pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| Harbeth SHL 5 amplification I've driven my 40.1's with a 32wpc VAC 30/30 tube amp. Not optimal, but it sounded decent. | |
| Daily Audiophile Nice... thanks! | |
| Harbelth HL5plus I owned a pair of SHL5 (non-plus version) and found them to be as you described the "plus" version. I've since gone back to Harbeth 40.1's as they are full bodied and far superior to the SHL5 in my experience. If you are patient and ok with buyi... | |
| Really...My favorite power tube is reissue that's not widely popular I have an octet of lightly used (less than 100 hours) Gold Lion KT77's from Tube Audio Store that I paid $600 for. Will sell for $265 delivered if anyone is interested. | |
| Preamps with separate L/R volume controls My Aesthetix Calypso Signature (listed on US Audiomart) has balance control. | |
| RIP Peter Tork Love the Monkees. They were the first band that got me interested in music as a toddler.Paul Westerberg used to perform a great cover Daydream Believer in his live shows. This version is a bit rusty but the crowd is raucous and having a good time.... | |
| Dueland I've had some relatively expensive speaker cables over the years, but now use 12 gage Dueland from Acoustic BBQ in both of my systems. They take about 100/ 150 hours to break in, but are quite good once they settle in. See ads from Audiogoner G... | |
| Connecting to a Bluesound Vault 2i I use a Google Wifi router.https://store.google.com/us/product/google_wifi?hl=en-US | |
| Gold Lion KT77 tubes for Primaluna Amp - a few questions Bill - I'm in the same boat as you, except I paid $600 for my octet from Tube Audio Store. | |
| Steamer That Plays and Rips CD's an has Internal Storage Innuous Zen seems to have a good reputation, but I'm not sure if it streams Tidal. Antipodes DX (used) is also highly regarded, but again, not sure if it streams Tidal. You might call Neal Berg at Sound Science, as he occasionally has used Music... | |
| Upgrading Integrated Amplifier - Musical Fidelity? I've had the Musical Fidelity Nu Vista M3, which was highly regarded back in the day. I found it to be more bling with little musical substance. In that price range, I agree with NAD, or finding a rebuilt vintage Marantz or Sansui. | |
| Gold Lion KT77 tubes for Primaluna Amp - a few questions Is it standard practice for a tube supplier to require buyers to return tubes (and pay return shipping) that failed inside of the warranty period, and pay shipping for the tube replacement? That's what I experienced with Kevin Deal from Upscale ... | |
| Luxman D-06u or Esoteric K-05Xs CD / SACD player? I loved my time with my Luxman DA-06 DAC. I'd go with the Luxman, but have no experience with Esoteric. Esoteric CDP's do seem to come available used quite often, which is not a good sign IMO. | |
| New McIntosh amp build quality I owned a MC275 MKV for a few years and enjoyed my time with it. Trouble free and great sounding. I have read that the sound signature of the MKVI has changed and they seem to be readily available on the used market, which would make me want a ... | |
| Simaudio W-5 or Odyssey for Dynaudio Contour S3.4 Years ago when I had Dyn C-4's, I tried Sim W6 monoblocks. I was not impressed with Simaudio and quickly sold them. |