dougthebiker
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| First Watt J2 & speaker pairing ? IMO you’ll find an open baffle speaker most satisfying. I’ve got GR Research NX-Oticas and drive them with a 9 watt 300B tube amp to ear-splitting levels when I’m in the mood for that. They are kit DIY speakers, but you can find them used or get... | |
| CLASS A POWER RATINGS The best class A amps have doubled their wattage into 4 ohms for at least 40 years. | |
| Connectors from cross-overs to drivers question The iron temperature is dictated by the type of solder you are using. The person who teaches you to solder can walk you through that. Only more expensive soldering irons have temperature displays. I’ve built a couple of big 3-way speaker kit... | |
| Connectors from cross-overs to drivers question Find someone who knows how to solder to teach you. If you don’t know what to look for, you’ll end up with “cold” solder joints which will cause you no end of aggravation in the future. And you definitely don’t want to use those cheap clips if yo... | |
| Please help with setting up a streaming system IMO, a new or used Innuos, Lumin or Auralic would put you far ahead of of the Blue Sound. I'd also strongly recommend the Uptone Audio EtherRegen switch (to get rid of jitter-causing noise) placed just before the streamer. since the rest of your ... | |
| STREAMER I’d rather not, since my point is you can’t take anyone else’s recommendation on a power cord. I will say that that same PC that is so wonderful on my DAC actually hurts the SQ when I use it on my Innuos streamer. | |
| STREAMER A friend with lots of power cables loaned me 6 different ones to try out on my DAC. I played the same set of well recorded tracks with all 6 and took detailed notes. I was looking for a cable that maintained the excellent dynamics, sound stage a... | |
| 8-10k budget suggestions please IMO, the combo of B&W + Krell will leave you with bleeding ears. I am in the sell the B&W’s camp, get Tekton Double Impacts, Schiit Yggdrasil, Freya+, a pair of Aegirs and a used Innuos Zen MkIII. You’ll have wonderful SQ and stay withi... | |
| Schiit Yggdrasil Less is More, is it a quality dac ? The Yggy can't be matched at twice the price, IMO. I've owned the OG model for >2 years. Can't comment on the Less is More model. My system stomps many of my fellow audio club members at a fraction of their investment. | |
| Interesting situation! Do we need this.... Just to clarify, were you listening to the Fluance speakers or the Fluance components installed in your project enclosure? | |
| Speakers that are good with tubes Open baffle speakers are generally very efficient, mate well with tubes (especially 300B's IMO), and kill everything else at equivalent prices. I've got the GR Research NX-Otica open baffles mated with a 9 watt per channel Elekit integrated amp a... | |
| All New Treehaus Audiolab Phantom Of Luxury Open-Baffle FIELD COIL Loudspeakers Review You could save a ton of money with no loss of SQ by hopping a plane to Wichita Falls, TX and listening to the GR Research NX-Oticas or NX-Tremes. They have open baffle totally figured out. They only sell them as DIY kits, but they can direct you... | |
| That sound is right for me. Much to my amazement, some YouTube sounds better than badly engineered hi-rez. Case in point, remastered hi-rez of Led Zep cannot even remotely compete with YouTube’s Playing for Change cover of When the Levee Breaks. You can actually hear the b... | |
| Four Hour Tube Amp Warm-Up My Elekit 300B sounds better than most of the other integrated amps on earth after 20 minutes. But after 4 hours they’re magic. Had a pair of Gryphon SS Class A monoblocks that peaked at 12 hours even though I kept them in standby all the time. ... | |
| Open Baffle Experience I’ll pile on for GR Research. I’ve had the NX Oticas and the dual 12” servo subs for about a year and couldn’t be happier. Incredible soundstage width, depth and height. Another advantage of OB is efficiency, which allows you to use low wattage... |