oddiofyl
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| NHT X1 crossover to tube preamp? Depends. Do you want to run the speakers full range and just provide a summed L and R signal to the sub? Or do you want to deliver high pass , above 80 or so to the mains and deliver below the crossover to the sub? | |
| Mcintosh C15 - Your Impressions and Matching Power Amp You may not like its looks but the Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 built in the same era is much better sounding. I picked one up for $500 as a back up preamp. I’m using it right now. It sounds good | |
| Mcintosh C15 - Your Impressions and Matching Power Amp After owning several preamps after that , I can say each step up was better than the C15. Hate to sound like a Debbie Downer but that isn’t a preamp that is so much desirable for it’s sound quality, but rather it’s looks. If you pay less than... | |
| Mcintosh C15 - Your Impressions and Matching Power Amp I bought one used around 04 for $750 , a few years later I sold it for $1350 on eBay. It was pristine. I saw one sell recently for $1500. Having owned one, I would not spend that kind of money on one. People generally overpay for used Mc... | |
| Mcintosh C15 - Your Impressions and Matching Power Amp Not sure what an "irresistible" deal is but i think C15 are generally overpriced. That unjt was built during the Clarion years. Those were tough times for McIntosh , that unit was good but not great. I replaced mine with a conrad johnson Clas... | |
| Help with hiss I had a weird noise coming from my mono amps a few years ago. Took a while to figure it out. It was plug in air freshener, every time it cycled to dispense the scent my speakers would make a weird crackling noise. | |
| Margules ACRH - 3 Enjoy, looks like really good stuff . I didn't know they have been in the biz since 1927.... pretty impressive. | |
| The 300B World I am using a Raytheon Ceramic base 274b in my amp. I also have some Ken Rad circa 1945 5r4gy that are great . | |
| Stupid Asking Prices- Why Don't Sellers Read Audiogon The Blue Book First? I actually don't care whether those amps sell. They are fantastic and I'm sure I will add them to the list of things I've regretted selling. Down the road I will set up a second system and wish I still had them. I have a guy that seems ser... | |
| odd question about stand-mount speakers One of my favorite speakers , PSB M2 Platinum had that array, woofer on top , tweeter below. If I could find a mint pair in Cherry, I would buy them again One of my biggest regrets, selling those. | |
| Stupid Asking Prices- Why Don't Sellers Read Audiogon The Blue Book First? I use HiFi Shark as a guide, USAM also. I try to price fairly with a little room for negotiation. I have had numerous people inquire about my QS mono amps but I don't want to ship. Local sales take a little time but if priced right it will se... | |
| mcintosh mc275 mk6 tube rolling ? Good point about having a tester. I found out the hard way that some of my “best” tubes were average at best. Since having a tester I sorted through about a dozen NOS e180f Mullards. They were from a large batch and I have no doubt they w... | |
| Adding a Dac and Stresmer LAB 12 is way better than decent ..... have you heard one Audioman? It's a sleeper, | |
| Adding a Dac and Stresmer Yes Aurenders are not cheap , but I got a great deal on a N200 and have zero regrets. Super high build quality, great App, sounds great, excellent support. All that all up and it is a good value. | |
| Adding a Dac and Stresmer Hi Silverfox. The only direct comparison I have made in my system is LAb 12 vs RME. I did listen to the SimAudio DAC and Merason DAC 1 during demo and thought the LAB 12 was the most natural sounding. Merason was really good but I prefer... |