audioguy85
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| Simple, Inexpensive, but Decent Headphone System The AKG k550’s are a fantastic closed back headphone with an open back sound. You can still buy them, but I believe they are now an MK11 version. Also, the Graham Slee Novo is a fantastic little headphone amp. It can be daisy chained into your sys... | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? The Marantz st6000 was a great under rated tuner. I still got mine and the reception is fantastic with a winegard attic mounted antenna. Another great tuner was the Cambridge Audio t500, got 2 of those. I also own the Creek t43, which is essential... | |
| New to vinyl - How to get the best out of old classical discs? The Ear 834 is very nice, found one for about 900 bucks used in mint shape with original tubes. You could also move up to the pro-ject tube box ds2 @ about 1000 bucks. For the cartridge, I’d try the Hana el low output moving coil. That ortofon red... | |
| Do you all agree when Prince said the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden ages of music? Yes, but I would add the 1950’s to that....today’s music is absolute sh*t. I could not name you one single song currently playing on the pop radio, I'd like to keep it that way...😁 | |
| Recommendation for Class-A integrated amp The Sugden Signature A21se is an awesome amp. It lacks the bells and whistles of the others, but sounds heavenly. Besides, it is the original class A solid state amp, the one that started it all back in 1967. At $3250, it’s a bargain. 30 watts int... | |
| ORANGE Fuse rejected Ugh, and let me guess...the fuse cost $500? Why in the world would any one be opening up a perfectly fine component to replace its fuse if it is not broken is beyond me... | |
| Can the need for novelty and change be mitigated by rotation? The guy who dies with the most toys wins...😁 | |
| Very new to high end audio - Recomendations What I don’t get is why would you have to look here? It’s not rocket science to assemble a nice system. I had/have a nice set up long before looking here... | |
| There us a Worldwide Panic on Availability of Vacuum Tubes I have enough tubes to last me a lifetime.... | |
| Speaker magnets Tannoy still uses Alnico magnets in their top tier speakers.... | |
| what is the best cassette tape maker in your experience? I have blank cassette tapes from many manufacturers, including Tdk, Maxell, BASF, Realistic, Sony, memorex....bought mostly on ebay. I tend to like both the maxell’s and tdk’s the best. My Aiwa f770 has the ability to read any tape formulation and... | |
| List your breakthrough products that you’ve discovered on this audiophile Journey. All crap...you do not need any of it, especially fuses, well unless they blow.... | |
| Poor Product Reviews? No Problem. Just Erase Them!! Just buy a record dr rcm...got mine on sale for $99. Best 99 bucks I ever spent. Just use your cleaner of choice, it does a fine job imo, and is all you need. Plus it is a proven product with a long history. | |
| McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ? It mat not have the big fancy dancing blue meters, and lacks any kind of bells and whistles, but the Sugden class A solid state amps sound sweet indeed. | |
| To Stream or not to Stream I like streaming and it sounds pretty good. However, I do not stream my music for serious, usually by myself, listening. In those instances it is LP’s, cd’s etc...but when casually listening or with family, streaming is a great option. I also enjo... |