stfoth
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| The new Synergistic Research BLUE fuses .... At least those Shakti hat racks are a physical presence in the room. Whether they do what is claimed is more than debatable, but they will probably have some effect. Inasmuch as putting up a diffuser or moving furniture will also have an effect.... | |
| Maybe tube preamp @wolf_garcia a little surprised you went with a Freya over an Inspire pre to go with the HO. | |
| Maybe tube preamp OP-If you can find one, a lightly used Dennis Had Inspire LP3a 6sn7 preamp usually comes in under $1k. No bells or whistles, but it sounds great for the money.On the Freya, I got one primarily to try a passive. I think it's very good for the mon... | |
| Best practices when conducting a DAC comparison David: I think most of the advice above on level-matching and controlling your own bias is good, of course. I'll throw this completely subjective, unscientific, and un-critical "test" out there...Assuming you are not solely comparing at an appro... | |
| Can a Quality Full Range Speaker be the Limiting Component in a system? How do you define "quality?"I think a speaker, even a good one, can quickly become the weak link as upstream stuff improves... | |
| DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more.... I've posted some impressions on the Ares here and there, but I'll include some, mostly repeat, here.Shipping was quick. It is a dense brick. Impossibly dim LEDs and arguably "boring" utilitarian appearance. Seems to be reasonably well construct... | |
| RE: Suggestions for Tidal Streaming problems caused by Internet Connection Problems on and off issues with multiple Bluesound 2. get some Tidal error messages on my phone. works fine with wav CD rips on the Vault 2 and usually fine with standard Tidal hifi. issues pop up most often with the "higher res" MQAs. it's not interne... | |
| Triode or Ultra-linear? Why? I went back and forth, too, on a CAD120smkii. Mostly prefer triode, now, and usually leave it that way. Probably 90/10 triode/pentode. Probably somewhat tube and speaker dependent, too, in addition to musical selections. | |
| Are future improvements in Amp/PreAmps slowing to a crawl? Wouldn't a perfect amplifier also have infinite input impedance and zero output impedance? | |
| Tastes change with age? @tonykay congrats on your 666th post! | |
| Are future improvements in Amp/PreAmps slowing to a crawl? http://tenoraudio.com/pedigree/the-perfect-amplifier-.htmlhttp://tenoraudio.com/technical/zero-perceived-distortion--.htmla different approach on "perfect." | |
| Are future improvements in Amp/PreAmps slowing to a crawl? Mr. Paul, even assuming this gizmo reduces THD to near zero (or even zero), there is more to the sound (or lack of a particular sound) of an amplifier than the amount of THD. Or are all issues directly related to harmonics? | |
| Come on people....BASS! Rouge is way too colored. It's fan's should blush in embarasment. | |
| Speaker Placement - When it's perfect! @toddverrone. Interesting! I have a brown thumb (no jokes, please), and don't put speakers or gear by sunlight. Any recommendations for a plant that takes abuse/neglect and doesn't need much light? I've even killed snake plants. | |
| Blu-ray Audio 2.0 LPCM vs. 5.1 DTS-HD Is that using a "downmix" option on the 5.1 or just using the two channels of the 5.1 and omitting the other 3.1? |