oberoniaomnia
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| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing I pair my PrimaLuna EVO 300 pre (not integrated) with a PassLabs XA25 SS and happy with it. PL has been mentioned before in this thread. | |
| Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80? @stuartk adolescent: approx age 15-25, frequently a formative period for music taste. yummy phase: easy digestible/ingestible ware. In food it is Mac 'n cheese, pizza, schniposa & coke. In music it is Beatles, Stones, PF, Eine Kleine Nachtmu... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu @yogiboy Ps. Here is my longer impression https://pearlacoustics.com/daniel-geiger/ If you want to audition them ask Harley whether there is an owner near you. If you are in socal lmk. | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu @yogiboy purchased direct, not sure there are any dealers. Another plus is the best interaction with Harley Lovegrove, owner of Pearlacoustics. Prices seem to have gone up significantly. I think I got them for around us$4k, now they are 8k ish. Pr... | |
| Rega Naia Aphellion 2 phono preamp @superhonestben thanks for this. never seen it before. What have you used before? What cartridge are you using on P8/Mofi? I notice there are no capacitance settings on the Whest, so no adjustability for MM carts. Also not sure whether the dip s... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu @yogiboy As noted above, I have a pair of Sibelius since early 2021. See post above re description and pros/cons. BTW: RYT200/yin | |
| Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80? Of course! At 57 half of my purchases are from new releases (<3 years old). I frequently pre-order music. Genre-wise, EBM/IDM (Bedless Bones, Zanias / Throwing Snow) and Witch Wave (Ohne Nomen) did not exist back then. Then there is also mediev... | |
| Would you rent a $14,000 DAC for $75 per day? Where did that idea come from? What's the rationale? Many vendors have some sort of trial period, typically 30 days. The only thing for customer to pay is potentially return shipping. At $75/day, that is $27K/year, so about twice the purchase pri... | |
| Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu Already have chosen the Sibelius and am very happy with them. Don't know the others. If you like clean, detailed, neutral sound, value cohesiveness from the single driver approach, and are ok with adding a sub, then the Sibelius may be good for yo... | |
| ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS There is also the other side of the coin, people who ignore psychology/psychoacoustics and the limits of physics and human hearing. "I put this cable in and it sounded better", but no indication whether old and new one was swapped in several time... | |
| What should I look for when purchasing a quality album? First and foremost, like the music (or whatever) on that record. For many records, there is one version/pressing etc. particularly true for newer releases. A technically bad recording that engages you is more enjoyable than some UHQR record of m... | |
| Needing DAC Advice I don't stream ... I'm vehemently opposed to paying a provider who profits by paying artists virtually nothing for their content. When I can, I buy physical media directly from the artists I want to hear. + 1000 I have a Holoaudio May L2 DA... | |
| Can I write a CD of random songs - without access to streaming? Re service, there could well be some copyright issues. Buying used CDs is certainly a great route. Have fun! | |
| Can you damage your speakers by plugging bass port vent? My old B&W CM6S2 came from factory with a small selection of foam inserts for the ports to adjust bass. But if it sounds horrible in your concrete room, I doubt that plugging the ports will solve the issue. I would rather consider near field... | |
| Can I write a CD of random songs - without access to streaming? For largest catalog Apple Music. See also here https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/best-sites-to-buy-mp3-and-digital-music-you-own-forever/ |