Quote:
Originally Posted by Chocaholic
Getting things set up and delivering accurate dynamics and a realistic soundstage (yes, you can tell where each musician is, left to right and front to back) has become an enjoyable hobby as well.
|
That looks like a very nice system, Choc. I prefer tubes also. In our main living room system "soundstage" is nearly frightening. Sounds coming from locations nowhere near the speakers. Stunning detail. 8 WPC. 300B tubes. 103db speakers. Speaker placement is our only tool. This system has no tone controls whatsoever. There is a preamp, for purposes of managing impedance, input selector and volume control.
Removing the tone controls was a sonic victory. YMMV.
Tobra, the living room system uses a DAT with bluetooth capability. The DAT feeds the preamp. Cable Internet feeds the TV, phones and computers, vida modem and router.
They feed the DAT either though bluetooth, coax cable or optical cable. Turntable feeds the preamp directly. Music sources include vinyl and Amazon Music. And...you know....youtube and such.
Garage system (Leak TL/12+ monoblocks using EL-84 output tubes feeding Dahlquist DQ-8 speakers) has no wireless capability. No preamp at all. It is fed by computer or phone using 3.5mm plug cable. Same as my headphones (direct from computer or phone to my ears using headphone). Pretty much everyone who visits my garage comments on the sound system. It's pretty good.
