mdalton
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| System assessment... lol! Yes, a good pet can definitely add warmth to your system. And re DSP, I also am not a huge fan of adding (more) digital processing to one’s system if one can avoid it. Another obvious way to add warmth to your system is thru your speaker ch... | |
| System assessment... No regrets. If you want to keep the amp, you can always add an upgraded external dac. And if you’re like me, you may prefer vinyl as your primary source for serious listening anyway. | |
| System assessment... If you want to add warmth, I’d go with an all-tube integrated in place of your hybrid. Issue of course is your speakers are pretty inefficient -85 db, 8 ohm (but dips to 3.2) so you’d need a tube amp with guts. That would also require a new DAC,... | |
| Enough is Enough I would recommend you listen to a Goldnote DS1000, which runs “only” $8k. I have a DS10, and a good friend of mine had a DCS Bartok (not Apex). We did head-to-head listening tests. With the optional external power supply, I preferred my Goldnot... | |
| Phono stage for second system Goldnote PH10 - $2000 (solid state) Fezz Audio Gratia Prestige - $2200 (tube) | |
| My wife weighed in…she wants piano white tower/bookshelf Voxativ zeth | |
| Capital Audiofest Coming Up! was there yesterday, a few rooms I recommend: High Water Sound (room 323) - Cessaro speakers; expensive but Jeff Catalano always has a great room and plays good music. Gestalt Audio (room 325) - very cool new speakers - Cinnamon Audio from Portu... | |
| Sub suggestions please Have been searching for new sub with walnut aesthetic myself. Another possibility is Vandersteen. Only issue is that their walnut, to my eyes, looks a little more like cherry - reddish tint in the finish. But really nice subs. | |
| Garrard 301 - Project @lalitk who’s doing your plinth? Re SUT, is that the Etsuro? And I’ll be at CAF - let me know if you’re coming. | |
| Looking for a narrow baffle small footprint speaker what’s your amplification? what speakers are you replacing? | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie another interesting option in your price range is the Thorens TD-1500. | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid imho, resale value is a terrible reason to buy anything. buy it, love it, use it up. | |
| New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid Give yourself permission to change. I’d bet your taste in ice cream is different than it was 25 years ago - who knew coconut could be so good? And I’m guessing you’d buy a different suit today, even if the old ones still fit! So I’d recommend l... | |
| Phono Preamp Selection little above budget, but great stuff: Gold Note PH-5 | |
| Garrard 301 - Project @lalitk Excellent news. So where are you with respect to your various decision trees (cartridge, SUT, etc.)? |