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| Sound level variations Qobuz - up to about 15/20 dB, need to adjust preamp volume by track Certain record labels are known for having high or low gain recordings, and some do vary a great deal. If your music server has the ReplayGain software feature mentioned, give it a try. Eversolo servers have that feature. | |
| Recommendations on a Warm Sounding DAC under $1100.00 Try the Holo Audio Cyan II R2R DAC. I've enjoyed mine for 2 years, and never found it to be a weak point in my system. Sounds fantastic using the I2S input. | |
| Volume playback and tubes lifespan ghdprebtice is correct. The 300B tubes in that integrated are being used as a gain stage for the input signal, and not as output tubes driving the speaker load. They should last many, many years if the circuit is well designed. The solid state MO... | |
| Importance of matching 5U4G rectifier tubes. A good rectifier tube should last a very long time, and seeing that the current one you have is not very old at all, chances are a new one of the same model and brand (Ray tubes Select 5U4G) will be equally as strong. | |
| Requesting Your Expertise - Best Options - High Sensitivity Speakers For A Smaller Room I agree with Grinnell....The Reference 3A de Capos or the floorstanding 2-way Veena. They would thrive in a small room with a good 8-12 watt tube amp, and you probably won't need a subwoofer in such a small room with them. | |
| Crossover or crossoverless Which Totem brand speaker does not have a crossover? | |
| op amp rolling Your Klipsch RPM 600II are a very forward sounding, lively speaker. I would choose an op-amp that warms things up a bit, and maybe an R2R DAC to help make things more listenable.....Better yet would be to sell the Fosi amps and upgrade to a beaut... | |
| Goal Zero Yeti 500 I bought a Goal Zero Yeti 500X earlier this year, to try it on my DAC and streamer in place of my balanced power conditioner. It did give me a very "dark and quiet" background to the soundstage, but it squashed the dynamics and transient attack of... | |
| Aleph 3 safe to operate? Take a look inside the amp, and check out the condition of the caps. If they look good (not swollen or leaking), and everything looks fine, hook up a cheap pair of speakers to it and turn it on. It should be fine if it appears to be a new amp. | |
| Vintage tube amplifier repair St Pete, Sarasota, Tampa area Try contacting VAC in Sarasota. Kevin once helped me with an issue I had with a non VAC brand amp many years back. He was very helpful. | |
| Ethernet Soix: I have tried the exact same Linkup Ethernet cable from Amazon that you mentioned, in both a 5 meter long run from my router, and a short 1 meter run to my streamer from my Ether Regen. The cables look and feel very solid and well made, but ... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units Yes, I did try all of the filter settings, which made very slight differences. I used the coax digital input, with a very good cable for most of my listening attempts. I also tried the USB input as well. When I sent it back for a refund, it was to... | |
| Gustard R26 - different sound signatures in different units I purchased one new many months back, and gave it 10 days time to burn-in. The sound never changed during that time. It was very ill-defined, rolled off on the top, and lacking in dynamics. I have never heard a DAC or CD player that sounded that b... | |
| Amp Stands - Wood or Stone From personal experience, I have tried both granite and different types of wood. Under front end components and amps. I found the granite gave me a more "forward" or up-front presentation, sometimes "edgy". Not the case with wood. | |
| how to run three subs from one lfe jack How about purchasing three wireless subwoofers, and running them off a wireless sub transmitter? No long RCA cable runs needed. |