vthokie83
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| Help With New Preamp Decision Soix, That is the review that I was able to find, comparing models that are 5 years old and 3 revisions now. Yes you are correct, the Rhumba Extreme is quite a bit more expensive at $8,500 list right now. I've been able to find new ones discounte... | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision Soix, I know that Terry has the MicroZOTL as his reference preamp, but I'm not sure which Backert he compared it with.....I tried to find the article, but was unable. I'm sure the MicroZOTL is superior to the Rhumba, but the Rhumba Extreme is a d... | |
| Help With New Preamp Decision js4659, Going tomorrow to hear the Backert Labs preamps, sometime after I'll post some opinions. | |
| Help me find a pre-amp bgross, I am sure that the Aesthetix is a great preamp, but I couldn't consider everything....I'm guessing there are a dozens of really good preamps, something for everyone. | |
| Help me find a pre-amp rkfaberdds, So far have auditioned: Rogue RP9, Audio Research Ref 5SE, and BAT VK-80. Tomorrow I am going to audition the Backert Labs Rhumba 1.4 and the Rhumba Extreme 1.4. Auditioning has been more difficult than I thought, because of differing... | |
| Help me find a pre-amp rkfaberdds, We are in the same boat, I am in the process of choosing a preamp as we speak, and am making my decision this week....stretching to $6,000 will bring a few really good preamps into the mix. The list I have as of this writing after add... | |
| Cary vs Raven +++1 ghdprentice, buy the speakers first; but I have not heard either amp you are considering. Maxdukecapone mentioned Aric Audio, I'd recommend visiting their website to learn more about them. | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? OP, If I were in your shoes, I would suggest used or companies that have a "direct to consumer" business model. If you can find the Joseph Audio Pulsars (Soix posted a link), that would be my first choice. As many have posted, Fritz would be a g... | |
| Anyone else order Caladans from Clayton Shaw? I finally got an email last week confirming they indeed have my order, I placed my order on 11/1/23....and production is based on that date. No shipping date was implied, just my order placement. I am glad to at least get a response, and looking f... | |
| Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find? mclinnguy, For me the exercise is to end up with some really nice cables, but also the assembly process, and ultimately to learn from the experience. The cable I'm starting out with is all highly reputable: Furutech, Neotech, Acoustic Revive, SAE... | |
| Speaker Cables : Moderate priced Zavfino, DHLabs, Anti-Cables 3.1 OR 4.2 Flex.....or build your own with high quality bulk cable and a few screw on connectors, add heat shrink and voila | |
| Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find? sudnh, I have spent a ton of time over the last 3 months studying cable purity, construction, and geometry. A lot of companies (some Japanese, some US, a few Chinese), are striving to make the very best possible cable and connectors. I personally... | |
| Upgraded my cables and they transformed my system!!! akgwhiz, I sent you a DM | |
| Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find? To me, AliExpress has made it difficult to determine which companies are making good products, and which are simply knock off (good quality or not). Some Chinese companies seem to be honest about their cables and connectors, and make excellent pr... | |
| Mid-Fi, Hi-Fi or.....? OP, It's the never ending journey isn't it, the question is where does someone decide to get off of the merry go round and be happy? I'm not near there yet. I love my current set up as it is very enjoyable and musical, but I know that there is s... |