yesiam_a_pirate
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| Doozy of an amp question I've herd the Mc but not the Sim. Your price point is some where around 17-22K based on the retail of these amps? You have a Ref 10- arguably the best preamp ARC made on of the best every built by anyone. Your sound signature will come from th... | |
| The end of physical media is neigh I’m all streaming now but seriously considering the painful cost of adding vinyl. They cant take that away from me easily. However my x wife did in fact easily take all my vinyl- so there’s that. I popped in a CD recently- man do those sound... | |
| PSAudio Directstream DAC M-1 (refurb) vs Denafrips Venus II. Quick decision needed! I had a DirectStream Mk 1. It sounded good to me but I didn't like it's streamer card. It crashed all the time. I bought an AirLens and that was a lovely upgrade. PS Audio had a trade-in deal which gave me the DirectStream II for $3500. THAT was ... | |
| More potential bad news for some big names... I recall Paul McGowan saying that the universe of real HiFi buyers is about 20-25,000 in the US and shrinking. Let's face it the younger generations have little regard for quality and even less regard for bespoke HiFi gear. They are in debt up ... | |
| Bose buys McIntosh It's too soon to tell. One thing is certain: cutting costs is on the top of the list. It always is in these modern roll ups. If cutting costs becomes "cheapen the product" Mac is doomed to Marantz's fate. Alternatively; If there are economic eff... | |
| Reliability - what’s your experience been? The equipment I love the most- ARC is also the most problematic and finicky. I discovered that preventative maintenance stops the fireworks. W Zane Johnson had the notion that his customers were all techies. Read the owners manual from his owners... | |
| Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say? Assuming this is a friend and not an acquaintance I'd likely ask open-ended questions like what component do you like best? How does this sound to you compared to the one you replaced it with? What got you to buy this or that, etc, If his he... | |
| Amp for the new Watt Puppy speakers I heard a pair of WP8s im August. I was amazed. To my ear they sounded better than the Alexx V which I also auditioned. The WPs were driven by a Mac tube amp (I know, I know but that was how the dealer presented them). The Alexx Vs were driven b... | |
| An audio component you just can't let go I've got and old Audio Research VT130 amp that was kind of "thrown in" on a purchase I made some years ago. It had a blown screening resistor (that kept blowing thanks to a failing 12BH7 tube that tested OK) I replaced a number of resistors and bo... | |
| PS Audio BHK signature preamp PS Audio has one of the best return policies out there. Buy it, try it with a critical ear then decide to keep it or return it. Easy Peasy Lemmon Squeezy. | |
| Upgrading my integrated amplifier for my Magnepan 1.7’s I'm a "Maggie man" since 1977. Maybe my 2 cents can help. Maggies like CURRENT. That's much different than wattage. I have a bias toward Audio Research because back in the day Jim Winey (Magnepan) and Bill Z. Johnson (ARC) were neighbors and b... | |
| Calling All Tube Gurus To your date code question: I think it's not really relevant as tubes from the same batch can vary by a LOT. I read that manufacturers think 5% variance is fine. Try 5% louder in your left channel and me that me 5% is fine. :) I once replaced a ... | |
| Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing? I heard a pair driven by a pair of ARC Reference tube amps and a Ref 6 preamp. I thought they sounded very good. They are not as "clinical" as Wilson Alexx Vs sounded to my ears. | |
| Preamp upgrade To be honest unless you are Elon Musk price matters. The exponential increase in price of let's say a Ref 6SE over your LS7 will not give an exponential increase of quality reproduction. Most of us in this hobby spend a LOT more money than one ... | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid Its SO subjective but as a rule: Wilsons are holographic, B&Ws are rowdy and in your face, and I've never heard Borresons so I can't opine. One poster mentioned Maggies. I 100% agree. Get the 1.7s with a pair of REL 7 subs. It's transformati... |