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| Ripping CDs While ripping CDs takes time, it needn't be tedious. I ripped my entire CD library (4000*) over a month or so by doing it with my laptop in the evenings while watching TV. Painless. Put them all on NAS and you are set to go once you have software... | |
| Best Options For A Tubed Preamp - $2500 Or Less, Preferably Used To Maximize Value I'll second (or third?) the Conrad Johnson Suggestion. I run solid state in a couple of systems but my primary system runs a Premier 14 preamp and a Premier 11a power amp. | |
| Martin Logan vs. Everything The only answer to the dilemma of "what's best" is to have at least three main systems! Indeed - and that's how many I have, as I am reluctant to dispose of gear that I really enjoy. One of my systems is based on original Martin Logan CLS, and... | |
| Anyone has a reference system where amplification is SS ? Sure - my old reference system had a Classe DR7 preamp feeding two bridged Classe DR3 VHC monos, running mids and highs, two mono PSE V running bass, in Vandersteen 4a speakers. Liked it so much that is remains my second system | |
| Have you asked yourself this question? Analogue requires more careful set up and if you have high end gear you would probably do as I do and avoid spinning vinyl in combination with drinking, as one slip can tank a possibly very expensive cartridge. I have more than 4,000 LPs and I ha... | |
| Dream Amps I Could Not Afford 20 Years Ago Now Undesirable After hearing one, I lusted after the Classe DR3 VHC for some years. Eventually, over time I acquired three of them (that's just over 2% of the total production). I have them in two systems, but run a tube amp in my main system. | |
| HAVE YOU ARRIVED AT YOUR FINAL SYSTEM AND WHAT’S IN IT? WHAT ARTIST IS YOUR GO TO? I have one main system and also 2 1/2 other systems consisting mostly of gear that used to be in my main system. The main system has been static for several years and I see no prospect of needing to make any changes. Wilson Maxx2, CJ Premier 14 ... | |
| Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best, There are a lot of older speakers that can compete with many new speakers today. Within their obvious limits, a pair of Quad 57s can run with many of the best (I use original Martin Logan CLS and they are fantastic for non bass heavy material). ... | |
| At what price is one considered an Audiophile. If you are really just about the music and not the gear, you can get a streaming system and a really good pair of wireless headphones for under $2K. | |
| Tube Preamps Should Have This Feature My Conrad Johnson Premier 14 preamp came with exactly that sort of stand-by - the tubes are not active until you unmute it. | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Don't assume that published reviews are right - listen yourself and have a friend do a blind test - they can insert or not insert something into the system and if it doesn't make it sound better to you, you just wasted your money by believing what... | |
| Recommendations for 7 channel amp I have used 5 channel ATI amps and liked them. You'd have to see if they have a 7 channel version. | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Read and learn all that you can but don't substitute what you hear with what some review says is good - your ears are the only criterion for excellence - if you can't hear a difference on a new piece of gear you just spent thousands on based on a ... | |
| Need some help picking my first MC Cartridge I use a Goldring Eroica LX in a third system and have found it to be quite nice. It is within your price range. | |
| The greatest Pop song yet written and recorded. I vote for Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah', and would nominate Jeff Buckley's version as the best with honorable mention to John Cale's version. |