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Help me find a pre-amp
Rkfaberdds, I just finished my preamp listening journey, and I'll try to get my notes out later today......I'm not great at putting that into words, but I'll give it a go. Was a fun experience....and I've ordered my preamp.  
Favorite Obscure Rock Song
Little Feat "Spanish Moon" from the live album Waiting for Columbus, not the studio version  
Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough?
Forgot to mention, the Oyaide R1 is the receptacle to consider,;not the Oyaide SWX series...big performance difference  
Accuphase E-5000 factory power cord good enough?
Duketbrd88, I use and can highly recommend a couple of Zavfino power cords: Majestic MKII and the Prima MKII, both OCC copper cords.....cryo treated, and broken in to an extent. The Prima MKII is taking longer to break in, the Majestic needed abo... 
Who out there wants to, or has, validated an amazing cable find?
Magnuman, I've only found the Neotech rectangular cable available for interconnects, which I've not gotten around to. Right now building speaker and power cables  
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...