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| $35000 to $40,000. speakers what would you buy and why? Klipsch Jubilee…and with that budget, McIntosh or Audio Research tube/SS hybrid power. Because it would sound sublime. | |
| About the Matrix Audio ND-1 DAC How are you feeding your Pontus II? If USB, consider putting an IRIS DDC in front, made a worthwhile addition to my system. If SPIDIF or other input, think about the Hermes, I believe it has other inputs and OXCO clock. | |
| Is Sound Stage an artifact of recording? Very interesting topic. Listen to mono jazz and classical recordings on “big” system, e.g., Western Electric 12A/13A or Altec VoT placed properly in a good room with proper amplification and it will sound close to live (very difficult to reproduce... | |
| Do Fuses make a difference ib sound? I swapped out a bunch of fuses in amp, preamp, streamer, DAC and DDC in main rig which is pretty resolving. I couldn’t tell much of a difference, if any. | |
| Qobuz + Lumin = Headache Try Qobuz Connect and bypass the Lumin app. I’m using Connect with an audio optimized fanless mini PC, Bluesound Node 2i, Cambridge Audio CXN V2, and WiiM Pro in various sett ups. Works quite well in all of the above. | |
| In search of low powered tube amp that isn’t overly hot Take a look at Dennis Had’s Inspire amps. low power, yes…6 to 12 watts depending on the model, great sounding, hell yes! Hot, not so much. I have a KT-88 that outputs 8-10 watts depending on tube compliment and it sounds better, more layered, text... | |
| Favorite Led Zeppelin Album Led Zeppelin I, it all started there. | |
| New speakers or new car? What kind of car? What kind of speakers? | |
| What about all those Chinese DACs? I have two top of the line Topping DACs in second and third systems and they sound very good. I also have a Denafrips Pontus II fed by a Denafrips IRIS in my main rig, and it sounds fantastic although measures lower (different topologies). I ... | |
| Speaker Help Please: Floorstanders around $1Ok to fill very large space with no sub Klipsch Cornwall IV. Heard them in Hope vs Heresy, LaScala, KHorn and Jubilee, mix of gear, McIntosh mostly. Big expansive sound, with deep, warm, powerful bass. I have Forte IIIs at home, Cornwall is the bass king with classic Klipsch midrange ... | |
| What is your impression of vintage Telefunken signal tubes ? I have several ( read too many!) NOS testing small signal tubes; 12AX7, 5751, & 12AT7. I’d rank them as follows: 1. Telefunken, smooth and ribbed plates. I can’t tell much difference in the two. Clean, clear, detailed and neutral throughout... | |
| List a song so important to you that it can never be on a playlist Jackson Browne, For a Dancer. My daughter, who was 2nd Chair violin, Atlanta Youth Symphony will play at my funeral, and then they will fling ashes and celebrate life in all its glory. | |
| The Rise And Fall Of Vinyl 👍 | |
| 2k DAC that gives me what I want like my vintage LP12 Look for R2R type DAC. My Pontus II 12th + IRIS DDC has warm organic analog like sound signature w tube amp and Klipsch Heritage speakers. Used combo $2k if you can find them. | |
| What speaker is the most musical, one you never want to sell? Klipsch Heresy IIs circa 1985 with new Crites caps powered by Dennis Had Inspire KT-88 & St Pete EL34s. Sweet, dimensional, non-fatiguing musical presentation that will be with me to the end. |