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1: Digital Drive, Music Streamer next step? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2021-10-15, 21:21:19 (76.214.109.254)
I have a Bluesound Node 2i which I feed to a Topping D90 DAC. I mostly listen to Qobuz and internet radio thru this combo. I think the sound is pretty good (largely attributed to the outboard DAC)but .......
2: Tubes Asylum, Faint clicking sound (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2021-10-14, 15:51:23 (76.214.109.254)
I got a new tube power amp recently. It is very quiet but when I put my ears to the speakers I could hear a very little clicking noise. The noise now seems to have gone away, and I wonder if it might .......
3: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Coincidentally, I just ordered the Freya+ 30 minutes ago.... (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2021-06-14, 15:20:48 (76.214.109.254)
Abe, please report back your impressions once you've run-in the Freya+ for a while. Thanks. .......
4: Digital Drive, Streaming Question (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2021-05-04, 17:43:53 (76.214.109.254)
I use a Bluesound Node 2i connected to a Topping D90 DAC. I mainly listen to Qobuz. I am generally pleased with the sound I'm getting, but am wondering what the next step-up might be? I don't have a w .......
5: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: I was on a Similar Quest about a year ago ............. (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2021-02-01, 16:00:53 (76.214.109.254)
What 6sn7 tubes are those? .......
6: General Asylum, RE: More shipping craziness; a tale of two packages (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2020-10-24, 13:27:37 (76.214.109.254)
The difference is DHL. They ship a ton of stuff from China to North America, most of it is 3 day service. .......
7: General Asylum, RE: High-end audio sales in 2020 - a surprising claim (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2020-10-08, 03:59:53 (76.214.109.254)
In my own case I had a medical procedure and knew I'd be at home recovering for a while so I took the opportunity to upgrade several components of my system, knowing that I'd be listening to a good am .......
8: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Freya+ or Tubes4HiFi SP14? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2020-08-31, 10:11:12 (76.214.109.254)
Here is another tubed preamp in your price range. I have one of these and am pretty happy with it. Throws a pretty wide soundstage, is dead quiet and uses inexpensive tubes. But no balanced connection .......
9: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: An indirect thank you from Rogue Audio to Jonesy and airtime! (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2020-08-25, 14:34:09 (76.214.109.254)
I've emailed Rogue a couple of times with questions, and they are always good about responding. .......
10: Speaker Asylum, RE: Audio in the SF Bay Area (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2019-06-16, 20:49:48 (76.214.109.254)
I believe there is a Joseph Audio dealer in the Dublin/Pleasanton area, at least that's what I recall a few years ago. Music Lovers was certainly doing a lot of home theater installations and multi-ro .......
11: Speaker Asylum, RE: ELAC Uni-Fi Series (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2016-05-05, 17:14:31 (99.47.68.52)
I don't think these are released for sale yet till May 17th or thereabouts. .......
12: Digital Drive, Oppo 105 to Sony Hapz-1ES? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2016-03-28, 14:20:47 (75.144.24.177)
The Sony says you can copy/burn from a CD drive into the Sony. So can one use an Oppo 105 with a USB cable to burn a music CD to the Sony? Thanks! .......
13: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Amp of equal excitement (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2015-10-20, 15:35:59 (75.144.24.177)
Onkyo makes some nice, inexpensive integrated amps that I assume would mate very well with the speakers. .......
14: Computer Audio Asylum, Oppo Media Control App & Logitech Duet Question (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2015-06-19, 14:19:27 (75.144.24.177)
I'm pretty stupid when it comes to this stuff. On the Logitech Duet remote one can get a bunch of radio stations. I can't see a way when using the Oppo Media Control app linked to Logitech as the sour .......
15: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: Built my NCore amps. (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2013-01-03, 20:03:17 (99.47.68.52)
Great job. As nice as any I've seen over at AC. Do you have a balanced preamp or do you need to use some XLR to RCA adapters? Also, how did you manage those silk-screened N-Core faceplates? I'd love t .......
16: Asylum Feedback/Support, RE: Was that real recent or about an hour or so ago? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2012-03-22, 19:58:30 (99.47.68.52)
I am trying to add photos to my ad and getting the same system error now. .......
17: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: What are symptoms of failing tubes in preamp? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2011-08-01, 21:32:02 (99.47.68.52)
It was the tubes. I replaced the 2 12ax7 tubes and everything seems fine now. Thanks FenderLover. .......
18: Amp/Preamp Asylum, What are symptoms of failing tubes in preamp? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2011-08-01, 19:41:41 (99.47.68.52)
Last night a couple of hours into my listening a got a huge loud buzzing thru the speakers. Powered everything down. Upon turn-on today I initially got scratchy cracking noise followed by some loud po .......
19: General Asylum, RE: Changing classified ad status to "Sold" (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2010-08-27, 22:32:39 (69.105.224.35)
Thanks Rod. .......
20: General Asylum, Changing classified ad status to "Sold" (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2010-08-27, 20:32:49 (69.105.224.35)
What am I doing wrong? I keep clicking the availability button to change the status of my classified ad to "sold", but nothing happens. I guess I'm having another senior moment! Thanks. .......
21: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, RE: class D amps with HE? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2010-07-27, 19:44:01 (69.105.224.35)
I am using a Class D higher powered amp from this company and really like it. http://classdaudio.com/index.php/ .......
22: Amp/Preamp Asylum, RE: where do you get them and how much? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2009-12-29, 20:49:08 (69.105.177.199)
Saw them on Ebay and one other place by doing a simple search. $69-$79. .......
23: Tubes Asylum, RE: Question: Silver stuff on inside of tube glass (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2009-11-09, 18:59:23 (69.105.232.175)
They are mostly older RCA 6SN7 tubes. .......
24: Tubes Asylum, Question: Silver stuff on inside of tube glass (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2009-11-09, 17:43:05 (69.105.232.175)
Someone gave me a bunch of old tubes and several of them have silver like oxidation on the inside of the glass (in kind of square patches). What does this mean? Are the tubes bad? Thanks. ::: TOPIC:: .......
25: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Re: Anyone Know if Scott Endler is still in business? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2007-04-13, 18:59:25 (69.110.150.96)
He built me a couple of sets of speaker cables, which I received about 2 weeks ago. I am pretty sure he has a day job, and just does the audio stuff in his spare time, so perhaps he's been busy? Good .......
26: General Asylum, Re: "Fed up with Fedex" -- A cautionary tale for us all (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2003-12-28, 12:04:43 (24.7.72.255)
Obtaining insurance from either FedEx or UPS is great is they lose the package all together. However in the more common instance where they simply damage the contents, the sender is in for a long, dra .......
27: Tubes Asylum, Looking for tube technician/repair San Francisco Area (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2003-11-20, 14:20:46 (171.159.64.10)
I have an Antique Sound Lab integrated amp with a couple of small repairs/glitches needed. I am looking for a repair technician in the San Francisco Bay Area who will work on tube equipment. If anyone .......
28: Video Asylum, TiVo Direct TV Receiver (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2003-08-28, 20:56:18 (12.233.159.70)
I just purchased an RCA Direct TV/TiVo DVR unit. I have a couple of questions. If someone familiar with one of these units could email me offline at meicheng@comcast.net I would really appreciate it. .......
29: Speaker Asylum, Re: Spray paint speaker stands??? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-09-15, 19:50:52 (12.232.179.27)
Try the yellow pages. Most metal fabrication shops in metropolitan areas can refer you to industrial paint shops that do powder coating. .......
30: Speaker Asylum, Re: Spray paint speaker stands??? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-09-14, 11:07:01 (12.232.179.27)
Another alternative is to have them powder-coated. This type of paint job is pretty inexpensive. .......
31: High Efficiency Speaker Asylum, Omega Speakers (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-08-18, 14:38:45 (12.232.179.27)
Am interested in hearing from anyone who has extended listening to either the TS3 ot TS2 speakers from Omega Speaker Systems. There were prior threads and comments but at the time no one really had ex .......
32: Tubes Asylum, Quad vs. Matched Quad of Tubes (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-08-04, 14:28:12 (12.232.179.27)
I'm new to tubes and don't know much about this. I have a tube amp that takes 4 EL34 tubes. If I want to do some tube rolling, whats the difference between purchasing quads and matched quads? Will I l .......
33: Tubes Asylum, Re: Tube Collecting- Step 2? (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-07-27, 15:14:55 (12.232.179.27)
add me to the list too! .......
34: Speaker Asylum, Re: uBid Michaura Debacle (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-07-14, 11:52:54 (12.232.179.27)
I got my RMA and subsequent UPS return label right away, within 24 hours of my email saying I wanted to return the ARs. I think you are having some real BAD luck. .......
35: Speaker Asylum, Re: Fat Chance (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-07-11, 21:00:47 (12.232.179.27)
I too just received my AR-2062 pair today. What I don't understand is how Ubid could not have the business sense to email people and try proactively to offer a better solution. This is just REALLY bad .......
36: Speaker Asylum, Re: OK, who here actually BOUGHT Michaura 55s ?? Sign Up! (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-05-23, 19:28:37 (12.232.179.27)
I did too. Unfortunately I am no good with mods or a soldering iron, so maybe someone will volunteer. .......
37: General Asylum, Re: Comparing Shipping Costs (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-04-30, 20:12:47 (12.232.179.27)
Rod is right on. The shipping and mail boxes places charge double what it would cost if you drop off the item directly at UPS. .......
38: General Asylum, Audiogon - Sleezy Dealer (0.00)
Posted by meicheng on 2002-02-06, 21:01:26 (12.232.180.244)
There is a dutch auction for new cables to benefit charity. I email the dealer and ask what the cheapest shipping cost is, as we are no more than 200 miles apart. He gets very defensive and says I sho .......
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