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| Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ? i’m curious on pass resale. the last time i purchased a pass amp securing a pretty deep discount was not difficult( 25-30 %off). has that changed? if big discounting is occurring resale usually takes a hit. the unit was a 250.8 as i recall. no mot... | |
| Jeff Rowland Continuum S2 vs Mark Levinson 585.5 I I have met Jeff and owned his products and both are stellar. He’s an audio icon.All that said the ML 585 integrated amp is a really fine piece of gear. At 6k used it would be very hard to exceed. I doubt that JRDG would disappoint as well. IMHO | |
| Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ? OP: your original question is silly at best i’m sorry to say. simply too many great choices to nominate one as best. have you heard Dartzeel, JRDG, Luxman, Vitus, Agostino, ML, Krell and on and on. That’s the fun of it; so many great options. When... | |
| Audioquest Firebird Zero just saying if you have good(and i mean good) cables already and were contemplating a large purchase of very expensive cables i would want to be sure that my front end was spot on. i’ve had many expensive cables and find(for me) that the major dif... | |
| Audioquest Firebird Zero i’m also saying that it may not be too wise to dump old for new if in fact one was happy with the old. at these prices i’d be looking more at new speakers or components. now that can be a game changer, especially speakers. | |
| Audioquest Firebird Zero I haven’t read all of the thread but i find it impossible to believe that bill lowe and team weren’t aware of what is called a “game changing” new design by Garth. high end audio cables have been around for over 40yrs so it’s hard to imagine that ... | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. the 585 is a superb unit and a ridiculous bargain. people beating up harmon are missing out on some really good gear. imo | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. the latest Krell integrated amp has received raves. i’d put it in the mix w the ML 585. | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. if you can pick up a used ML 585 within your budget you’ll never look back. It’s a 12k list price unit that checks all the boxes. it also has a very good hi rez built in dac. It makes some of these recommendations look like toys. | |
| Looking for an integrated amp around 4000 to 5000. ML 585 under 6k will put you in a very good audio place. | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? at the end of the day it’s all about the sound that pleases the listener regardless of how you get there. i just think that up front the system should be neutral with great clarity. this puts most good speakers in play allowing one to then find th... | |
| Tube Preamp with Solid State Amp? in all candor i think that the theory that tubes mixed with SS is superior to straight up SS is an audiophile myth. if i understand the situation one is taking what should be a neutral SS amp then throwing a tube preamp into the mix to warm things... | |
| Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition??? totally agree w kr4. it’s impossible to compare speakers that are in separate environments using different electronics. i think people need to forget about the harmon thing and just experience revel. they make great speakers imo. | |
| Luxman dealers The Analog Shop in Victor NY has an amazing line up to include Luxman. Bob the owner is the person you would want to talk to. | |
| Odd length speaker cables OP I strongly doubt that you would hear any difference at all. For resale purposes I’d consider buying from a Co that will reterminate the long cable into a more desirable pair. Some are reasonable and some aren’t. Ive had great luck with AQ. It... |