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| Power supply for ethernet switch? @kingbr take a look at Alpha Audio.net, they test (and importantly, listen too!) power supplies and Ethernet switches. TP Link, which I also have, did not test as well as some, but sounded excellent, imagine that…can anyone say tube amp? I ori... | |
| How do you A/B amps in your system? Passive two-way speaker + amp switch. One click and A/B. Works great. Luxman makes a high end version. | |
| Power supply for ethernet switch? Denafrips IRIS + Pontus II + TP Link w/ LPS + fanless mini PC source w LPS, + separate power line from panel w/ true earth ground streaming Qobuz; each piece made a difference. IRIS + Pontus biggest improvement followed by separate power line. LH... | |
| Tube Sound With Equalization? EQ, nah, tube buffer, some…tube preamp, more. | |
| Linear Power Supply Recommendations! Teradak and LHY good options, not crazy expensive. There are many more expensive options. Like anything, find a good match for the level of the rest of your gear. At some point, diminishing returns. | |
| Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts? +EQ - Fletcher Munson curve | |
| Who positions their speakers straight ahead (zero tow in) and why. Room, speaker and somewhat system dependent. Focal Aria’s with narrow baffles and clear, clean (not bright, but extended) tweeters set up with very little toe-in. Klipsch Forte’s in same system toe-in almost 45 degrees. I fiddled with placement A ... | |
| Vacuum Tube Preamp for Solid State Power Amp Pairing Audio Research SP-3-1A. Classic! | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS High efficiency horn loaded + EQ, either software based at streamer or analog piece between DAC or pre.amp and amp set to compensate for fletcher-Munson curve noted above. I often listen at low volume and have a Klark-Teknik DN-360 between DAC and... | |
| Western Electric 300B problem Blue glow = good thing, in fact sign of a good vacuum of a power tube. I have several NOS 6L6 and 6550 that have a beautiful blue glow. However, never seen blue glow with any of my new production 300b, Gold Lion, LinLai, Shuguang, or KR Audio. Va... | |
| Do I need new tubes? See if you can find a good audio shop close by with sophisticated tube tester, e.g., AVO or TV-7 and have them tested. Or swap all out from back ups, if you have them. Last resort, find a decent tube tester on ebay. I bought a B&K 606 for abou... | |
| What's the best 6NS7 tube you have tried in your Atma-Sphere MP-3 preamp? I don’t have an Atma-Sphere preamp, but I do have four different integrated tube amps that run 6SN7 as signal tube and/or driver tube in preamp section in front of EL34, 6550, 6L6, KT-88, 300b or 845, power tubes depending on the amplifier. I hav... | |
| A list of efficient speakers at ~$5K a pair. klipsch Forte IV, Conrnwall IV or the more refined Volti w/ a low watt SET class A amp, Decware Sarah, Cary Audio 300SEI, or Dennis Had Inspire 300b = audio heaven. | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps I reentered the tube amp world a few years ago with an Olchen EL 34 for $350, it’s not bad, but not great. Now sits in my office driving Klipsch RPM 160, predecessor to the RPM 600. Sounds good enough for background musicwhile I work. Next cam... | |
| what dacs are fast, lively, energetic? +Topping D90 variant, look at the new III Discrete 1 bit. I have an older D90LE, very clean, clear, transparent “present” sound signature. I swapped it out for a Pontus Ii 12th in my #1 rig, prefer the R2R NOS with 99dB sensitivity Klipsch horns.... |