pmm
Responses from pmm
| SS Substitute for Tube Integrated? Words of wisdom: "I always have an xtra set of tubes for all my equipment" SS for tube integ. Many good SS integ. out there. Consider this, you change to a SS integrated and you may not like its pairing with the speakers you have. | |
| Headphone amp? @stringreen , "Do you people listen to your equipment or to music?" Both. Many headphone amps sound different from one another. Some warmer, others, leaner. Some are more detailed than others. Each preferred by an individuals` taste. | |
| New speaker cables @gosta , +1 Cables? I`m staying away from the "rabbit hole". | |
| What CD spinning tonight? Sorry, this thread has already been started: "What’s in your CDP tonight? the minority report" and "Whats playing on your system today?" | |
| any thoughts? Why no love for the newer Rotel players here? Consider the Rotel CD 14 MRK II. Its not a transport, but I had heard good things about it. | |
| I am looking to get more bass out of my system "raising the cutoff frequency of the sub" - This may help. or Get a larger Sub. | |
| How many systems do you have? Four. -Two full range, two headphone. | |
| % breakdown of system costs Did you search the discussions above? This has been covered many times, up until recently. Sounds like your working from a budget, nothing wrong with that. Generally, 50% on speakers, the rest for electronics. You will get varying opinions on p... | |
| Best Bang for the Buck Upgrade " Bang for the Buck " B 4 any component upgrade, or speaker replacement ( last resort ), I suggest that you decouple your speakers from the floor. This will eliminate, or minimize, the vibrations going from speakers into the floor and reflecting... | |
| Schiit Mini loko+ " Adding another electronic box to the signal chain is not my idea of fixing anything." Well then, maybe we all should just trash our systems, and listen to live music. Get the Loki, nothing to lose. | |
| Do I need a DAC? Either, you purchase a good CDP ( good on board DAC), or a transport plus a separate DAC. You will be better served by the separate DAC, and a separate preamp. I would stay away from all-in-one components. If your concerned about the the expense o... | |
| Slow used market right now? I have been visiting this site for a long time. It is likely due to the Christmas season, which is very brief. It usually starts to pickup in January. Unlike the summer months which are very slow. Going forward, I expect: With inflation, due to... | |
| Underpowered? B 4 you do anything, check the connections on the back of each speaker. Are they connected to the lower terminals? If not, that may be the reason they are lacking bass. | |
| What a pile of Schiit Yes, that is strange. I see, on their website: under Products, left hand column, under Upgrades, the Phono Card is offered for the Asgard 3. or- Do this: order the stand alone Mani for $129. | |
| 30 to 50 watts seems to be all I desire It is the gain on both the preamp and power amp that effects the use of the volume control. I have a tubed pre, with adj. gain, combined with a 27db of gain on my amp. The pre`s gain set to 16 db= too loud; volume at 9:00, the pre`s gain set to 8... |