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| Is There a Speaker for Me/Impossible Requirements? (budget: $2000) With $2000, what I'd do is score a pair of late 1970's vintage KEF Calinda loudspeakers and then pair it with a VTA ST-120 power amp. A buddy of mine has a Calinda pair he drives with a Marantz 8B power amp. Absolute magic! Will make you forget... | |
| I want to be moved and have the music touch my soul! Then you need to get familiar with Wesla Whitfield. First, listen to these three full CD rez tracks:http://russbutton.com/tmp/over_the_rainbow.wavhttp://russbutton.com/tmp/Lucky_to_be_me.wavhttp://russbutton.com/tmp/Rhode_Island_Is_Famous_For_You.... | |
| Looking for suggestions on best small footprint speaker under $4K If you're hell bent on dropping $4k, I can't readily help you. But if you're willing to spend a lot less than that and be willing to live with some real magic, then here's a completely different thought.One of the most wonderful systems I've ever... | |
| Are DAC's overpriced? I run a Peachtree DAC iT, which is their older model. Picked it up about 5 years ago and paid full-ticket of about $500. Sounds awesome and you can find them on EBay for about $125 or so. The newer iTx model does 192 khz whereas my older beast ... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) @cd318 I’ve run a set of version 3.3 Orions for about 10 years now and have had more than one visitor complement them as being of reference quality. The current version, with the SEAS bass drivers is even better, but I’m OK to stay with what I hav... | |
| Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K) Your very best value will be either the Linkwitz LX521 or Orion systems if you build them yourself. And if you're not a wood worker, hire a local cabinet maker to build the enclosures. It'll cost you a lot less than you think. Building the LX52... | |
| Audio research This is what you need.http://tubes4hifi.com/pre11.htm#PH16 | |
| 3 best 10k speakers now imho If you really want value, build yourself a set of Linkwitz LX521 or Linkwitz Orions.http://linkwitzlab.com/You can do either project, with amplification, for $6k or less, and have something beyond extraordinary. | |
| Schitt turntable anyone? "Giant Killer". That's what they said about Rega tables when they first appeared. People are going to value things largely upon what they cost. It's just perception. Nobody is going to dump their $5000 VPI Wonder and go buy a Schitt table. N... | |
| HAVE ALL SALES STOPPED ON AUDIOGON ??? How many audiophiles do you know under the age of 50? Even under the age of 60? The younguns aren't into it the way we are and hi-end has always been a vanishingly small market. | |
| Tube Preamp This is easy. Build or buy pre-assembled one of the top line models from tubes4hifi.comYou don't say whether or not you have a turntable. If you don't, then get the SP14. Preassembled and tested it is $1350 plus shipping, well within your budge... | |
| Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh @knollbrent I assume your phono preamp uses 12AX7 tubes. The big names I've heard are: Mullard TelefunkenRCA Clear TopsA good place to begin looking for tubes is:https://www.thetubestore.com/search?keywords=12AX7I'd also recommend that you logi... | |
| Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh One more thing @knollbrent You can make big changes to how any piece of tube gear sounds by changing out the tubes. They call it "tube rolling", and that would cost you a LOT less than buying other phono preamps.The phone section I heard on a v... | |
| Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh @knollbrent If you're not getting enough gain through your Mac phono preamp, then I suggest you try through at least a couple of other standard phono preamps. What that will tell you is if your cartridge just has an unusually low output or if y... | |
| DO CABLES REALLY MATTER? P.T. Barnum was right. |