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If you like that first video, highly recommend this one where the energy is so intense they are on the edge of falling apart or exploding or both.

It is exceedingly rare to hear something actually new and novel, and I think the album from (mostly TikTok famous) musician Dijon is very worth your time. I don't even love all of it, but I've listened to it three times now and it's incredibly interesting and raw. The engineering/recording is...

Thanks! They’ve got a pair for $130 refurb on eBay, think I might bite. One thing I read is big heads might not love it. I have an enormous melon. Any feedback on that?

Unusable on my iphone because of power restrictions over lightening, no external volume control from any device, doesn't play nice with the BlueSound node, no line out, and kind of bulky. That's all the bad, and it is kind of a big list. The good? It’s by far the best sounding headphone DAC /...

I Unfortunately shipping is $180 additional dollars on that refurb. Think I’ll keep my eyes peeled for a domestic unit.

Thanks! Yeah, that’s come up repeatedly for me in my searching. I’m not sure if the tone controls and other upgrades are worth the extra cost or if I should buy the Psvane tube bundle. With the upgrades and shipping it’s close to $500

I had the OG Saga and while it looked pretty I couldn’t discern any audible difference with it in active or passive. Changed to a vintage tube and still no dice. I am running a Topling D90 (or similarly specd DAC/pre) into a Denon POA2200 power amp. It’s incredibly detailed and powerful, but...

Hello, I’m looking for something a few steps up from one of those FX Audio $50 tube preamps, but still under $500 (new or used). Two outputs would be nice; but not necessary. Also, the ability to run in passive mode. Totally fine with Chinese brands as I’ve generally had great luck with their...

I am totally gonna flip these eventually! They’re specifically designed to be listened to in an anechoic chamber while receiving a blood transfusion from a poor kid trying to pay for college.

Lol, i got banned for 30 days at Audio Science Review for posting this follow up comment to some (apparently) moderator who was kind of supportive of the review: Did you catch the part where I think you’re a bunch of joyless nerds who don’t even care about music anymore wasting your lives...

This is really the only correct response. Thank you

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you look around a room and realize, “I don’t belong here and everybody knows it.”? Growing up lower-middle class in the US and being in constant economic peril until about the age of 30, I sure have. This is the story of how a pair of speakers...

I've owned both, totally different sound. OLAs are absolutely classic "vintage" sound: you can listen to them for the rest of your life and never be bothered by them. The Klipsch are quite a bit newer and have a very forward sound with punchy bass and they can be driven with practically no...

I'm partial to Canton. Their CT and Karat lines (late 80s to mid 90s) are as good as I've ever heard and can often be had for a song. I have a pair of CT-120s that are second only to my newly acquired Vandersteen Treo CTs. The Treos put me in a similar position as you. I'm not super wealthy, and...

MQA requires a usb connection to work. Using a cheap Android phone with USB-C output and something like the THX Onyx is a very cheap solution. I use the Onyx via usb on a raspberry pi running volumino and it's an outstanding DAC / preamp. So good I sold my other pres and DACs. However, with...

Thank you! That's was my main concern, and I will try it with only one speaker being fed by only one input. The Alpair 12p is an 8ohm speaker, so I'm guessing no-go on the double power situation?

Hi all, I have an great little APPJ EL34 tube amp, but it doesn't have a set of speakers for me to use with it at the moment. I also have a DIY Alpair 12p-based center channel speaker that is quite sensitive and sounds incredible. I think the APPJ would absolutely sing with this speaker. It's...

I’m looking for some tube-ish smoothing effect on the highs as my system is extremely transparent and can be a little bright with some material. I use my THX onyx as a preamp / DAC as it just matches perfectly with my Denon POA2200 and allows me to adjust volume with my phone. My understanding...

There are scores of posts by AudioKarma users swearing by these Yaqin buffers brining a bit of a warmer tube sound to solid state systems. I figure it’s worth $110 to try it out before I do this elaborate active crossover two-amp situation that may not even work because of the crossovers of my...

Thanks @FlaCharlie, I am going to grab one of those and test it out! Will report back once I get the chance. Also, there was a Yaqin CD2 tube buffer with GE tubes on eBay for $110 last night, so I grabbed it. Pretty well reviewed and may accomplish some of what I’m looking for in a much simpler...

Follow up: I ended up getting a Topping E50 locally, just because I wanted to have a reference level, full featured DAC that had outboard volume controls and multiple input options. Well, with my Chromecast Audio the E50 did great. Running in DAC mode and using the CCA for volume control I was...

Ah, I understand now. Also, I just read the Treo manual and our boy Richard V is not a fan of what I’m attempting!

thanks! Found an eBay seller in Ukraine with good feedback and got a matched set for $19! It’ll take 2 weeks, but considering they’re located in an active war zone, really quite impressive!

To clarify, I have two huge power amps that do a fine job with the bass (and a very good job driving everything). Denon POA2400 and Onkyo M506RS

Hi all, I’m looking to bi-amp (had bi-wire there at first!) my Vandersteen Treo CTs and need some help. 1) I have this tube amp, which I think is very good! I upgraded the 6n2 with some gold lion tubes and was quite happy with the performance. However, one of the stock 6P1 tubes gave out and I...