2channel8
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| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so Look into the Prmare I35. It is very tolerant to a wide range of speakers, has XLR inputs, can be configured with state of the art DAC and streaming, and at 150 Watts into 8 Ohms has enough power for most applications. I have the I32 and I love it... | |
| Looking for a new integrated amp I've not heard the Musical Fidelity; but compared to the Rogue and Creek I prefer my Primare I32. You should be able to get one within your budget when one comes available; which is rare since they sound so good. I had to wait quite a while for mi... | |
| Did any Amp help you understand lyrics better? I can't isolate the amp, as I've only had receivers and integrateds, but the Primare I32 is the most crystal clear I've heard...but I have not heard their new I35 yet. | |
| Member Almarg passed away last night Thanks for keeping us updated, @da. What will we do without him? Now he is listening to the angels sing. I hear they're pretty good. | |
| Where do you buy your CDs these days? Elusive disc elusivedisc.comImportCDs.com | |
| Tweaks that work? (yes very subjective topic) The Japanese distributor of fo.Q just cancelled my order and issued a refund. Drat! | |
| Best debut album @bob540, Great call! | |
| Tweaks that work? (yes very subjective topic) @millercarbon, does the lava lamp provide any sonic benefits? I ordered some fo.Q tape a few weeks ago. Still waiting for it to arrive from Japan. Then I'll have to figure out where to stick it. Tonearm tube and/or bearing housing? Inside transpor... | |
| Best debut album Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Everybody knows this is nowhere. (I'm skipping his first solo release which did not include the band, so technically...)Crosby, Stills, & Nash | |
| Who's done it besides me ? I didn't break it off but I bent the cantilever (more like perverted the suspension) on a Hana EL. I negotiated some credit with the dealer and traded it in for a SL and paid the difference. Needn't have spent the money. A few months later I got a... | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? It's very hard for the owner of separates to say an integrated is better, and vise a versa (SP?) I believe, so you have to factor that into how may grains of salt you take responses with. That being said, I have chosen a class D integrated, the be... | |
| have you ever bought stereo without listening first It's almost impossible to audition a phono cartridge in a meaningful way before you pay for it, in my experience. All the other components I have 'bought' without hearing first have had a reasonable return policy. Luckily, few have had to be retur... | |
| Most recordings you own by a single artist, group, or composer Off the top of my head I would have said Neil Young. It turns out it's Linda Ronstadt (19) followed by a tie between Bruce Springsteen and Cowboy Junkies (13). | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? @noromance ,Thanks for your reply. | |
| What does a tonearm contribute to the sound of a turntable? I have a Sumiko Premier MMT on an Oracle Alexandria MK3 (the black one for those who are unfamiliar.) I love the table; but it's a PIA to change tonearms and there are only so many that can be applied without buying new suspension springs from Ora... |