audioguy85
Responses from audioguy85
| Two vs four subwoofers for music playback None, I don't need one in my system. My speakers do bass. | |
| Tuner choice This and the winegard 6010 fm antenna is all you need for great sound and reception. A very underrated tuner for not a lot of money. | |
| Butcher Block Acoustics They are great and they are all I use. High quality at easonable prices. | |
| High current power cables I errored on the safe side and bought/own the Audioquest Thunder. About the size of a fire hose. | |
| Which DACs are known to be sweet/rich/relaxed? Uhm what? 25 to 40k budget for a dac? All you need is a 1200-2000 dollar border patrol dac. | |
| Low Output MC recommendations? The Hana EL is no slouch and is a bargain at $475. It has become my favorite cartridge over the years. | |
| SET suggestions up to $3k (used) How about considering a solid state class A integrated such as the Sugden A21se? It can be had for $3250. It is 30 watts of pure class A, single ended. Unless of course your heart is set on tubes. The Sugden has a similar sound to a tube Amp, with... | |
| How to get started with Streaming For $179 you can buy a Grace Digital Link. It was designed to add streaming capability to an existing stereo system. All you need in addition is a digital coax cable.... https://gracedigital.com/products/grace-link | |
| Large speaker recommendation Some big old Tannoys should fit the bill. The Legacy Ardens with the 15 inch drivers. | |
| The Audiophile's Wife A great read! She is a talented writer. | |
| The Audiophile's Wife @unclejeff LOL! "after I put all of the boxes (evidence) away" I thought I was the only one that did this...it involves new record purchases, after I have told her like 100 times, no more new records, lol. | |
| Replacement platter mat for Rega RP8 Hideinthesound.com makes a great affordable leather/suede mat in the color of your choice, no static whatsoever. I use one on the metal plattered pro-ject the classic sb superpac turntable. On my music hall mmf-7.3, I'm using a Stein music mat, e... | |
| Opinions please. New Border patrol versus Sonic Frontiers Pro 3 with upgrade? I own the Border Patrol and find it a pleasurable listen with no fatigue or harshnes. It is seemingly analog like, not to the level of a good old time LP, but it does take the edge off of some cd’s and digital content. . It is very well built and ... | |
| Paolo Tezzon has left Sonus Faber Those Sonus Faber Lumina, both 1 & 2, are beautiful. Not certain if he had something to do with their design or not. | |
| Best Phono Stage @lance23 👍10 week waiting list.... https://tavishdesign.com/products/adagio-vacuum-tube-phono-stage-mm-mc was once Herb Reicherts reference phono preamp. What is great about it is the fact that it has a built in SUT, utilizing a pair of Jensen... |