what was the last piece of hifi you bought
- Thread starter chris turner
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Pleasure mate, was nice to meet you.
eisenach
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It's here ! That was quick ! It sounds excellent. For the first time the ATC SCM 20ATs sound really good, in the sense that I am enjoying them almost as much as the Quad 63s in the main system. If we ever have to move (likely, we're getting old!), I might be able to make do with this system. That was the whole idea in first place. Amazing what a preamp can do, and the Primare pre32 was no slouch.
igor_xxxx
pfm Member
Appologies for the delayed answer, I was away for a few days.
Its a diy effort from a friend of mine, as previously mentioned.
les24preludes
pfm Member
I've decided to invest in 5 pin UX5 triodes from the 1920s and 1930s. Types 27, 37, 56, 76. Some of the 27 have mesh anodes - lovely.
They are now the driver valves for my EL12 output stage in my SE amps. Getting rare these days - you need to import them from the USA. But worth it.
They are now the driver valves for my EL12 output stage in my SE amps. Getting rare these days - you need to import them from the USA. But worth it.
Open Door
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Isoacoustics ISO-Pads
Much better than hoped!
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Darren
So gentle when he tries to understand.
You pleased with the sound kev? What are you using it with?
Darren
So gentle when he tries to understand.
Can you hear the difference Lurchy?Chord Epic USB cable to complete my Epic lC loom. The muppet selling it on Ebay had miss-labelled and seriously underpriced it. BARGAIN.
Paired it with the Quad Artera Pre that I bought a few weeks before I bought the power.
Quad Artera
Is it the name of a test song they used? Either way it seems hard to take anything WHF say seriously, good or bad. They were probably playing John Denver’s ‘Earth Song.’
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Yes, I have perceived a positive difference, and once I sell the 2x Supra Excalibur and Uptone USB Regen I was using I should be ~£100 up.
If I'd had to pay normal used prices or rrp for the Epic USB, I would not have been impressed with the level of perceived SQ uplift, definitely not a vfm change.
However as I grabbed it for <£100 and will more than cover that with the subsequent sales I'm a very happy bunny.
ff1d1l
pfm Member
FMJ D33.
Just having a serious listen now, and playing with configuration.
So out goes the Dspeaker, at least for the moment, and I had taken out the Wyred4sound remedy too, at the same time. Reintroduced it on coaxial with exacting listening tests to see if it was still doing anything with the change of dac. I'd say its effect is less than with the Young dac.
But a few swaps between wires later pretty obvious treble just slightly creamier without losing any detail, but bass more open, more defined, more slam, more air. It's staying.
The room modes the Dspeaker was adressing seem much less of a problem with the D33. Curious that. So maybe the Dspeaker will be staying out.
Edit... definitely hearing stuff I never heard before on Quadraphenia. And Billie Eilish too...
Just having a serious listen now, and playing with configuration.
So out goes the Dspeaker, at least for the moment, and I had taken out the Wyred4sound remedy too, at the same time. Reintroduced it on coaxial with exacting listening tests to see if it was still doing anything with the change of dac. I'd say its effect is less than with the Young dac.
But a few swaps between wires later pretty obvious treble just slightly creamier without losing any detail, but bass more open, more defined, more slam, more air. It's staying.
The room modes the Dspeaker was adressing seem much less of a problem with the D33. Curious that. So maybe the Dspeaker will be staying out.
Edit... definitely hearing stuff I never heard before on Quadraphenia. And Billie Eilish too...
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