than other forms of audio playback. | |
| Why are so many people spending so much money to build “perfect” streaming system? @walkenfan2013 -- just to add one comment -- are you unaware of the amount of money that can be spent on turntables and phono preamps for LP playback? You can easily exceed $100K for a turntable if you wish. Same thing for CD players -- you can sp... | |
| Hybrid Tube Preamp - Loud Pops and Crackles I'm a bit confused by the suggestions that you mess with the tube sockets -- the process of removing the original tubes and putting in new ones should have taken care of any issue that was caused by corrosion build-up or a poorly seated tube. Nex... | |
| Audio Note Speaker Kits Have you considered Madisound? They have a good reputation, offer quality parts from drivers to crossovers and other parts, along with cabinet plans. | |
| Pure Class-A Amp under $2000 (USED) +4 on the Aegir. I have one in my main system for my 88 dB 6 ohm Ohm 1000 speakers and it easily goes to my loudest needed volume (about 85 dB average) without strain. (Full disclosure, I also use a sub.) And, I love the sound -- previously had a... | |
| Ethernet patch cable 5e with cat 6e @peter_s -- regardless of what other people hear, or think they hear, it is always going to be up to an individual user as to whether something like this makes a difference or not in their system. And, one other thought not mentioned previously,... | |
| Ethernet patch cable 5e with cat 6e As noted, it is up to you to decide whether or not you can hear (or see) a difference between Cat 5 and 6. Unlike the dynamic range for perceived volume where you need headroom above the average playback volume for peaks, the streaming signal does... |