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Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening

I'm reeducating myself.... after years of no TT and focusing on just stereo listening.. I had a some early Klipsch Hersey’s and some GENESIS speakers pair with Yamaha receiver and low end turntable 30-40 years ago -- I can afford a higher end setup this days -- so what are thoughts on pairing a luxman l-550axII with Klipsch cornwalls?

I like the Herseys for music in the day.. cornwalls seem to be larger herseys but may well need audtion some of the tower types folks seem to tout..

I still thinking on TT -- but may get a VPI scout or prime -- thinking through the cartridge choices and other things is still a serious education -- recc?

music taster are varied -- jazz to singer vocalist miles davis - linda Ronstadt and a host of others for vocal musics and instruments- soft rock of the 70-80s- to some classical

thoughts -- looking to 15-20K for the refit for stereo listening - but could stretch some if I like the setup

steventoney
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Did some more listening and learning today from the other hifi audio place close to me.. nice people as well

this trip was to specifically listen to Harbeth and Audio Note Speakers..  some side listen to some shop made very large and very expensive setups, but back to things in my budget

they did not have the Harbeth 40.2s in the place - but had 30.1s and they were very good with both digital and vinyl sources through Synthesis I-amps  or some in house built amps

Audio note speaker listen was an AN-E -- This was very very good and a smaller model AudioNote

The AN-E seems much like a Devore 0/93 that I have not heard yet -- will this week or next

These speakers all were very good with tube I-AMP  - heard with Synthesis A100 and A40

I may give the node to the AN-E for just natural listening to music...

thoughts on these speakers and Synthesis AMP -- I really was not going to tubes -- but may -- it is a time to listen more -- not sure I'll be able to listen to these various speakers with a Luxman I-AMP - but wish too

another 2+ hours well spent in the education
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atmasphere
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Totally FWIW: the Audio Note speakers work very well with our amps. They seem to be a very tube-friendly speaker.
inna
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Ralph, please.. you sometimes damage your reputation without apparently knowing it.
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atmasphere
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@inna  :) my reputation all seems to come from the same place...
I first heard the Audio Notes at a show, seems to me RMAF. If I recall correctly the speakers were in the Electra Fidelity room where there was also a set of M-60s. I thought the two sounded quite good together; is it a bad thing that I commented on something from direct experience?
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fsonicsmith
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Ralph, don't take the bait. Industry insiders tend to shy away from enthusiast boards because of being abused. I have seen this happen again and again on a popular wine board-winemakers pitch in with their wealth of knowledge and get accused of shilling even when the comment was not intended to be such. If Inna were to be given the benefit of the doubt, it would be that he was remarking that "of course the AN-E's are tube-friendly-they are AN-E's!" and that your comment was kind of unnecessary or obvious. Perhaps that is what he meant, more-so than accusing you of shilling but only Inna knows for sure. 
I just bought the DeVore O/93's and before that, I had just purchased an ARC Ref 6 preamp and Ref 150se amp. While auditioning the DeVores, they were matched up with a VTL 100 watt amp. My dealer did this on purpose since he asked me beforehand what I would be using the DeVores with if I bought them. Nonetheless, I was a bit concerned that the ARC 150se would be too much power with the potential for too much 60hz hum and the like. No such problem. They team up very well. My point being that it is amazing that very efficient easy load speakers play well with tube amps of all types and power. 
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