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| Thumper’s Mother I find it amusing... all these would-be experts with golden ears and knowledge beyond reproach. In my experience, it's usually the forum members who are the most humble and that offer encouragement vs smarty pants passive aggressive responses, tha... | |
| Your Ultimate Phono Preamp: Which One Would You Choose? Van den Hul, The Grail w/Koetsu, Rosewood Sig... there are better combos I'm sure but for me, this is top of the mountain | |
| Help with high end bookshelf speakers It's for sure an LS3/5a size space. I'd actually shut the conversation down now and go find yourself an nice set of Charwell, Rogers, Spendor or whatever other brands use the classic spec. They will knock your socks off if you haven't experienced ... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION My choice would be an Aesthetix, Calypso. Newest version at $6K is super quiet, fully balanced and with just (4) small signal tubes, a rollers delight. We all recommend what we use or have experience with and the Calypso, for the money, was a clea... | |
| PREAMPLIFIER UPGRADE QUESTION @ronboco - is there a Boulder preamp under $7500? Didn't think they had products at that price point... | |
| Listening Room @elliottbnewcombjr - "I see some of these pics of guys selling their gear with photos from their listenig chair... some ratty Lay Z-Boy recliner with their gross ass feet in the pic. STOP! If that's all you've got, a $20K system and $50 dollar ya... | |
| Listening Room Both kids moved to LA after graduation and left all kinds of rooms vacant in the house. Built my wife a killer home office on floor 1. French doors open out to the sun deck, Peleton bike and all her goodies fill her space; room is terrific. I then... | |
| Favorite moment with music in your car. 1975 - 8th grade new kid at school used to take his dad’s Grand Prix... we’d go joy riding up and down Revere Beach blasting Golden Earing, Big Star & Aerosmith - we were 14 & 13yo - 8-Track 1977 - HS blasting around in Rocky M dad's Cadi... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Yeah, I'm an Octave Audio fan as well. Seems like a great price on a $13K amp. Jump in or go buy a new V70 SE at the top of your budget. Couple of VAC Sigma 160i out there in the pre-owned market as well. Now that's a spectacular component. Just m... | |
| Those rare albums that are great on first listen. Son Volt, Trace & Fink, Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet are two good ones that captivated me on 1st listen. David Bowie, Young Americans is a good one too | |
| 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... |