magnaryder1
Responses from magnaryder1
| One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All.... No, you’ll need to spend a lot of time listening and a lot of money on amps you don’t like to figure it out. Go to trade shows and listen. It’s a journey and a lot of fun.ray | |
| Will Technology Kill the Audiophile Hobby? Did Zager and Evans get it right on their trip thru time?.ray | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? I have an EAR Yoshino V20. I own a lot of other tube gear and none of it is built or sounds like this. Two thumbs up for Tim deParavicini. Seriously, give EAR a look. ray | |
| What amps/preamps/integrateds to use with a particular speaker? My EAR Yoshino V20 was specifically designed for the original Quad speaker, known as the ESL-57. Prices vary, if you can find one for sale. I've heard them together and its magic.ray | |
| MQA is Legit! MQA is DOA. It was debunked as a fraud and worse. Do some research. I not paying more for less. ray | |
| Unforgiving DAC or add Tube Preamp?? Leave your DAC on for several days playing something on a loop to get it up to snuff. Then listen again and see if that doesn't help. Call the maker and see what they have to say. My Yggdrasil continued to improve past 200 hours and is remarkable ... | |
| Speaker suggestions I too have a low power amplifier, the 24 watt EAR Yoshino V20. This is an extraordinary amplifier that makes my Spatial M3s shine in my 24x18x7 1/2 room. Minimal room treatment. Heavy drapes and carpeting. My Spatials are fed from the 4 ohm tap on... | |
| Carver 275 Crimson tube amp --- any feedback appreciated I own 2 of the 275s. I like them, but I'm a huge fan of Bob's gear. I'm still breaking them in, rolling all kinds of tubes but haven't decided on a combination at this point what with more tubes arriving and all. I can tell you they rock! In Septe... |