oddiofyl
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| AUDIO SCIENCE REVIEW and $50 to spend......... Sometimes they measure what is a great product. The RME adi2 DAC was the darling of ASR until it's measurements were surpassed by some Chi Fi DAC which of course they loved. I have a RME and it's a good DAC , no doubt. They would probably n... | |
| AUDIO SCIENCE REVIEW and $50 to spend......... They aren't saving you money if you buy something based on specs and it sounds poor in your system. They have also turned many people away from great sounding, well built products. Remember that. | |
| Paradigm Studio 100 v3/tweeter assembly down to the screws Ebay. There is one on there now for $100 | |
| Origin Live Tonearms I have a Silver on my Sota Escape and I think it is pretty nice. It is much better than the Rega RB300 I had in the past. Five year warranty is pretty good too | |
| OMG - Room Acoustics are Critical - WAF be dam-ed!. I totally get WAF.... happy wife happy life. I'm divorced, my lady has her own place so I guess I am lucky ... | |
| Tube or solid state I think Spaceguitarist has never heard a truly great tube amp and that's why he's " biased"..... | |
| Banchmark DAC3B vs. Denafrips Pontus II (12th Aniv.) I would go with the Benchmark. It's a quality DAC from quality people.... don't take a chance on Chi Fi that still has bugs, and more importantly you can't demo it and there is no return policy. Any credible outfit will let you demo their ge... | |
| OMG - Room Acoustics are Critical - WAF be dam-ed!. That's great , happy listening. I moved some furniture out of my listening room, put a recliner in the sweet spot and made it a dedicated music / movie room. Its amazing how subtle changes can improve sound quality. | |
| Which preamps use 6922/6DJ8 tubes? The LAB 12 Pre 1 sounds great. It uses a pair of 6922. | |
| Which preamps use 6922/6DJ8 tubes? I have gotten away from the 6922. New production is not that great. Old stock is drying up fast .... I had a CJ Classic 2 preamp, it was tough on tubes. Only a few would last long, the Gold Lion 6922 or a Reflector 6h23n eb were the only ... | |
| Oppo 103 DSD to Chord Qutest The 103 will take SACD content and convert to 176.4 or 88.2 depending on player setting. Not sure how it handles DSD media though | |
| "High end" store snobbery I hate audio snobbery... If I walk into a dealer and I think they are sizing me up or don't think I'm a serious buyer I leave. Fast. I value my local dealers, there's only a few left so I try to buy locally. I was looking at turntables and... | |
| Fantasy or reality? Inexpensive solid state preamps that get you 80% there? All of the best sounding systems I have ever used or owned , or heard had one thing in common. A great preamp. Usually the most expensive component in the chain. I had a Zesto Leto for a short time and it completely elevated the performance o... | |
| Upgrade to McIntosh Get separates. You will thank me later. | |
| point-to-point or solder to CB: what should I be considering? I have a pair of Quicksilver Mid Monos and a custom 300b amp. Both are point to point wired, simple, reliable, and serviceable. Im having a preamp built too and it is point to point also. My last PCB Based amp had some nasty burns on the PCB ... |