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| Are new Mark Levinson Preamps better than old? I agree with Testpilot. I used to have a 25s/26s/23.5/37-360s set-up and later added 20.6's (which I recently sold). All Madrigal CZ-Gel interconnects and even camac shorting plug's for un-used inputs. That system was quiet as chair. It mostl... | |
| The Rapid Rise (& Fall) of the CD I just love looking at a stream. The art work and the production credits... makes me want to cuddle it does. I have a ton of physical media. I have always wanted my own music store and now I feel like I live in the middle of one. People freak ... | |
| Lowest priced MC thats better than a Premium MM? A Soundsmith'd Denon 103D. A giant killer and it has a higher compliance for a low to medium mass arm. My Nak Dragon loves it~ | |
| Your greatest high end audio purchase!!! Magnepan Tympani 1-D's and a Mark Levinson 23.5 started it all for me 25 years ago. I later went vintage with a Marantz 7c, 5's, 8b, 10b, SLT-12, driving JBL Hartsfields. My favorite system of all~ | |
| Is There Just One Single Album That Does It For You, Completely? Just One. I'm with pgaulke60 on this one. That's why I chose the soundtrack from Spike Lee's Crooklyn. It's a double record with some diversity, but it's mostly all about soul/r&b stuff from the late 60's and 70's. Thats where I discovered Cymande am... | |
| Martin Logan vs. Everything My audio buddy recently passed and I have inherited his ML CLS IIz's and ML subs. I spent many years listening to them. They are wonderful speakers! I had Maggie Tympani !-D's and Quad 57's earlier on. I didn't think I could ever go back to th... | |
| Aggrivated tinnitus from speakers? I never had tinnitus until now. Thanks long covid! Mine actually couldn't be worse, so any music helps. Too much Aspirin can also cause tinnitus. Unfortunately, it appears that there isn't a remedy. I will add that most of my speakers roll of... | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! JBL Hartsfields for me~ | |
| Ruminations On CD Players I will soon be listing THE giant killer- Resolution Audio Opus 21 CD player with Great Northern Sound Co. reference level modifications. Separate dac (BB 1704's) and new transport as of 11/22. It will meet your price range and exceed your expecta... | |
| Best Receiver? Fisher's for tubes (my favorite is the 400) Marantz 18 or 19 for SS ( I prefer the 18) The end~ | |
| Sweet Sounding DAC I've never heard a DAC more pleasing than my Mark Levinson 360s with Burr Brown PCM 1704 chips. Yeah, I'm old school~ | |
| Speaker recommendations :-) I'm a jazz guy. Love the 50's-60's and then everything Chet did after. Because of this, a same period system suits me well. Marantz tube gear and JBL Hartsfields. Horns are it~ | |
| How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes? My Mark Levinson 20.6 class A mono blocks pull 400 watts at idle and run 10x hotter than my Marantz 5 tube mono blocks. I would swear there is a fan in the amps blowing heat. I also noticed my electric bill goes up $100 a month to run the 20.6'... | |
| Coaxials - Reality vs. Experience? I had Tannoy 10" Red's and Altec 604-8G's in refrigerators. I couldn't cotton to either. Then I landed a pair of JBL Hartsfields 15 years ago. They are my forever speakers. I love the 375 compression driver through a horn! I also love my Quad... | |
| Hey, I'm looking for the highest quality recordings from the following Artists: I am a Chet Baker obsessive. I can only recommend his original pressings or a few Japanese pressings. I have most all of them. It took me a few years to put together. Most were purchased from other countries. It was expensive. I have over $... |