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| Amp recommendations for Spendor British amp for sure, and a nod in favour of EXPOSURE.I’ve auditioned them paired up at audio expos with an all VAN DEN HUL cables loom, as part of their presentation. It mirrors the experiences links below.https://www.stereophile.com/ssi2009/spen... | |
| warmest speaker cables you've heard? CARDAS, best you wallet drain permitsyou will get a much better result if you also upgrade the ICs to a matched CARDAS set | |
| Vinyl guy seeking recommendation for a top level cd player REGA ISIS VALVE cdp/dachttps://www.tonepublications.com/review/the-rega-isis-cd-player-2/“…. (1) Those worried about the viability of the CD format and getting your player serviced in the future, fear not. Inside the owner’s manual, there is a sig... | |
| Bookshelf/Small Speakers HARBETH P3ESR XDAmazing clarity and astonishing bass from beautiful shoebox-sized speakers; the Harbeth P3ESR loudspeaker is the ultimate mini-monitor. The clean, clear Harbeth sound, in miniature.HARBETH C7ES-3 XDAn all-around satisfying listen, ... | |
| Tube Preamp for Rega Osiris One currently for sale on CANUCKAUDIOMART …asking $CDN9950 ….$USD 8150https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649488048-valve-rega-isis-reference-cd-player-amp-dac/ | |
| Tube Preamp for Rega Osiris I had the REGA R9 floorstanders (predecessor model to the RS10s) I moved to standmounts when I moved by 2-channel sysytem out of my mancave and into a smaller FR and more intimate listening arena. The mancave is strictly a 7.1 home theatre arena n... | |
| Tube Preamp for Rega Osiris I have a similar system: REGA ISIS VALVE / REGA OSIRIS / new HARBETH 30.2XD’s.If its a “warmer” audio presentation you are looking for, here’s my take:(1) The ISIS Valve cdp/DAC is option 1. Having A-B’d the valve vs non-valve ….there is that tube... | |
| Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable... Quoting a prior post on CANUCKAUDIOMART on a striking parallel matter also fits this OP too:From Jay Leno’s Garage on cable TV, "Once we have spent $30,000 to restore this car, it will reach its full $12,000 value." | |
| Why are equipment racks so expensive? The notion that IKEA mass-produced cheap offerings measure up to a quality build audio rack is pure folly. Assuming that you have a high-end Hi-Fi system worthy of high-end accessories, (… low-fi and mid-fi systems … not so much a difference in my... | |
| Chinese knock-off headphone amps These rampant illegal Chinese POS units are not “knock-offs”. They are illegal, crummy / crap-build, lame counterfeit fakes that are NOT made with the same quality parts as OEMs.The colloquial term “knock-off” is often used erroneously interchange... | |
| In term of construction, what's the difference between cheap vs. expensive power cables You always only get what you pay for, everything in this hobby is always built to its price-point. If its just a “race-to-the bottom” and “low-as-you-can-find-it” price-point exercise here, it gets simply AND quickly distilled down To just a “pick... | |
| You mean someone buys this stuff? @thecarpathian “… The milkman with his tin actuaria??”Yep. This metaphor initially confused me too . It was explained to me that this was old-time lexicon for the shady, bottom-feeder milkman getting his milk to market made of the cheapest-you-ca... | |
| My experience with bi-wiring Yup …. It’s a well-travelled theme here debated ad nauseam in all the audio forums - it is purely an entirely system dependent issue with no consensus.Here are two simple contrasting examples in the no-winner debate (A) VANDERSTEEN supports bi-wir... | |
| Separate Amp for AV receiver @millercarbon summarized it succinctly …. Point, set, and match in tennis match jargon.Everything in this hobby is built to its price point, without prejudice to AVR’s suffering material audio compromises as primarily video gear with everything co... | |
| You mean someone buys this stuff? You asked who buys this stuff? Who sells this stuff?As far as “risk-taker” sellers go:“Nobody ever lost a dollar by underestimating the taste of the American public.” ... PT BARNUM“in what business is there not humbug? “There’s cheating in all tra... |