markainsworth
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| The Music Room Hi lowrider57 I hear you on the cables and thinking you missed the return deadline. It is still surprising that you did not contact them, being so close to the perceived deadline. By your own account you considered them to be a reputable firm, and... | |
| The Music Room I am the guy that started this thread. I did purchase from them and was satisfied with the transaction. They have a 45 day return policy and pay return shipping for defective items. So something does not ring true about lowrider57’s claim. That al... | |
| Why does my DAC sound so much better after upgrading digital SPDIF cable? All this noise about digital cables. As one person noted, a digital cable actually carries an analog signal. However, the magic is the software. When a digital signal is sent it is sent with what are called stop bits and a checksum. The hardware a... | |
| My first Tube Amplifier My first tube amplifier was a hybrid: A New York Audio Labs Amp with a combination of tubes an mosfets. It was paired to a New York Audio labs minuet preamplifier. It sounded pretty sweet. It was, however a little noisy. I was powering bose 901’s ... | |
| Aric Audio Systems Unlimited Preamp Hi. A few months ago I purchased a Transcend 6SN7 Preamp (Line Stage Only) from Aric Audio. I needed something to pair with my Parasound H2200 amp and Magnepan 1.7i speakers. The couple of SS preamps I tried just didn’t mesh well.Enter the Transce... | |
| Tube Preamp Hi. I can second rocray's comments. About 6 months ago I purchased an Aric Audio Transcend 6SN7 tube pre-amp to pair with my Magnepan 1.7i's. and ancient Parasound H2200 power amplifier.The Transcend transformed this system. It works very we... | |
| Is there actually a difference? Interesting discussion, which I am joining late. I recently (about a year ago) purchased a pair of Magnepan 1.7i’s These speakers are not particularly easy to drive, so I knew I would need a few watts. Having blown my budget on the speakers, I wen... | |
| Difference between Cambridge Audio CXN and CXN V2 and other Network Streamers I have pulled the trigger on the CXN. Once it arrives and has had sufficient burn-in, I will update this post with my impressions. My hope is to alleviate the harshness of some of the high frequency output. Primarily trumpets and other horns. Also... | |
| Difference between Cambridge Audio CXN and CXN V2 and other Network Streamers I did a little research since my last post, and I don't see any sonic differences between the CXN and the CXN V2 as mikijh noted. Just the faster processor and a stated improvement in Internet Radio. The interface changes are available to CXN ow... | |
| Difference between Cambridge Audio CXN and CXN V2 and other Network Streamers I guess you could consider this a bump. I looking at a similar situation: I want to know whether the $900 CXN V2 is worth $300 more than the $600 CXN (with firmware update) and, whether the $1500 Azure 815N is worth $600 more than the V2 and $900 ... | |
| The Music Room I am the originator of this thread. I did purchase a preamp from them, and I am happy with the transaction. I am looking to upgrade my DAC and will be looking there first. Good people. | |
| Maybe tube preamp Ghost & Axe. Thanks much for your valuable insights. I am leaning toward Aric, but may take another look at Mapletree. | |
| Maybe tube preamp Thanks, Kali. I had seen that unit.Wolf: Since you have experience with 6SN7 tubes, you may be able to provide some insight into something I am curious about: How would you describe the difference in sound between 6SN7 tubes and the more popula... | |
| Maybe tube preamp Thanks David and Kalali. Good advice, I think. I will have chat with the folks at Aric. And I will certainly post here my decision, and perhaps some of the deliberations that precede it.Hi wolf, I agree. The Schiit Freya is a VERY reasonably p... | |
| Maybe tube preamp Claudebond & Analogluvr: Thanks for the suggestion, but I am not ready for a kit. I did a rough count and I figure there are about 400 solder joints in that kit. It would take me a year. I am not willing to wait that long.TubePower: Thanks, th... |