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| How rare is an audiophile Audiophile: "A music lover/hobbyist who acquires high fidelity equipment in an attempt to replicate music to a high degree of sonic accuracy." . | |
| How rare is an audiophile Hey Dinov (above) youre in Florida Panhandle? Me too! Thats two rare ducks in basically the same back woods as me. The LP store in Destin area has a nice selection of LP's and even was selling some used gear. The 'on-line' businesses have crushed ... | |
| How rare is an audiophile Excellent question! I've often thought the same about how rare is the audiophile. I'm in the construction industry. After a hard day many seek some kind of relief. Many use music to distract from boredom on job sites. More often now, (Happily) pho... | |
| Audiophiles on Audiogon. Like many here. I scan posts to see if helpful ideas or products have escaped my notice. Often I've gleaned some tip from reading another's experience with some equipment. Like the question: Are my speakers 'in phase'? Not everyone instantly knows... | |
| Casual listening Lets say you go out to eat. All you want is a steak cooked right but the chef has it too salty or too well or its too tough. You never would have "evaluated' the steak quality unless some "distortion" would have caught your attention. You intended... | |
| Tube amps - what 3 things… Three things I would look for: 1. A sub out option. Some tube amps are sort of bare bones items but the sub out on mine really makes things convenient 2. Autobias feature. I was afraid of tubes due to the complexity compared to SS. If tubes can be... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? Hard to say since to claim Klipsch Lascalas II retail for roughly $5000 each. The new version is much higher, I bought B stock which has played flawlessly for over 5 years. My amp was about $4000. Source components are about another $5000. Cabling... | |
| Any racks that use coasters/ wheels ? Out of sheer practicality, I decided to buy dollies to place under my Klipsch Lascalas. At 175 lbs. each moving them conveniently was impossible. However, the sizes of dollies were less than ideal and seeing how simple they were, I decided to buil... | |
| Klipsch Speakers At present, I’ve got the SVS SB-2000 pro sub, Raven Blackhawk tube integrated, Audiolab 6000 CDT CD transport, Nuprime 9 SE DAC, Klipsch Lascsla II, Tellurium Q Black II speaker cables, (same for interconnects), U-turn turntable with homemade susp... | |
| Klipsch Speakers I’ve owned klipsch Lascala Ii’s for several years. As I’ve changed components, the Klipsch have radically transformed in sound quality. Interconnects, amps, and cartridges all created significant effects. Once too bright, then too soft…they reflec... | |
| My first tube integrated: which one to get? I was in the same position. I wanted to try a tube integrated for starters. The preamp and amp separates seemed more complicated and hence expensive. There are slot of choices but I wanted auto bias so I could overcome my fears of new stuff. The r... | |
| Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System? I never tell anyone. Most people would think its too much to spend and they will usually get a bad/weird attitude. However, my wife does remind me how much I've spent. May I remind some that a $20,000 boat is commonly enviable. $35,000 on new kit... | |
| CD player suggestions... Peterpetre: If your "range" can be stretched a little first get the Audiolab 6000 CDT then budget for DAC on the cheap until more $$ comes along because the Audiolab is top. DAC's are getting better all the time and you can upgrade that kit in tim... | |
| Primaluna and Rogue Just throwing a comment in the mix....I too was once looking at Rogue, Prima Luna, Leben, and Line Magnetic Ended up going with Raven Audio. On the less expensive end of that group. Reviews made it sound crazy good for the money. Unfortunately I'm... | |
| Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp Excellent thread. About two weeks ago decided to shuffle the pre amp tube line up on my Raven Nighthawk/Blackhawk modified, and pure magic was the result. (User experiences may vary) Front row went Volvo/Mullard 3 hole ECC81 (12AT7 equivalent), , ... |