stfoth
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| PREAMP technology shift? - Class A/ balanced/ dual-mono/ zero feedback vs. op-amp preamps Just a note on the Freya. I don't know whether it maintains true balance with a balanced input and balanced output in JFET or passive. I guess I assumed it would, at least in passive. I don't detect any degradation.As for a single-ended input w... | |
| Are future improvements in Amp/PreAmps slowing to a crawl? Well, the speed of sound in water is over four times faster than in air, so it has to be better, right? Let's submerge ourselves in the bathtub with our class A amps to hear. I suspect the improvement will be quite shocking.Horrible joke, I know... | |
| Who thinks $5K speaker cable really better than generic 14AWG cable? Recently switched 10 gauge stranded copper Emotiva X series speaker cables to Audioquest bi-wire Gibraltar. There was a very subtle and slight change, which, for me, was an improvement.Could the money have led to a bigger improvement elsewhere? ... | |
| DAC>Streamer>MQA>Wireless besides Bluesound Similar to mr m, I'm using a Vault 2 with a Cary DAC and a Node 2 with a Denafrips Ares. They both sound great. For the extra option, I also run the Bluesounds to the pres through their analog outs to get "full" MQA. IMO, very, very good for th... | |
| Try this free tweak - Speaker Slumber Party! @cedargrover. exactly. | |
| CARY SLP05 - tube configuration? @mikey8811 ."Sylvania chrome dome GT’s with 3 hole construction in the balanced positions." IMO, that's one of the sweet spots from Sylvania. I like the blackbase 6sn7w shorties just a tick more, but they are usually 2-4x the price. | |
| CARY SLP05 - tube configuration? OP--If you like the EH, all good. Some people do. Don't let us NOS/vintage snobs get in your head. :)What's odd is that the new production Tung Sols look almost identical to me, internally, but I think they are similar with just a touch more wa... | |
| CARY SLP05 - tube configuration? @firedrums. we're waiting on the first report on another thread.@OP. Blackbase 6sn7w shorties in the balanced section. Quad RCA VT231 grey glass in the four left sections. Quad KenRad VT231s work well, too.--black glass or clear, either way.Bud... | |
| Wine, audio, and music. How many of us Aphiles enjoy wine when listening to music? Yes, enjoy wine (or beer or brown liquor) when listening about half the time. Funny that I never consciously thought about it until now, but the beverage of choice tends to often "match" the music chosen. I guess both just correlate to the mood.... | |
| cost of speakers in relation to the rest of the system "No one pays msrp."Uh oh. I recently paid msrp for a piece of Schiit, a Bluesound, and a Denafrips.... | |
| Tekton Double Impact & Comb Filtering ---Note to self. Don't borrow $ from mofojo! | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Thanks, Mac. That's awesome. 6' listening distance and the folks' reports of being ok close to the front wall are encouraging. | |
| Tekton Double Impacts Trying to talk myself into DIs, even with a small room, with a backup plan if they're great but too much for the room. Backup plan would be to put them in a slightly larger room, of course, where somewhat big speakers haven't been a major problem... | |
| Directionality of wire @geoffkait And since ALL fuses are directional we can probably conclude it’s the wire itself, not (rpt not) the dielectric material, at least not (rpt not) to any significant degree. This whole wire directionality thing is actually an excellent ex... | |
| Tekton Double Impact & Comb Filtering The Electrons were Tekton's recommendation for the small room with tubes. Designed, apparently, to get much of the DIs' sound in spaces the DIs may be too large (physically or sonically). |