Switched from solid state amp and preamp to tubed units

gsmith5 July 04, 2023 22:06

DB-25 cable from Revelation Audio Labs was a great addition to my Pass Labs xp-20 preamp. Highly recommended.

gsmith5 September 23, 2018 16:51

Waiting on my new dB-25 power cable from Revelation Audio Labs for my Pass Labs preamp. Brad promised this week

gsmith5 May 25, 2018 22:52

Purchased MQA core decoder for aurender N10. Allows first unfold 24/96. Tidal masters sound great.

gsmith5 May 20, 2018 21:45

Added PS Audio DS DAC and transport. They sound great, the exceptional reviews are not hype

gsmith5 April 21, 2018 21:04

I have purchased a demo pass labs xp-20 with swap in of my pass labs xp-10. It will be here next week on 10 day approval/return. I can’t wait

gsmith5 November 14, 2017 23:42

RMAF was good, I’d say my system was in the top 20 % of what I heard on the 11 floors of equipment on display.

gsmith5 October 20, 2017 23:24

Well I will be off to Rocky Mountain Audio Fest next week to see what sounds great versus price

gsmith5 September 29, 2017 23:09

The bass is definitely better controlled with the audio points. I believe I will still have to do somework on room acoustics.

gsmith5 September 11, 2017 11:57

The audio points are definitely better than the stock spikes, they remove some of the smearing of the notes. They are very sharp.

gsmith5 September 10, 2017 14:13

Currently I'm using a magnum dynalab SR100 silver ribbon antennae that goed through a magnum dynalab 205 signal sleuth amplifier to the accuphase T-1100 fm tuner. The Magnum Dynalab SR100 is the best indoor antennae I've tried, and I've tried many. I get by with an indoor antennae because my main listening station Q99.1 in Roanoke, VA has 190,000 watts of broadcast power.

gsmith5 September 10, 2017 00:24

Thanks for the comments MJ. I view audio has a continuous improvement journey. I get great enjoyment listening to music in the evening.

gsmith5 September 09, 2017 22:09

Replaced stock spikes on Proac speakers with Audio Points.

gsmith5 September 09, 2017 14:49

The finish on the Proacs is rosewood which is an adder.

gsmith5 September 08, 2017 11:37

I have heard the Proac D48Rs. I felt like they would have too much bass for my room geometry. I debated between the Proac D20Rs and the D30Rs and went with the larger. I will say they need a lot of break in time 500+ hrs.

gsmith5 September 07, 2017 15:12

I had a pair of Bryston mini-ts on stands before I purchased the  Proac speakers. I like the mid range of the Proacs but the bass is a little boomy. Next week I'm going to replace the standard spikes with brass audio points.

gsmith5 September 03, 2017 18:28

Just tightened the drivers in the Proac D30R speakers with a torx screwdriver about 1/2 turn. A few of them were loose. It really righted up the bass.

gsmith5 September 02, 2017 21:26