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| Can digital and analogue plugged together I achieved very impressive results by running my DAC and transport into a Monarchy Audio AC Regenerator and using an AC power filter on the other components. YMMV. | |
| Point Source or Line Source? It might be helpful to do some listening, with your own familiar recordings, to a few good examples of each type. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and I would say that first-hand sonic evaluations can be equally valuable... | |
| Can tube preamps be as 'detailed' sounding as ss? The simple answer is "no."While I agree with Zaikesman that there may be some tube preamps with better detail than the one you tried, you have hit upon the classic tradeoff between tubes and solid state.Now all you need to do is decide which prese... | |
| where to plug in the dac and transport I agree with Nsgarch that a good AC power regenerator is a good way to go. Here is a link to another company that makes some very intriguing units: http://www.audiophileaps.com/Right now, I have my DAC and transport plugged into Monarchy Audio's A... | |
| member system photos??? I forgot to mention one downside of Tucson besides the summer heat -- wages are definitely on the low side. I guess there's no place that has it all.Nill, I don't know what to say. I don't even know what you said... But I'm glad it made you feel b... | |
| member system photos??? Wow, it really amazes me how much home prices and property tax varies with location in the USA. I don't think I could afford to live in CA.A few years ago, I had a small 3BR ranch in Jersey and at that time I saw that prices and property taxes wer... | |
| member system photos??? Grant, I'm glad I don't live in your neighborhood ! How are the taxes? Do you live in NJ or CA? Does that 1400 sq ft include the bathroom and garage? :) | |
| member system photos??? Oh, I get it -- you assumed that in a perfect world...Here's a scary thought for you: I've been to lots of "audiophiles" homes to listen to all different kinds of systems. The systems that were neat and organized (but didn't necessarily sound good... | |
| Avantagrde UNO w/ CJ Premier 8 If there aren't noise issues (too much hum or hiss) without music playing, then the Premier 8 amps should work fine. If they don't, I have a very nice TAD-803 tube amp with only 30Wpc in triode, that I would be willing to trade for your Premier 8'... | |
| My digital front end outdoes my analog..... Well, you could go to an active line stage to improve the dynamics and bass of the phono. Then again, if the phono is musical and you like the sound of it, who says it has to beat your digital overall??? | |
| Biwired-Dunlavy V- Bass reduced why? I agree with Nuguy that no jumpers are needed and that the decrease in bass is probably related to the new cables.You can try a couple of things before giving up on the cables. One thing would be to invert the bass and midrange legs of the cables ... | |
| Cheapest class D amp? Hi Muralman1, The Flying Moles are optimized for 4 to 8-ohm operation, so as long as your friend's 4-ohm speaker doesn't have a broad dip down to 2 or so ohms, then they should work fine. Apparently they can be biased at the factory to work more e... | |
| Cheapest class D amp? Tvad writes:"If you're talking about frequency extension and clarity, then the Class D amps are lively. Other than that, the Class D amps I have heard were anything but lively."Grant, that's interesting because one of the biggest strengths of the ... | |
| Awesome new "Kind Of Blue" Redbook CD reissue I had to open my Sony SBM [SRCS 6681] copy to try it. Weak bass, for sure, so I'll assume it's not one of the better sounding versions despite all the indications to the contrary. :( | |
| Awesome new "Kind Of Blue" Redbook CD reissue Hmmmm,Interesting. I have a Japanese edition that has Sony's Super Bit Mapping and 20-bit Mastering. It's still in the plastic wrap and I don't want to open it to look for a date. It appears to be a gold CD and is cat # SRCS 6681. Does anyone have... |