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| 2nd system for office, all-in-one integrated suggestions Considering the speakers, you are not in the esoteric price range. Not trashing them as I am really amazed at their price point. ( I have D5.1's in my shop powered by a V3) Really, don't know how they do it. So the amp is not that critical. Lo... | |
| I'm going to buy my first tube amp. I need honest blunt opinions Quite a few years ago I too dipped my toe into the tube market. Cheap Chinese one I modified, An old HK A12 I restored, Built a "red light". Nothing I could afford was any good even considering the 6 to 12W range. Then I heard the Cary monoblo... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often Yea, from 4K up the Vifa is fantastic and easy to use. Have them on my desk with RS 120's. Go much below that, even in my near-field desk setup and the distortion skyrockets. It just does not have the surface area. Hard part is a decent midrange... | |
| The mistake armchair speaker snobs make too often I have been building speakers for over 40 years. Another miss-conception is that they are cheap. Not so. Markup on drivers and crossover parts is as brutal as finished speakers and one needs to figure I go through a couple prototype boxes befor... | |
| Hegel H160 -> Hegel H390 upgrade suggestion Do not confuse speaker "rated" power with what you need. Do they play loud enough for you? Any hint of clipping on a loud transient? Cymbal crash etc? Be realistic in the peak level you actually play at. Movie special effects or symphony front r... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Folks, Please re-read my comments again and you will see my current viewpoint IS based on listening. Yes, behind that, I do understand the technology and along with measurements are ONE side of the information, but it is the music that counts an... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Ironic. I find ASR useful and informative as I do have an engineering background, designed and modeled in Spice amplifiers, crossovers, and preamps. But most of us understand specs as currently understood are not the last word. I'll take a Hegel ... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players Several in the high end stores. Did not pay attention to the brand but hooked up to very high end systems. One was a Moon, Another a Mac. What you may be missing is how good a select number of inexpensive DACs really are. My dirt cheap Atom+ is... | |
| Ruminations On CD Players I gave up on CD players. Library got too complicated. So, FLAC form a PC. I can then use a very good DAC. I am not aware of any CD player for any price with a DAC that can beat some I know of for $100, let alone a RME, CORD, Denifritz etc. CD... | |
| What is turntable “liveliness”. Biggest improvement after being sure the preamp load matches the cartridge, is to put it in a sealed lined box suspended. Reducing acoustic feedback does wonders. Sitting on a shelf between the speakers is about the worst place for it. Speed... | |
| Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are? The point would be to get the most enjoyable musical experience, so in my book, direct to disk is the only game in town. Sheffield The King James Version ( Harry James) Sheffield, Hollywood Town ( Amanda McBroom) I never found a really well ... | |
| Are higher end preamps worth the investment when you are only streaming Tidal & Spotify ? It is my experience, regardless of the source, a decent output stage and analog volume suits me the best. This prevents any issues with the loading on the amp input stage or with the sometimes poor streamer or DAC output stage drive capability. I... | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? Tony, an advantage of being retired and grey haired, is we can get away being a crumedgon so brown shoes, or blue sneakers, with a tux are just fine as long as my feet don't hurt. :) | |
| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? Speakers? They have to pass the wife "not in my living room" filter.* Electronics? ZERO In a cabinet. Even when I was 20-ish, I never fell for the big stack to impress anyone. It is all about the sound. Use the money for better circuits. I... | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... A few years back, I bought some "acclaimed" cables. Yes a difference. Worse. I did some testing. My sonic results were good old Belden Brilliance 75 Ohm stranded on decent ( non-Ferris) RCA's made as short as reasonable. With cables, less is mo... |