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| Classic Marantz and Citation vs modern Check out the numerous prior posts about “vintage” versus modern equipment. here is just one thread among many. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/the-allure-of-vintage-audio-gear/post?highlight=Vintage&postid=2728936#2728936 there a... | |
| Oh my goodness! @ozzy62 +1 A very first post on AGON that is a rambling manifesto about nothing other than audio class envy? Not a good look …. | |
| Best Bookshelf Speakers for "more" than near-field listening @soix nailed it ….. full stop. It’s a could-not-be-any simpler in-house A-B-C-D direct bakeoff exercise, just waiting to be implemented. | |
| The Allure of Vintage Audio Gear @artemus_5 +1 Give me a reason to go back with outdated devices? Nope… I’ve been in this crazy hobby since my early 70s university days (...the Jurassic Era of home audio) . “Vintage” in audi... | |
| Aliexpress Marketplace practices, be for warned. CARDAS AUDIO. https://www.cardas.com/counterfeit “…. Assuming you don’t work here (and statistically, you probably don’t), avoid AliExpress. They pretend to have a mechanism for reporting counterfeits, but it is littered with dead links and butt... | |
| Desktop - Nearfield Speakers: Totem Mite or Quad S1 FWIW, there is a contemporaneous post on near-field speakers currently on AGON https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/recommend-a-desktop-nearfield-speaker-for-me | |
| Desktop - Nearfield Speakers: Totem Mite or Quad S1 Providing a meaningful comment is entirely dependent on knowing what the rest of your system is comprised of. TOTEM and QUAD are VERY different speakers. | |
| Recommend a desktop nearfield speaker for me HARBETH P3ESR XD +1 highly recommended - Works with a wide range of amplifiers – suggested from 15W/channel https://youtu.be/22BwUQZ50eQ 2023 STEREOPHILE Editor's Choice Award "I love the Harbeth P3ESR. I think it's the best iteration yet from... | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade @8th-note “… I doubt that a new CD player will sound less bright than your Rega. CD players have a flat frequency response and from that standpoint they sound very similar to one another.… MY TAKE: I strongly disagree with that over- generaliza... | |
| speakers that are a little laid back in the mids Wharfedale EVO4.2 Wharfedale LINTON | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade Stretch it a bit more for the REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/dac pre-owned if you elect to go all in one | |
| Qobuz Nope …. All good here. looks like it’s only you so far. | |
| Totem Acoustic Forest Signatures @scthom Think MOON by SIMAUDIO . I had FORESTS in a prior system so I know their strengths and their warts very well. They are hungry power hogs that need a lot of current (amps) to get them to open up fully. WPC are meaningless… it’s... | |
| Am I wasting money on the theory of Bi-amping? It’s entirely system dependent , more often then nought by facing challenging speakers, I had TOTEM FORESTs in a prior system that are notorious hungrty power hogs .I drove them with a high-current 100 wpc integrated amplifier with mixed perfor... | |
| What are the best subwoofers you have heard for music. Speed, Musicality and integration ATC C1 MK2 subwoofer : choice of real wood veneer cabinets, premium hand-built drivers, and ATC’s standard 6 year warranty. Highly recommended. Best of breed in the up to $4K strata, that I auditioned (and bought) to complement my HARBETH s... |