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| Manufacturers with great customer service GR Research, Decware, PS Audio...all three very helpful and responsive, with great audio equipment. | |
| BAT amp + cheap pream vs BAT integrated vs Prima Luna integrated If you ever expect to upgrade (and it sounds like you will) I recommend separates. An excellent preamp is essential; buy the one you like best and most first, whatever the price. I recommend a tube preamp; and learning/listening more about them. B... | |
| What speaker is the most musical, one you never want to sell? I built my GR Research NX-Oticas five years ago, and I've never heard better, at any show or home. Keepers for sure. Assembly takes some time, but it's not difficult, with hand tools and six clamps. They sound best with some room treatment. I also... | |
| Are all R2R dacs slow and soft? I have a PSAudio Directstream DAC MkII feeding a Decware Zen Triode Jr. IntAmp. I switched out an Artisan solid silver interconnect for a GR Research multistranded interconnect (similar to Kimber) and 1) all brightness disappeared and 2) the bass ... | |
| A not sarcastic question for the power conditioner/upgraded power cord folks All of my upgrades have improved my audio system. The best upgrades, in my experience, in order of audio improvement were: 1. Speakers (3-way Floorstanders to Open Baffle plus subwoofer) 2. DAC (++ quality & expense) 3.Preamp (SS to tubes) ... | |
| Gimme Shelter - Sugden A21 - BBC monitor fanatics Mick would have said "left him for naught", because he is a well-educated middle-class bloke. | |
| Why Do ~You~ Still Play CDs? Because: 1) With a high quality CD Transport and DAC, CDs sound better. 2) I have lots of CDs to which I love to listen, and buy more when I feel like it. 3) I don't need unlimited access to all music. 4) I like the physical format and access ... | |
| Ugliest Component of the Year 2024! That's the new McIntosh Microwave; they are entering the appliance market. The design works well if you keep your audio equipment in the kitchen. | |
| Adding tubes to integrated setup Good question. Over many years I've found that I need tubes at least somewhere in my system. The Schitt Freya+ preamp makes solid state amps better, at least for the few I've tried--Pass XA-25, Sony FET, Akitika (and especially with Tung-Sol 6SN7... | |
| 300B Tube Amps with 15/16 Watts Per Channel? Thanks to everyone who replied to my question and provided so many good recommendations..Looks like I need to spend more time at audio shows and retailers :).... | |
| $8k for speakers - new or used Philharmonic | |
| What’s your favorite audio show to attend and why? I've been to Tampa and to Washington DC twice, because I can drive there from Atlanta. They are both good shows, and different from each other; I recommend both. I'll try to go to Chicago in 2025 (although late winter is a gloomy time of the year ... | |
| Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp? Both of course, but to answer the question I agree with ghdprentice. | |
| Battle of the Open Baffles +1 for dougthebiker--GR Research NX-Otica. They need a medium level skillset to assemble (and lots of clamps--rent from Home Depot). The CNC work is just about perfect. Or you can always hire a woodworker, carpenter, or handyman to assemble them f... | |
| Aurender or Lumin streamer only? Can anyone add their experience or comparison with the PSAudio Air Lens Streamer? |