phcollie
Responses from phcollie
| Streamer v DAC - which is more important? I vary endpoints and sources. Having a high quality stand alone DAC is worth every penny paid. Because so many manufacturers are adding a DAC to whatever they make I expect to find one on the next toaster I buy. The side effect is a perceived dimi... | |
| You just won a $5,000 audio gear only gift card Magnepan 3.7i | |
| What are you streaming tonight? Eva Cassidy - AcousticJean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic MessengerKatie Melua - Ultimate CollectionVampire Weekend - ContraAndy McKee - Art of MotionQobuz | |
| Best Value Line Stage Tube Preamps? I’m listening to Eva Cassidy Best of....and saying to myself, I don’t want to change anything to mess this up. Tung Sols...Freya Plus. Thinking everything is well settled in after about 300 hours. I can’t give an expert opinion because what works ... | |
| good laptop-computer just for the audio I run Audirvana on my Lenovo Yoga C740-15MIL . I chose this laptop because of the 512gb SSD drive , i7 processor, 12gb ram and tablet mode (2/1), the machine runs cool and the fan rarely comes on. Works well streaming Qobuz on my network wireles... | |
| Good speaker match for Nuprime IDA-8? My experience with the NuPrime amp ( I love their Dac) is limited to the STA 9. I found that while their amps do have some good qualities, they struggled and simply could not drive a planar speaker (Mono Blocks at 290w). Avoiding a 4 ohm low eff... | |
| Need under $1500 preamp for my system I'm not trying to be a fan boy but for the value I'm very impressed with the Schiit Freya Plus I added to my system, and the phono stage (Mani) comes in at 129.00 so all in new your at 1029.00 with the ability to handle both MM and MC cartridges.... | |
| Schiit Freya plus. Is this an upgrade? If I could change one thing, I would want the lights to be cyan instead of white to match the rest of my system and to keep the glare down in the evening. I only use the remote to shift out of tube mode, otherwise it stays on 24.7 Things I do... | |
| OK, Streamers: "Head" units only...? Following this thread closely. I’ve spent hours pouring over solutions to this problem. I have a stand alone Dac that I love and the synergy in my system is excellent. I know there are many in the same boat looking for a high end streamer that onl... | |
| Schiit Freya plus. Is this an upgrade? melm, You are correct, The unit arrived with a set of JJ tubes but I already had a set of quad Tung Sols before I purchased the unit as I had decided on finding a tube pre-amp. Perhaps this weekend I will have time to compare. | |
| Schiit Freya plus. Is this an upgrade? 213Runnin, Good point. I only use one source, my Dac. It has 99 step .5db linear volume control with only one resistor in the signal path at any setting. (NuPrime Dac10) I don't know how the Freya+ Volume control is designed. Didn't see any d... | |
| The best tweeter is no tweeter My Magnepans have tweeters? I can't tell.....the sound seems perfect no matter what I play. ;) Seriously...I have to stand right beside them and check to see if inside or outside...the coherence is that good. | |
| Schiit Freya plus. Is this an upgrade? My Freya + arrived and man am I impressed. Quad Matched Tung Sols. Running Fully Loaded Odyssey amp to a set of Maggie 1.7 After 5 hours I don’t want to cut it off. Thankful for an empty house. I have read many posts claiming excellent synergy wit... | |
| Were you naughty or nice? What did Santa bring you! Audio related only please! Santa is the man. Brought a new Schitt Freya Plus, 4 matching Tung sols.. | |
| Hidden Gems in Pre-Owned Solid State Power Amplifiers? Odyssey Audio +1 |