[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread jazzfan
bsquare Wrote: > http://www.scott-nixon.com/dac.htm Thanks for the link. 6moons likes it, it looks nice. This has promise. Thanks, JazzFan -- jazzfan jazzfan's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread jazzfan
pfarrell Wrote: > bsquare wrote: > > jazzfan Wrote: > > > >>I really LIKE the sound of the tube buffer stage in my Shanling CD > >>player. I would like to hear my SB2 with a tube buffer stage behind > >>its' analog outputs. The only ones I find are from Decware or > Musical > >>Fidelity. >

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread bsquare
jazzfan Wrote: > Never thought of that. Do you mean run the digital output into a tube > DAC then into my preamp? > > Have you got one to recommend that doesn't cost two arms and a leg? > > Thanks, > JazzFan http://www.scott-nixon.com/dac.htm -- bsquare

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best subwoofer for music under $1000?

2006-01-25 Thread jazzfan
dwc Wrote: > jazzfan, > What's the difference in looks between the vtf2 and the stf2? They're > both 19x14x18 black boxes. > > The spikes look different... > http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/hsusubs_1879_205476 > http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/hsusubs_1879_351509 > > -Dan

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best subwoofer for music under $1000?

2006-01-25 Thread Skunk
Or what about the obligatory recommendation for stereo subs? Maybe you can build a second one to match when you've got the spare money. -- Skunk Skunk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2685 View th

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread dwc
Grats E, That looks like a sweet dac. He's got good feedback too. let us know how it sounds to you. -Dan -- dwc dwc's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1892 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevi

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread ezkcdude
dwc Wrote: > This guy makes non-os 1545 and 1543-based tube dacs (I own one) with the > little micro tube in it. He doesn't seem to have anything available for > sale today though. > > http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=mhdtlab > > edit: looks like he's updated his d

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread bludragon
I would think the sound of the shanling is a combination of the dac and tube output stage. By adding a tube buffer to the sb you are not altering its dac, or ouput stage. I would take the route of either modifying the sb, or getting an external dac before thinking about a tube buffer. -- blud

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread dwc
This guy makes a non-os 1543-based tube dac (I own one) with the little micro tube in it. Fortunately/unfortunately his reputation has grown to the point where he doesn't seem to have anything available for sale right now. http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=mhdtlab -

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best subwoofer for music under $1000?

2006-01-25 Thread ezkcdude
Just wanted to repeat that I ended up buying the 10" Dayton Titanic kit from Parts Express. I will post some pics (because Skunk said he's interested) and thoughts in this thread after I break it in. Thanks, everyone for all the comments/advice/suggestions. -- ezkcdude -

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best subwoofer for music under $1000?

2006-01-25 Thread dnighorn
Goodness! Three pages of subwoofer recommendations and not one mention of SVS. Until now. SVS makes a substantial line of subs and is highly regarded (just like Hsu). I have two of them and could not be happier. They both play flat with useful output below 16hz. Not that going that low will

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best subwoofer for music under $1000?

2006-01-25 Thread Mark Lanctot
--- ezkcdude <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's another question, though. I think this has > been discussed > somewhere else, but can I use the analog outputs > from the SB3 to send > to the sub, and simultaneously use the coaxial > output for my DAC? > Otherwise, my amp does have a line out, so

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread davehg
I bought the now-discontinued Tri-Vista DAC, a favorite of many audiophile writers (Sam Tellig, Neil Gader) which has 4 Raytheon 5703WB mini milspec tubes in the output stage. I think the MF tube buffer has a similar type of milspec tube. Good news: the tubes have a life expectancy of 100,000 hour

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best subwoofer for music under $1000?

2006-01-25 Thread ezkcdude
Doesn't the STF only have 1 port? -- ezkcdude ezkcdude's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2545 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=20197 ___

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best subwoofer for music under $1000?

2006-01-25 Thread dwc
jazzfan, What's the difference in looks between the vtf2 and the stf2? They're both 19x14x18 black boxes. The spikes look different... http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/hsusubs_1879_205476 http://us.st11.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/hsusubs_1879_351509 -Dan -- dwc -

Re: [SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Tube Buffer Stage and my SB2

2006-01-25 Thread Pat Farrell
bsquare wrote: jazzfan Wrote: I really LIKE the sound of the tube buffer stage in my Shanling CD player. I would like to hear my SB2 with a tube buffer stage behind its' analog outputs. The only ones I find are from Decware or Musical Fidelity. Does anyone know of any other choices? what

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: Best subwoofer for music under $1000?

2006-01-25 Thread vdorta
I swear by my REL and its speaker connection, but there are many good subwoofers out there. 'The Selah Audio Whomp!' (http://www.selahaudio.com/id1.html) at $950 is surely one of them. -- vdorta DIY computer (EAC/FLAC) --> wireless SB2 (Bolder digital & analog mods, Sonicap Platinum bypass cap

[SlimDevices: Audiophiles] Re: 44.1khz...

2006-01-25 Thread ezkcdude
Skunk Wrote: > Sorry, I started looking at the circuit board at RWA, noticed the > CS8412- and thought somethings not right because you can't get those > anymore. I was looking at monica 1 when i said $85. See- I told you > ignore me. Speaking of the CS8412, I just ordered the NOS DAC that Derek