waterzlife

Responses from waterzlife

Decent DAC/Streamer
Tidal ! 
Not Enjoying My Turntable
Sell the analog stuff ....get the best level of Tidal streaming. Boom ! highs come back. 
Ahhh--Problem solved. Adding a REL sub-bass unit...
Don't know how many speaker systems i 'd have gone through by now ...if i  hadn't acquired a REL. 
I want to pick up a vintage SS integrated
Phase Linear 700.....power!  great big VU meters!!  
If you could just pick one instrument that you think sounds best on your speakers
An A clarinet or larger. 
Looking for speaker recommendations
Shahinian Obelisks 
How to make low end digital sound "not terrible" on higher end systems?
Tidal...big difference. 
Is It Possible?
No surprise. After listening to one for awhile - there's Quad stats ...and everything else. 
Leaving Solid State Equipment on all the Time
My Plinius P8 amp was left on the entire 4+ years without any problem. 
Speakers under $5000 maintained a reputation for quality sound over the last 15 years.
My best friend had Sound Lab A1's.  WHAT THEY COULD DO!For fun...we played 350 w/channel into each - and played an excellent recording of a steam-powered ralroad train approaching at max speed from afar...getting closer ( you start to feel vibrati... 
Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money
Used Tara Labs RSC ic's and speakers cables.  Wonderful for from $150 to $400. 
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
If it starts ticking - run like hell! 
Dahlquist DQ10
They eat POWER !!!You will be able to hear music with your 110 w/ch receiver ...la la lala....- butwith POWER you'll feel their wrath and cringe in fear and awe.  Feed it a good 250 watts into 8 ohms and be amazed!!!! 
Which Subwoofer would you choose?
get a used REL. 
Amp and preamp for dq10s
Back when I had DQ10s, I had been runing them with a pair of tube DYNA Mk 3 amps ( about 60w/ch)....the only amp I had.  The sound was OK....( what did i know?)  Classical music sounded gentlmanly.THEN one day a buddy brought over a modded Hafler ...