mirolab
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| Standalone DAC upgrade from onboard integrated I'm super happy with the sound of my Schiit Bifrost 2/64. I tried a couple other DACs in the $1k range, and they did't come close to what I get from the Bifrost. I tried a Denfrips Ares II which is R2R, and I did not like it at all. Strange. ... | |
| Am I no longer allowed to consider myself an Audiophile? I’m OK with the term Audiophile, but its meaning has gotten tainted over the years! It’s simply someone who loves AUDIO. Why do people keep proclaiming it’s all about the music?? Is that somehow more virtuous? I want EVERYTHING that I play back ... | |
| Is my new amp TOO GOOD? The synergy between a power amp and speakers is a very real thing! Sometime the pairing of amp+speaker just "has a sound" that is beyond anything you can do with EQ. I just went through this with my new Cornwall_IVs. They had a harshness in the... | |
| What is the best sounding vinyl? If you're not totally sick of the songs yet, Fleetwood Mac's 45 RPM of Rumors is about the best sounding most dynamic pop/rock music I've ever heard. My Doors 45rpm Morrisson Hotel is really great too, but funky hard panning mix. UHQRs of Aja and... | |
| MoFi 888 making me mad! It may also be the nature of the materials. Paper cones, cloth surrounds. These fibrous materials may need more break in than say, a plastic or metal cone which are more inert materials. I purchased a used pair of Cornwall IVs in October of ... | |
| Volti audio upgrades for klipschorns As someone who is actively considering buying a pair of new AK7’s, I have to disagree. Have you checked on the prices of just about everything lately?? Lumber has more than doubled in price in the last 10 years. Shipping costs have doubled. Th... | |
| Prima Luna EVO integrated - input reset question stereo5 Gee thanks for the insult, but I assure you I am not lazy! The reason I want it to come on with HT selected is that my system has a TIMER feature, and it turns on every morning so I can wake up to awesome music every morning. I am not ph... | |
| Your oldest gear? As an audio nut since ~1983, many speakers & amps have come & gone, but in 1987 I bought a used SOTA SAPPHIRE turntable, and it's been my one & only TT for 38 years! It's simply so perfect at what it does... but I do admit I'd like to... | |
| Amplifier for Klipsch Cornwalls I’ve tried a few SS amps, but now using Prima Luna EVO 200 integrated amp on my Cornwall IVs and it sounds amazing! The first thing however is you NEED to use the 4 ohm taps. The EL34’s on the 8 ohm taps are a disaster. The 4 ohm tap is where i... | |
| Amplifier for Cornwall IV FWIW.... I tried the Schiit Aegir2 on my Cornwall IVs, and while it sounded very pleasant, I found the bass to be too loose and uncontrolled. All kick drums sounded the same. I’ve tried other SS amps. My 2 Brystons sounded horrible. My 20yr old... | |
| the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile I got hooked on audio at a very young age watching the reels spinning on my dad's tape R2R tape player. In college, I thought my JVC system was awesome, until I wandered into Buzz Jensen's Sound Advice audio store, and discovered real high-end ge... | |
| Nakamichi PA7 versus PA7 II I bought my Nakamichi PA-7A mkII in 1990 for $2200, and it’s still one of the best amps I’ve ever owned. After about 20yrs tho, it was sounding dark and sluggish, so I took it to a Threshold expert, and he recapped the whole thing (not cheap! $140... | |
| Schiit Aegir-Burn in Period I just got an Aegir 2 today, and within first 20 minutes, pushed it into protection mode. It simply couldn't handle some serious George Duke funk! Oh... and I'm running it into my Cornwall IV's. I really like the sound so far, but the high's ha... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @milpai Thanks, that's a great tip. Didn't know that. But it does make sense. Many times the official Help within a program is lacking, and I just ask the same technical question in Google and get the answer I need. Very often there's a Youtube... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system So is Audiogon's search good for ANYTHING?? I really like this thread, purely about equalizers, but if I search discussions for "equalizer" it doesn't find it.... at all! Even if I type all the words of the exact title "Equalizer in a HiFi syste... |