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| Shopping for new speakers-need ideas... Selling old DQ-10's... Not exactly what you were thinking of, but you'd be thrilled. I've been running a set of Linkwitz Orions for 15 years now and am still delighted every time I fire 'em up.https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649684733-linkwitz-orion-floor-standing-... | |
| Stereo systems are like Harleys I invite everyone to pull down this track and run it on your main system. Crank it up. Loads of fun!Don't bother if all you're going to do is listen on headphones or your desktop speakers. Waste of time. Put it on the big system.Donny’s Harley | |
| 6000 dollars CD player What you're listening to in a CD player is the DAC, not the transport. The CD reader is just what you get from a $20 CDROM drive. Really.It's the DAC you're listening to.I run a Tascam CD player because it's a piece of pro gear, and being pro,... | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp The Bob Latino power amps are always going to be your best value. They are universally admired. His ST-120 is a real Mac 275 killer. But in your budget, you could readily afford his M125 mono block power amps which put out 120 watts each. All... | |
| Harley quote Y'all are listening to the wrong Harley.This is the Harley you should be listening to. | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music @ssmaudio The Linkwitz LX521 is intended for stereo listening. A friend originally built his with the intention to have it sit on either side of his large screen TV set, but it seemed to me that that large flat panel interfered with his imagin... | |
| AUDIOPHILE OR JUST CRAZY ? Get RID of the ADC graphic EQ. Really. Send it off to electronics recycling. If your speakers need that to get sound you want, you have the wrong speakers. But then, the Klipsch LaScala was intended as a PA speaker. No decent low end to speak of e... | |
| What do I do next to improve sound? If you're a headphone guy, then yeah, a DAC with a headphone amp. I run a major hi-end audio system in my front room and use a laptop running Ubuntu Linux as a digital player into a Peachtree DAC-iT (less than $200 on the used market), but it do... | |
| Power strips- too many choices Most power strips are just extra outlets. But if what you really want is a proper surge protector, get this one from Belkin. Cost you all of $35 and will do a BETTER job of surge protection than a UPS system or even a typical power conditioner. | |
| Best Speakers You Have Ever Heard In Your Home I think you're going to find that for most people, it will be their current pair as people typically move forward, not backwards with their gear. I've been running a pair of Linkwitz Orions for about 13 years now and am still in love with them.Li... | |
| Amp recommendations With your budget, get a pair of VTA M125 mono block amps at 120 watts each. You can build them as a kit for all of $2300, or get them fully assembled and tested for about $3000 - less without tubes.If you feel that you don’t need or want that kind... | |
| Speaker suggestions under 4k Your very best value is in a good DIY loudspeaker project, or possibly finding a well-made DIY set used. Don’t turn your nose up at DIY. Many of the designs are done by the best audio engineers on the planet and are just as good as the best commer... | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music I've never liked Polk Audio loudspeakers. Big cabinets stuffed to the gills with cheap drivers and sold for cheap. They look good, but...Your very best value is in a good DIY loudspeaker project, or possibly finding a well-made DIY set used. D... | |
| Does Anyone Think CD is Better Than Vinyl/Analog? Oh boy...I have about a dozen recordings in both vinyl and digital. There things about each medium I like better than the other, so I would say that neither is superior. They are different.The big downside to vinyl is that it is expensive to get... | |
| Budget tower speakers that rock! I hope you're ready for some blasphemy. For under $1000, the very best value for playing rock 'n roll at level are a good set of PA loudspeakers. I like Bag End best. |