ccogopher
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| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? There are so many variables. I built a bookshelf enclosure from a plan from Markaudio that houses Alpair 10’s. I’ve tried them on a few different setups and felt they sounded pretty good. Recently I paired them with an old Harman Kardon A300 and h... | |
| Amazon Selling Used CDs Advertised As New This seems to be happening a lot now. I had to return a pair of shoes that had been well worn (not just tried on and returned), and a suitcase that was scuffed up and had someone’s clothing lint inside. Both items were supposed to be new but obvio... | |
| Integrated that blew you away Harman Kardon A300! unbelievable! Was using a Marantz model 8 as my amp. Tried a couple different preamps and multiple different speakers and was never really wowed by it. Got an a-300 on eBay a few weeks ago. Didn’t bother to bring it up on a va... | |
| Marantz model 8 Dropped it off for a checkup on Saturday | |
| Marantz model 8 Thanks, guys. I’ve actually been getting ready to send it to my current tech in San Jose. I’ve been procrastinating because I hate being without it but I obviously it should get a checkup. FWIW, my friend who provided the initial assessment on it... | |
| Tandberg 2030 Receiver. There’s an original manual for a TR 2030 for sale on flea bay | |
| Tandberg 2030 Receiver. hifiengine.com You have to register but all downloads are free | |
| Sub $1000 DAC with AKM chip I think you might be right. | |
| Where to go next with the turntable I bought the P3 and added an RB300 to it and it’s still a cheap particle wood/pressboard plinth with Formica-like skin and a non adjustable VTA -(unless you buy some third party shims). Depending on what non-Rega cartridge you want to pair with it... | |
| Sub $1000 DAC with AKM chip Sorry was away for a few days.. than you everyone who took part in this discussion | |
| Sub $1000 DAC with AKM chip First off, thank you everyone for your input -it certainly has given me some insight. I’m going to have to broaden some of my expectations about DAC’s, especially after the comment from freediver about pairing a tube amp with an AKM based DAC and ... | |
| Sub $1000 DAC with AKM chip Wow, I’ve got the AKM Topping paired with a Marantz Model 8. I wonder if I’d get something better out of a DAC with an ESS chip for my own setup… | |
| Sub $1000 DAC with AKM chip She has a pretty wide range of tastes with music. Pretty much easier to say what she’s not into.. (country/western and classical) | |
| Sub $1000 DAC with AKM chip All solid advice. Especially interested in the Geshelli as it’s always nice to see a US company making this type of gear at a great price point, and for a beginner’s budget to boot thanks for all your input! | |
| Harman Kardon A300 Ok, thanks for the tip. I did find a tech but I’ll try any potential fix myself.. hopefully I can get this done and save myself some $ |