audioguy85
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| How does bi-wiring work? The audioquest web page has an excellent tutorial on bi wiring. I use two separate pairs of type 4 to good effect. | |
| Transport Recommendations Cyrus makes a good one, the Cyrus cdt. I’m loving mine, especially the deal I got on it from the music room. It takes up far less room than some of the others, which was important to me, as my allocated living room real estate Is limited by the wi... | |
| Rogue Audio hard to resell, has it fallen out of favor ? @phd "You will own nothing and be happy" that is their greater plan for all of us. | |
| Rogue Audio hard to resell, has it fallen out of favor ? I plan to round out my small collection of amps with the purchase of the rogue sphinx v3 or maybe a v4 version if/when available. I already own a class A, and a class AB amp, so it would be nice to own a class D with tubes. Plus I think the sphinx... | |
| Old phones as streaming sources The iPhone 5 was known to have a very good dac built in. Just as the play station 1 was known to be a very good cd player. | |
| Streaming upgrade from Cambridge Audio cxn v2 They literally just came out with a replacement to the cxn v2.... | |
| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection I’d recomend having a look at the better records website. I’m not advising paying those prices, but there is a wealth of knowledge to be gained on what classical pressings sound good and some history behind the recordings. I’ve bought numerous rec... | |
| Furman Upgrade to Niagra I own both the Furman pst-8 and the Niagara 1200. Both are great. Garth Powell of audioquest actually designed them both. He used to be employed by furman. There is a pst-8d that cators to digital. I also use the AQ nrg Edison 20 amp receptacle. I... | |
| Looking for recommendations for integrated with a more “organic” sound. Sugden a21 se signature, pure class A 30 watts 8 ohms/40 watts 4 ohms. | |
| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection Throft stores are your best friend. The record dr is a great machine. | |
| Buying from Japan...Accuphase or Luxman what are the costs ? import duties etc You are Not going to get a usa Voltage buying overseas. You will get the 100v. Just have a look on ebay, they are all 100v Japanese models. The only one on there that was genuine usa model 120v was mine. I took it down, no bites. Also took it down... | |
| Sub $2,000 Integrated Amp Recommendations I'd go for that musical fidelity A1...that's one great amp, and class A. It should have no issue driving klipsch. There's a few very good reviews on YouTube, audiophiliac and the British audiophile. | |
| Do You Buy Speakers Without Hearing Them? Bought my tannoy eatons w/o a listen, luckily I like them. Hifi stores used to be prevalent...not any more. Also bought my wharfedale diamond 225’s without an audition. I bought them based on Stereophile’s Herb Reichert and the late Art Dudley’s r... | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? @elliottbnewcombjr I highly doubt, lets say, a denon dl 103 with a spherical/conical stylus is going to be considered worn out or near worn out at 150 hours. | |
| What happens when the stylus tip wears out on a $12,000 cartridge? You can buy 10 or 12 very nice cartridges for the same money that would probably sound 90 to 95 percent as good. That way you have very many spares to last a lifetime. |