What did you do to your stereo rig today?

CH46E · April 25

I smoked my Ifi Blue Zen tonight!! Accidentally plugged a 12v power supply into it. It calls for 5v. Smells funny now. Crappy pants.

VR3 · April 25

I can smell your part, that sucks! Sorry to hear it. Happens to the best of us

treitz3 · April 25

Oh, chit! Sorry to hear that bro'. That bites.

Tom

CH46E · April 26

$200 mistake. 😢

CH46E · April 26

I pick up some new Monolith stand last week from a member here. Did not know he was a member here until the meet up.

Thanks to @dorian (hope I got the right one there)
These are much better than the wood stands I was using. Now I don't worry about my dog knocking them over.

gmcman · April 26

I lowered the center shelf of the A/V stand.

This is because I finally pulled the trigger on a PSA Directstream Mk1...need to make it fit. Factory Refurbished from TMR, been really going back and forth with either a preamp or DAC to take this setup a few more feet down the rabbit hole.

I was debating a R2R, either the Pontus 2 or a Venus 2 but the DS with it's current pricing seems like a no brainer....have to finally get ears on one.

Was scheduled to arrive monday, but I double checked today and it has moved to Sunday...

machone · April 29

Switched from Tidal to Qobuz. Tidal no longer works with LMS/Picoreplayer or is beyond my understanding as how to make it work.
So goodbye Tidal.
To my delight I can confirm without a doubt that Qobuz sound quality is better.

billbillw · April 29

CH46E wrote: »

I pick up some new Monolith stand last week from a member here. Did not know he was a member here until the meet up.

Thanks to @dorian (hope I got the right one there)
These are much better than the wood stands I was using. Now I don't worry about my dog knocking them over.

Have you mass loaded them yet? I have the same set. I filled all the legs with aquarium gravel. It was tedious, but probably took no more than an hour to do both. It helped to take the ring away from the legs (if you tap them). Just a dead thunk now. It has to help, right?

CH46E · April 29

billbillw wrote: »

CH46E wrote: »

I pick up some new Monolith stand last week from a member here. Did not know he was a member here until the meet up.

Thanks to @dorian (hope I got the right one there)
These are much better than the wood stands I was using. Now I don't worry about my dog knocking them over.

Have you mass loaded them yet? I have the same set. I filled all the legs with aquarium gravel. It was tedious, but probably took no more than an hour to do both. It helped to take the ring away from the legs (if you tap them). Just a dead thunk now. It has to help, right?

They are filled with sand. Not sure what kind. There were filled before I picked them up. They are pretty heavy

xsmi · April 30

Back in my grad school days I worked one summer in the music library, passing out recordings to music students for their listening tests. Because it was summer, there weren’t very many students so most of the time I spent listening to rare blues and jazz recordings on a Denon DP-59L TT. Well, eBay is full of Japanese versions requiring a transformer to work on US voltage. A week or so ago, I found a place in Charlotte NC, my home state had 3 American versions for sell. Well, now they have 2.

pitdogg2 · April 30

Beautiful table, I've always admired those.

tratliff · April 30

The DP-59L is a very nice table. I also have one of the American versions.

skipshot12 · May 1

I have a Sony PS-x75.
It’s close to the same as a Denon DP-47f me thinks.
Servo tonearm, full auto along with record size and speed detection.

xsmi · May 2

tratliff wrote: »

The DP-59L is a very nice table. I also have one of the American versions.

Do you still use the built-in RCA cables or have you switched it to RCA jacks?

tratliff · May 2

xsmi wrote: »

tratliff wrote: »

The DP-59L is a very nice table. I also have one of the American versions.

Do you still use the built-in RCA cables or have you switched it to RCA jacks?

Mine has the original. Would like to upgrade it but I don't use the table much. Its my secondary table and not even hooked up currently.

xsmi · May 2

It'll be my secondary as well. As soon as I get my pre-amp up and running I will be hooking it up.

tratliff · May 2

xsmi wrote: »

It'll be my secondary as well. As soon as I get my pre-amp up and running I will be hooking it up.

I like the semi automatic functionality of it. When I am not paying as close of attention as normal I don't have to worry about getting the tonearm at the end of a side.

Also, I have a MM cart on it and a MC on my other table. My phono pre has 2 inputs and I can flip back a forth.

invalid · May 2

Just picked up this hybrid amp

pitdogg2 · May 2

Are those kt150's?

invalid · May 2

Yes

pitdogg2 · May 2

So what is that a little 100 watt tube amp?
That's pretty BA!

invalid · May 2

It's actually a hybrid, the kt150's are driving a mosfet output stage.

Wardsweb · May 3

I got a Hickok 6000A tube tester

JCL · May 4

Picked up the matching Musical Fidelity preamp today for the 2.3’s. Just need to upgrade the cables and some of the source components now.

gmcman · May 4

Two things here....I have been spending time with the recently acquired Directstream DAC, so far it definitely sounds better than the DAC in the Marantz SA8005. Vocals are very well reproduced, midrange is cleaner, overall it might be a keeper. Still need more time with it, need to test the I2S input.

Secondly, with that going on, I have been debating on purging some components, I have a vintage stack of Yamaha gear, CX-1000, MX-1000, and the TX-1000 tuner. I haven't turned on the amp in about 3 years, so I wanted to make sure all works.

Last time I listened to it, I was comparing it to the McCormack DNA-1 I had upgraded back in 2018....the DNA had a bit more soul so the MX was just taking a break.

Tonight, I am running the SA-8005 into the Directstream, then McCormack RLD-1 to the Yamaha.

Well.....my thoughts have changed now....lol. The MX-1000 with a nice clean signal sounds really good, and that's with no warmup time. Granted it has some age on it, I don't think it would dethrone the DNA, but I'm impressed given it's age. The previous owner didn't use it much, I think he was the original owner. Now it's a tough call, it drives the SDA's nicely.

rainbow1919 · May 7

I have a big board that ends with a Line 6 Stomp, so I can set it up to run stereo amp sims, two real amps in stereo, or even one real amp and one amp sim direct to a mixer / recording interface. At home I have 3 amps to choose from: PRS Archon 50 with a 2x12" cab, a Fender DRRI, and a Vox AC15. I mostly use the Fender DRRI and Vox in stereo these days, if I'm not practicing with amp sims through my studio monitors.

SCompRacer · May 8

Wardsweb wrote: »

I got a Hickok 6000A tube tester

Nice!

This is what it looks like if you have to replace a well worn 9 pin socket in one.

Some folks use socket savers in the high use sockets.

pitdogg2 · May 8

Yes socket savers are a godsend. Be sure to get a good one, too many cheap Chinese junk socket savers out there.

Wardsweb · May 12

I installed a Dynavector XV-1 cartridge. It is hard to put into words what it has brought out in the music. It was not an OMG moment. No in your face changes. So at first, I wasn’t over enthusiastic. But the more I listened, the more I was drawn into the music. There is a clarity and detail that has me perking up my ears. Did I just hear that, yeah I did. Nothing overly emphasized, just a musical balance that has me enjoying records I have heard hundreds of times before. The Analogue Production’s UHQR of Steely Dan AJA is aural bliss. I am loving getting lost in the music.

newbie308 · May 12

Keep in mind that most cartridges go through a break in period. The suspension and stylus go through micro changes as they are played. Expect the sound to improve after the first 20 to 30 hours of use. There's probably some wire break in with the coil wires, too. Like you would have with a new cable.

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