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| Eliminated my preamp with amazing results When I had my Krell KRC-2 preamp recapped I hooked my DAC directly to my amp for about 3 weeks until I got my preamp back. First thing I observed was that the difference was very subtle. I had never tried bypassing my preamp before but I found tha... | |
| Building a dedicated listening room @bipod72 Good post. I much agree with your point about making a comfortable space. I will also be using my new dedcated listening room as my den/office. I've had two dedicated listening rooms and I'm presently building the third. The first one I ... | |
| Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice Here are some recommendations of speakers I've heard at audio shows or have consistently great reviews. Some are sigificantly under $20K. Dynaudio Contour 60: These did everything right. Goreous sound. Goldenear Triton Reference: To my ears thes... | |
| A little deeper on amp power please.... Here's an example that I hope sheds some light on your question. I have gone down the road of low sensitivity/difficult impedance speakers driven with a large amp. My Thiel CS6 speakers have an 86 dB sensitivity and the impedance drops below 3 ohm... | |
| Why do people like reel to reel players? I have a TEAC X-1000BL deck that I've had since new. I have a modest collection of prerecorded tapes (rock) and I have dubbed several box sets and albums of classical music to 10" tapes. This machine is selling for more than I paid for it (not adj... | |
| Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described Thanks to the OP for posting this. Lots of good information and advice on this thread. I have been unwilling to buy speakers unless I could pick them up myself. In the most extreme example, I drove from Washington state to Georgia to buy a pair o... | |
| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? I’ve got a state of the art digital rig (transport & DAC) and a late 90’s vintage turntable (Denon DP 47F) plus a Hana SL cartridge. I’m following this thread carefully because I am seriously considering getting a new turntable and arm. I’m c... | |
| when your hearing is not as good as it was . . . I'm also 68 and my hearing is about average for someone my age. I recently played a test CD and I can still hear 12K Hz but that's about it. I went to many loud concerts in my youth but I learned early that earplugs make the experience much more p... | |
| Does it bother you when you see inflated MSRP’s for used gear on AG? Just yesterday I saw a pair of Sennheiser wired ear buds on USAM and the seller quoted a retail price. He was asking was 50% of that price. Naturally, I quickly and painlessly looked these up on Amazon and a dedicated audio retailer and found the ... | |
| Where does music come from that streams? As stated above, Qobuz gets its files directly from the record companies that control the content. Qobuz never gets within a country mile of a master tape - they just take whatever digital files are given to them. There is good evidence that some ... | |
| Help me spend $100,000 on a new system Congratulations! This is a fun opportunity. My take on this is that you are the most eligible candidate I have ever seen to go to an Audio Show. That is the only way you can see and hear a broad range of equipment without visiting a dozen or more ... | |
| DAC as pre amp I have had the same experience as the OP. In my case I have a somewhat vintage (late 90's) Krell KRC-2 pre. My theory is that the volume control quality likely has something to do with the superior sound in a pre. We do most of our listening at lo... | |
| "I'm a believer" I've been to three audio shows in the past several years (Axpona, Tampa, PAF) and I have come to the conclusion that the concept of diminishing returns doesn't apply very well to speakers. Rather, there is just no solid correlation between price a... | |
| jitter I think it's generally agreed that modern A/D converters sound significantly better than the earliest ones. Whether this is due to jitter is open to debate but something changed for the better. I have a few early digital recordings that sound atro... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, I've had a similar experience to the OP. I've been to 3 audio shows in the last few years and I have determined that it would take a huge amount of money to beat my current late 90's system - Thiel CS6 speakers, Krell KRC-2 and KSA 300S. These spe... |