letch
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| Ethernet cable for TV As someone who works regularly with networking cable, I will say good cables make a difference. The number of time I've been trouble-shooting a device at work and tried a different ethernet cable (i.e. one that didn't come with the device) that so... | |
| Battle of the phone pres for my system. I haven't gone for that yet. First is to try out the Mullard tubes in the Softone. Then if that doesn't work, I'll buy the 834. Currently, I've blown out my ears from all this testing and listening. I'll probably be ready to listen again by the ti... | |
| Battle of the phone pres for my system. Yet, "too tonally rich" sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. | |
| Battle of the phone pres for my system. I ended up taking out the Sovteks and putting in the RCA tubes. They sound smoother for sure, but the lower gain means that I have to run the Zrock at full volume. I put the Manley back in and A/B’ed the setup. The Softone is more dynamically rh... | |
| Battle of the phone pres for my system. The Softone arrived. I'm listening initially with the provided Sovteks. It's so different from the Manley, more rhythmic, more driving, but less silky, for sure. It had a larger soundstage but sounded thinner. The Manley felt more coherent but les... | |
| Battle of the phone pres for my system. @lalitk Thanks for the excellent response. The other piece of that puzzle is whether it’s worth the expense. I managed to get good value for my old system and now I’m just spending more money on things. In today’s world with the future uncertain a... | |
| Battle of the phone pres for my system. @lalitk Yes, I bought a Softone. Thanks for weighing in. I have hyperacusis and the Hana is as resolving as I can probably stand. I can listen to 2-3 records twice a week without the ringing in my left ear getting too out of hand. I'm looking fo... | |
| Battle of the phone pres for my system. Thanks for the info everyone. I'm mulling. I was thinking the Softone with Mullards would be pretty warm sounding heading into the Zrock3. It also seemed a better fit gain wise, but now I'm wondering if the 834 clone would be "good enough" and hav... | |
| Battle of the phone pres for my system. Thanks! I realized that I left out an important piece of information. I'm looking for more tube warmth because of my tinnitus. I like the Hana, I think it was a good value choice. Mostly I need the phone pre so I can utilize the Zrock3. That thin... | |
| Which Cartrudge For My Upcoming Technics 1200 GR 2 Turnable - Looking at Ortofon 2m Black It's good to hear the follow up. As you said earlier: "I thought this would be simple but just like everything in Hi Fi it’s complicated." | |
| Example of a piece o’ crap, useless review Late to this party, but having just read this review, thought I’d add what is missing for me. My vintage table is having issues and so I started casting about for a possible modern replacement. Initially, I was looking at the Cosmos. But the Quasa... | |
| Audiolund Cable Ownership Review - XLR to RCA Interconnect I realize I never got back to this. I liked the interconnects just fine. I had Chris Johnson make a pair using Duelund and those were great as well. The power cable was not as exciting. The cable is stiffer than I’d thought and the connector often... | |
| MHDT Orchid 69SE S2 Bummer, I have the Orchid, but just found out (belatedly) about the 69SE. I love the Orchid but am curious about the upgraded version. | |
| Audiolund Cable Ownership Review - XLR to RCA Interconnect Last year I downsized my system and bought some Duelund wire from Partsconnexion and diy'ed new speaker cable. I loved the sound and was looking to find out more about Duelund and found Audiolund using that wire. I just ordered a power cord and so... | |
| CEC Belt Drive CD Transports vs Jay's Audio CD Transports Nice to read your journey. I own the CEC TL-5 and ran across this thread and liked how you stayed on top of it and gave updates. A story all it's own. I bought the CEC TL-5 in 2020. Over the last few years, worsening tinnitus had me selling all o... |