ajnackman
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| Phono Preamp Settings/Question - Help Please The input impedance of my power amp is 50kohms so I think that should be okay there given a 1:10 ratio even if the spec isn't listed on the musical fidelity. My passive is a TVC so that wont hurt impedance matching either. | |
| Phono Preamp Settings/Question - Help Please My amp's sensitivity is 2.24v, however its a 500W amp and I've had plenty of success with 2v out from my dac directly driving my amp. I have kef ls50's which I believe are 85db sensitive. | |
| Phono Preamp Settings/Question - Help Please Thanks for your input and the resource! | |
| Phono Preamp Settings/Question - Help Please So presumably I would use the MC inputs, even though I have a MM cart, which would provide more gain without any loading issues because I can select 47k? Curious what the overload limit spec means. | |
| Opinions on Nuprime vs D-sonic vs Red Dragon vs Class D Audio I've had a red dragon S500 in my system for about a year. The amp continues to amaze me. It plays with such authority and control while able to produce a nuanced and balanced sound. I've found the amp to pair well with my LS50's and my roommate's ... | |
| New Bluesound's Node 2i I just installed a node 2i in my system. The sound is much more holographic than my previous source (laptop > eitr > metrum amethyst). I’m happy overall with the sound quality, however I made a direct comparison between the internal DAC and ... | |
| Has anyone added a small subwoofer to 2 channel and been thrilled with the result? Take a look at the SVS sb3000 - its their newest model that allows dsp control from an app on your phone. You can download the app to check the settings out before purchasing anything. For 1k, seems like a great product - its next on my list to ch... | |
| Rythmik vs JL vs REL I might also consider SVS's new sb-3000. Lots of room correction built into the control app. You can download it for free and check out the settings. I'm currently deciding between the sb-3000 and a rythmik f12. | |
| Wyred 4 Sound Class D Mono blocks SX 1000 question I was looking at those amps as well. I ended up getting a red dragon audio s500 which makes use of a newer pascal class D module. No clue if it sounds better but it is newer technology. | |
| What Amplifier would you recommend to power KEF Q350’s? My roommate uses a yamaha A-S301 with his Q300's and its plenty of power for his setup on his desk. Now that's nearfield but the system plays really loud. I would think the A-S501 would be plenty of juice.I guess it depends what you're looking for... | |
| Schiit Eitr with CEntrance DAC Mini I have a different DAC than you (metrum amethyst) but also use a passive preamp and recently bought a schiit eitr to convert my laptop USB to SPDIF. It really has been a worth while purchase for me. The eitr completely changed the sonic character ... | |
| PS Audio Stellar Gain DAC/Pre-amp as first foray into separate pre-amp? You have an analog set of interconnects coming from the AVR to the Stellar? If I understand correctly you must be evaluating based on a source through the AVR (TV/DVD?). I would look at a musical source directly fed into your stellar to evaluate t... | |
| Metrum Dac owners So I just got a schiit eitr and all I can say is wow. I was previously using usb out from my laptop into the amethyst, which initially I thought sounded really nice. After throwing the eitr into the chain, the sound is so much more natural. Its ha... | |
| PS Audio Stellar Gain DAC/Pre-amp as first foray into separate pre-amp? Just beware of the silnote sale. I've never tried their cables but they are always on sale - seems to be a marketing technique from what I can tell. | |
| Unity Gain Tube Buffer - Choosing the Right Location The buffer from space tech labs I've been considering doesn't have a volume control or input switching (I run a TT, DAC, and AVR). Based on what I've been looking at, there arn't many unity gain buffers with volume controls. I like the idea of a n... |