paul_lindemann
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| Help and opinions needed on pre-amp situation Agree with MP3 comment - very, very nice sound! Not a fan of the Rhumba Extreme...sounds artificial...lots of wow factors that do not strike me a musical or real. Also tried a couple Ayon preamps, but I did not find myself enjoying the music. I... | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes Alot of great 6SN7 types out there! To my ears the Ken Rad - although a great tube with the best bass, has the weakest midrange and treble. The Metal based Sylvania sounds amazing for the first couple hundred hours, but the pixie dust wears o... | |
| DAC DIRECT IN TO AMPLIFIER OR TO PREAMPLIFIER Great conversations and recommendations. I am in all of your debt!! I called and spoke with the manufacturers at Berkeley DAC and Aesthetix. Berkeley's Technical director thought though direct in would be just fine and nothing would be lost in ... | |
| Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Series 2 MQA vs. PS Audio DirectStream DAC (Windom) Articulated succinctly and descriptively. I agree with the Berkeley DAC sound as I won the same piece...not sure if a preamp would add the missing element of dynamics! P | |
| PSVANE ACME 300B TUBES Hi. Yes! The Frankie is my main amp...may try the Coincident PC next to see if that also lowers the noise floor and adds punch to the bass etc. Cheers, P | |
| ELEMENTS THAT AUDIOPHILE SPEAKERS REQUIRE Here are some factors that I failed to consider in my analysis of purchasing a speaker. 1. Customer Service /Longevity - Over the course of 40 years an audiophile, I have had one tweeter go bad on me. So that is 1/50 pairs of speakers in 40 yea... | |
| Coincident Frankenstein 300b Stereo Amp Hi Charles. The Franks are exceptional amps....but the choice of speakers, Soliloquy 6.2 with its impedance curve is a perfect match - better than the match of the wavelengths for example. Then speaker positioning, room tuning, trying out numero... | |
| Coincident Frankenstein 300b Stereo Amp The Frank stereo amplifier has out performed my Wavelength Cardinal XS mono blocks, VAC PA160, and Wyetech Topaz. Simply stupid good - correction, GREAT. The Wyetech had the superior leading edge of the note and overall dynamics - until I switch... | |
| Tip for purchase new power cable I have auditioned a number of power cables and one that makes an audible difference is the NRG The Five power cable...adds 2-3DB to the bass without clogging up the mids or highs. https://audiobacon.net/2019/08/17/27-audiophile-power-cables-revie... | |
| Revisiting Chinese Knockoff Cables In comparison to higher end gear, the China cables are very, very average. I have the China Valhalla cables and they are OK - nowhere near the quality of the Audience cables that are my standard. | |
| Why Do Cables Matter? I recall over two decades ago, I did not believe that cables made a significant difference. I reluctantly tried an expensive ($400), Transparent RCA interconnect cable to my Gamut power amplifier and MSB Platinum CD player. Within the first 5 se... | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE Thank you to all! I understand the argument that bits are bits. Ones and zeros are sent to the DAC - and that is where magic can happen - or not. Still my ears tell me different. A transport makes a difference. It is illogical, but it is true... | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE The Cyrus was the best sounding CD transport - but looking for better. PS I've got the upgrade bug! | |
| 6922 Preamp Tube Recommendations All good recommendations. Perhaps the best sounding are the BEL E88CC gold pins - circa 1969 - part of Philips disaster recovery plan by having a plant in India (all parts still Philips). Give one the best of the Siemens and Amperex. Warmth, dy... | |
| Best DACs under $7,000.00 I get it...we all have a limit based on perceptions of value added etc. I will say that one of the finest DAC's out there is the Bracasti M3. Around $5,000 new and it definitely elevates the sound quality of music in a noticable way! Chee... |