paulcreed
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| What does a subwoofer solve? Are you using a power conditioner? Sorry didn’t read every post. I own some PS Audio monos and it seems they prefer power conditioners to perform there best in my system. Cleaner bigger bass. I run passive conditioners. Some of my other solid stat... | |
| Is it good to upgrade the crossovers in your speakers? It can’t hurt you can always put old caps back in. Have you ever seen the crap parts in some of these expensive speakers. I’ve only done it to a couple pair of speaker and was a very nice improvement. New wire improves sound and outboard crossover... | |
| Beryllium Tweeters - Your Opinions & Comments ?? I was concerned trying the beryllium tweeter. But very impressed with the Reference 3a be tweeter. Not at all annoying or bright very smooth but detailed. I’m using with Conrad Johnson, r2r dac and lp12. Everything going through it is on the warm ... | |
| Warm, rich, smooth, 3d tube integrated amp, budget $6000 I went from a Don Sachs Kootenay and d2 to a Conrad Johnson Cav45 S2 to simplify things and am very happy. I borrowed my brother Primaluna HP Premium for a month or so and while okay it wasn’t for me. The Sachs did produce a lot of heat and find t... | |
| "Too much gain"? (Cary SLP05 question) I had a Bruce Moore preamp with dual Goldpoint stepped volume pots. Volume was either to loud or to low, was not enjoyable. I contacted Goldpoint and he walked me through how to add resistors. I ordered some Takman resistors and soldered them in a... | |
| High sensitivity bookshelf speakers to pair with SET amp? Nearfield romanticism. I second the Reference 3a Decappo be also but not sure if the 92 db rating is accurate. I am running it with a Conrad Johnson CAV 45 S2 with no problem but it is also a 60 watt amp. I will say it I’m really enjoying these speakers very nice full b... | |
| Have audio cables really improved in last 20 years? Looks like everybody has different views, I have a couple old Tara Labs The One power cord from long ago just looked it up there still making it. I have JPS Superconductor plus speaker cables and Superconductor 3 speaker cables and interconnects t... | |
| if someone can help me...... If you changed caps and resistors you need 200 to 400 hours before anything will start to come back to normal. If you put Teflon caps in they need a crazy amount of time. If you keep switching out wires it will also take 12 to 48 hours before thin... | |
| Better R2R DAC Recommendation? I really enjoy my Orchid. If you do go MHDT Orchid buy the Garage 1217 6sn7 and 6922 adapters only $50 shipped for both. If you can solder, if you choose you don’t even have to flip the circuit boards, clip the leads and put in better caps in key ... | |
| Squeaking/Paper Crinkling Noise Coming from Lamm LL2.1 Call Signature Sound he’s a very nice guy and is open minded to all gear. I asked if I had a problem with my Audio Hungary integrated amp would he look at it and said he would if it needed to be fixed. He is very knowledgeable, can’t hurt to call.... | |
| Electric cars will ruin late night listening? Bugsnest, I don’t think power conditioners help DC in your lines, they may but it didn’t help me. I have a Running Springs Dmitri, Hayley and PI Audio Uberbuss and tried them all when I had a mechanical transformer hum on a Conrad Johnson amp. ... | |
| Electric cars will ruin late night listening? It was a joke in a serious way. I had to bring a amp to the house of the guy that works on my gear. He had a guy build a house next to him and they had to start to share the same transformer and said his electricity voltage started to fluctuate an... | |
| Best dac under $2500 - comparing build quality and technologies I was in same price range for a dac, but knew not being able to demo thought I would experiment and buy 2 dacs on different end of spectrum. I kept total for both around $2500. I bought 2 dacs I knew I could sell fast. I picked up a RME adi-2 with... | |
| Best Integrated/Control Amp for less than $5000 Conrad Johnson CAV 45. This is my first CJ and was really surprised due to the stereotypical reputation of the CJ sound. I’m very impressed how transparent, detailed and airy, maybe this is due to no preamp section. Just stays crystal clear at the... | |
| I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls.... If you only stream look at the RME adi-2. RME has multiple presets for the EQ to choose from. It has a loudness button for time listening at low volume which boost bass/fullness and clarity. Has bass and treble buttons also balance all the above o... |