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| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? I have both the Manley Chinook and the EAR 834P. FWIW, here are my impressions.Both are excellent overall. I prefer the Chinook with MM cartridges, and the EAR with low output cartridges. Maybe it’s because the EAR has step ups for mc. With the C... | |
| How much difference will a phono stage upgrade make? I have both the Manley Chinook and the EAR 834P. FWIW, here are my impressions.Both are excellent overall. I prefer the Chinook with MM cartridges, and the EAR with low output cartridges. Maybe it’s because the EAR has step ups for mc. With the C... | |
| Best sound from lowest price Pass Labs amp? Mark from Reno Hifi says the XA60.5s are better sonically “no Question.”He should know. So unless I get the opportunity to audition the XA25 in my system, I’ll stick with my monoblocks for now.“Upgrade-itis” or change-for-the-sake-of-change is a ... | |
| Need speaker suggestion for a larger room! I’m using Golden Ear Triton Ones in a room about the size as yours. With front and side firing woofers they convey the hall ambiance of classical music very well. They are easy to drive, since they have built-in 1500 watt woofer amps. Two newer m... | |
| Looking for mc cartridge in $1000-$1500 range. Thank you all for some interesting leads to follow.Btw, I have had Shelter 501 II and Blackbird hi output in this system. Shelter did not track well with my arm. Blackbrd did not have enough “air” in mids. With the Shelter I’m guessing compliance ... | |
| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. Perhaps the human cutoff frequency of 20 khz is the problem here. While humans cannot perceive tones (continuous sine waves) above 20 khz or so, there may very well be a psycho-acoustic or other human response to high frequencies. The leading edge... | |
| Help me choose a speaker match for my Line Magnetic 805ia tube amp under $10K FreesoleAudio Physic Scorpios would be a great match for your amp, and give you the sound you desire - but these are out of production and hard to find. I recently heard the Revel 228be ($10k) at RMAF and was impressed. They are 8 ohm, 90 db sensi... | |
| Polite Rules for discussing Audio related things Thank you Elizabeth, Geoff, and the rest of this merry/maddening gang. Your wit, insights on human behaviors and obvious love of all things audio, have rejuvenated my faith in humans and in this weird hobby.Keep it up!Btw, I liked Tom Carvel too. | |
| Line Magnetic 518ia - How Much Heat Does It Produce? Recently acquired a Manley Stingray II. Uses 4 EL84 tubes per channel and runs pretty cool. Have it in a smallish room. I favor triode mode with 18 watts output. No heat issues whatsoever. Sounds great with efficient floorstanding speakers. This m... | |
| Who said “ flat freq response “ is the best? I think most music lovers and audiophiles can agree that there is no such thing as “flat” anything - especially speakers. Although, it is probably a good thing not to have prominant peaks or dips in a speakers’ response. That said, I believe that ... | |
| Pass Labs vs Mark Levinson vs Parasound - best 2 channel amp used under $2,500? Have had Levinson 534 monos, and currently using Pass XA 60.5s in a system somewhat like yours. Its mostly 2 channel music with vacuum tube preamp, but also L-R in a home theater, Pass is noticeable superior in my system. Less flat (both spacially... | |
| What used speakers raraely come up for sale Audio Physic Scorpio. The original AP founder/designer left the company a decade ago. Speakers are easy to drive, tight clean base from four 7 inch woofers, 3-1/2 way.Used should be $3-4k if you can find them. Also, attractive. | |
| New or Old CD Player? FWIW, I have a Marantz SA-11 Mk 2, modied with a vacuum tube output by Underwood HI-Fi. About 8 years old - about $4-5k then. Nothing I’ve heard in my system bests it so far. Also have a Cambridge cd deck feeding a Mytek Brooklyn dac. Sound is dif... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Geoffkait,I guess I don’t understand your comments. The fuses are there to protect the circuit in case of component failure, not to protect against the low level music signal. The effect on the music signal is an unintended consequence - which cou... | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses In my Rogue Cronus Magnum Ii, SR fuses in the tube circuit make a very noticeable improvement in SQ. Stands to reason because the entire audio signal, at very low level, passes through each fuse. An extremely thin wire that is meant to melt under ... |