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| Help me understand the current amp market @macg19 T+A equipment is always built like a tank. I had a PA 3000 HV that I sold when I was down sizing to a condo (Threw my back out re-boxing that amp). That’s when I went with the Luxman L-509x. I do love the Luxman but miss the warmth and mas... | |
| Help me understand the current amp market @jyaki Accuphase E-5000 or Gryphon Diablo 333? I would love to try the Gryphon Diablo 333, but it's a bit out on my price range, and being new I haven't seen it yet on the used market. "I think", and don't everyone jump all over me, that the Accup... | |
| Help me understand the current amp market I have a Luxman L-509X and find it to be an excellent integrated. For me the next serious upgrade would be to some thing like a T+A PA3100HV. I am consider the one listed here on Audiogon for $7k (a bargain considering it sells for ~$25k new), it'... | |
| Anyone listen to entire albums? I grew up in the late 70's and early 80's. My local North Jersey radio station, was WDHA, it was an album rock format. They used drop the needle and play new releases beginning to end. My friends and I would record the broadcasts on our cassette d... | |
| Clear Audio Concept Wood / Satisfy Carbon Tone Arm w/Concept MC (replacement cartridge?) I was looking at the Hana SL. What differences did you notice? I generally liked Concept MC for my main listening tastes of jazz & vocals. The new Goldring Elite that is available is being sold for ~$400 (normally $1,200). It has some good rev... | |
| Temporary Down Sizing - Integrated Amp Recommendations I agree with your statement between Luxman and Accuphase. Unfortunately a newer vintage Accuphase is a bit out of my reach (budget wise). | |
| Temporary Down Sizing - Integrated Amp Recommendations Thank you all so very much for the advise and the kind comments. I am going to do some additional research on some of the recommended amps, but I am leaning towards the Luxman L-505uXII. If I decide on the Luxman are there any concerns about impor... | |
| New Cary DMS 700 I am about 220 hours in on my new 700. At 200 hours I noticed another layer of resolution, depth and clarity opening up. The one thing I have realized as a major difference between the 550 vs 700 is on lesser quality recoding's, not the digital re... | |
| New Cary DMS 700 Wow you bit the bullet and did the upgrade - congratulations! It will be very interesting to hear your thoughts on how it compares to the 600. Yes - the SD card is my best sounding source. I keep my highest resolution material (128/256 DSD and 192... | |
| New Cary DMS 700 I upgraded from the DMS-550 and I am about 140 hours on my new DMS-700 (ran the first 100 hours on a repetitive PSAudio burn-in CD). Daryl at Cary Audio has been awesome to work with. I have the DMS-700 connected to a T+A PA3000HV integrated amp w... | |
| Looking to buy a quality integrated $10,000 budget. Take a look at a few years old T+A PA3000HV. https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/ta-pa-3000-hv-and-mp-3000-hv/With a bit of patience you should be able to land one for about $6k. Original MSRP was ~17K. | |
| Audiophile AC Outlets Here are some that are on the market:Pangea Audio Premier AC Outlet - $29.00PS Audio Power Port Classic AC Receptacle - $49.00 Cardas Duplex Power Outlet - $135.00Wattgate 381 AU TR Audio Grade Receptacle - $148.00AudioQuest NRG Edison 20 - $179.0... | |
| Why is black so popular for components? Black is the second most popular color in automobiles. Second only to white by a very thin margin. White 23.9%, followed by black, at 23.2%. Next is gray and silver at 15.5% and 14.5%. My T+A HV gear is champagne a beautiful color - but all my ot... | |
| Looking for a new integrated amp If you could stretch yourself a bit. I would take a look at the Cary Audio SI-300.2D integrated. You can leverage their zero interest program - plus test it in your system with a 30 day trial. https://carydirect.com/shop-now/si-300-2d.html | |
| Cary Audio DMS-550 or Aurender A10 Great feedback. Thank you. |