bgross
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| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. I agree with many if not all of the albums listed... I think Alanis Morissette's, Jagged Little Pill is pretty great & impactful front to back. Defines the 90s in many ways | |
| Best DAC’S $5k to $15k I have a Canor DAC 2.10 and for $4K it’s awfully good. May not compete with some DACs over $10K but for anything under it’s a must listen. I really liked the Weiss DAC 204 as well but the Canor was a better match with the rest of my system. Just m... | |
| Rogue RP-1 Amp recommendations In my opinion, the best $2K tube amp you will ever own is a pre-owned Cary, Rocket 88 (R version). They sell for $17-$1800 maybe a few dollars more for a super clean piece with all the boxes, manuals and depending on what tubes come with. It's a K... | |
| Anyone ever have, use or hear this tube? I have found the Mullard CV4003 to be about the most balaced of the bunch. The romantic tubey blush with very good resolution. Another under the radar small signal tube that is equally great (depending on the component used in) is the La Radiotech... | |
| Suggestions for power amps I'm at an impass too... have Audio Note AN-e/sp, Aesthetix Calypso Sig paired with a Canary M-90 300b power amp. It's really very good but always wondering about amps. I'm all in on my pre & speakers and have enjoyed an all-tube setup (even DA... | |
| The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you? Went to college knowing nothing about hifi... saw other parents lugging in boxes and setting kids stereos up in their dorm rooms. Not gonna lie, was pretty jealous considering I landed at school with a hockey bag, 3 sticks a suitcase and a clock r... | |
| can you help me narrow my speaker cables short list please? SUPRA Sword... color might fit but cables are excellent and under $1K. Speaker cables do matter. In most cases you get what you pay for. Buy preowned if possible. Just my opinion | |
| My experience with The Music Room They are a fine outfit for sure but this is kinda becoming an infomercial... | |
| Good small/single outlet power conditioner for preamp. Find a couple of PS Audio, Ultimate Outlets... make sure they are the high current model. One of the few power conditioner/tweaks I have a purchase that truly worked. Will never sell mine. | |
| 12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate GE Black Plate 5751 are great tubes and I've used them a lot over the years. Late 60's Mazda 12ax7 WA silver plate however are the finest small sig tubes I've iused in my current preamp. Have run through Amperex, Tele, Brimar, Mullard & I find... | |
| DAC Suggestions I bought a Canor, DAC 2.10 strictly from a review I read on Positive Feedback & those guys loved it, now, so do I. Purchased from Holt Hill in Boston & it was about the best money I've spent on my digital end yet. I moved up from a Synthas... | |
| Replacement for Shindo Canor is 100% opposite of anything Shindo - not like-sounding & with a totally different audio philosophy. Very nice gear, yes, but in no way similar on any level | |
| Tune of the Day Curtis Mayfield, "Here But I'm Gone" off New World Order | |
| Help me pick some new or used speaker cables Supra, Sword Excalibur - excellent cables for use with tube gear. I use them in 8' lengths w/jumpers too on my Audio Note, AN-e. Just my opinion... | |
| Floorstanding speaker experiences/recommendations in the $12-25k range @elliottbnewcombjr saw these last night while surfing around after the SB https://holthill.com/products/jse-infinite-slope-model-2-ready-to-rock |