michaelc2020

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Best connection Mac Mini to Denafrips Pontus II
WOW! Many thanks to ALL who have responded! I’ve got some homework to do! After all the reading and searching I’ve done, I’m beginning to think that perhaps this technology offers the simplicity I seek: (Oops! cannot load an image-sorry!) FWIW: It... 
Pass Labs Speaker Choices
First Watt Sit-3/Klipsch Cornwall IV's Streaming Qobuz hi-res files through an Auralic Altair G1. Added a Black Ice Fusion 360 preamp to 'complete' the system. I'm a happy camper....    
What selections do you play when showing off your system to others?
'Birds' by Dominique Fils-Aimé    
My experience with the First Watt F7
Greetings........Sit-3 owner, here.........it powers Cornwall IV's, playing high-res files streamed through Qobuz. Suffice it to say that I am a very Happy Camper!    
Preamp help please!
Coach: I too have a Sit-3 and Cornwall IV’s. I am using a different preamp....I live in Maine (!) and if you’re close by, you’re welcome to come by and have a listen... Preamp is a Black Ice Fusion 360 which uses a 6SN7 tube.....  
Whole new world
This is the same for all of us......when you cup your hands, you're 'capturing' the sound and you feel more immersed _in_ it; not unlike the effect of wearing headphones.  Now, if one does this in a room that has been treated as close to perfectio... 
List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey.
Upgrading from Basil Hayden to Michter's.It was as though a veil had been lifted! 
Is There Any Reason To Buy A Reel-To-Reel Machine Nowadays??
(Sorry-I've been drinking, and I thought that was oh-so Clever!)  
Is There Any Reason To Buy A Reel-To-Reel Machine Nowadays??
Yes-if you can't get to a laundromat....... 
Class A amplifiers
Add my name to the Nelson Pass Fan Club.His amplifiers have a reputation for being highly dependable.I have (and Love) a First Watt Sit-3; It does not generate much heat at all and I expect many years of trouble-free service from it, as that would... 
Decoupling for Cornwall IV's
Gentlemen!I have succeeded in exhausting my little brain, what from too much thinking. So-I have pulled the trigger, put the pedal to the metal and made a decision! I have ordered some BXI Anti-vibration pads!Great reviews/cheap price.........what... 
Klipsch Cornwall IV
Over here, in my digs, my Cornwall IV's are driven by a First Watt Sit-3 (18 wtc), with music streamed (Qobuz) through an Auralic Altair G1. I have not enjoyed the privilege of auditioning many components and/or systems, so I cannot know if my Cor... 
Decoupling for Cornwall IV's
jayrossi: Thank you.........I had bookmarked that link months ago!Twas a Stereophile reviewer who recommended them!I have yet to get to room treatment, so in the short term, I may simply employ these (or something similar) and see (hear) what happ... 
Decoupling for Cornwall IV's
Ah..........alas, I've only a Bentley!I will nonetheless, look into your point of reference more carefully...Thank you!  
Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ?
I have a First Watt Sit-3. (Class A)It does not get hot.18 Watts can provoke ear-bleeds with Cornwall IV's.Efficiency?YES! ;-)