audioguy85
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| Shopping for new speakers-need ideas... Selling old DQ-10's... I’d go with the following...harbeth p3esr, spendor A1, wharfedale dentons on the lower end of scale. The Wharfedale Lintons are nice as well, but may overwhelm with bass. All do detail very well. That’s a nice Marantz integrated. One of the last g... | |
| 1099-K from PayPal (tax form) Been selling on Ebay since 2004 and last few years been receiving these 1099’s. I receive them even if I only sold say 20 items amounting to say 1500 bucks! Last year I sold what amounts to about 10k and maybe 12 transactions, both below the thres... | |
| Music Hall MMF 7.3 Question "I don't need a TT of that build quality right now. The Music Hall hits a sweet spot in their line-up and my budget for the moment."Don't cheapen yourself! The mmf-7.3 can stand up to turntables 2 and 3 times the price! It is a wonderfully design... | |
| Remarkably better sound possible with just 1 system component change? Must be nice to have 10k to burn....I’d use it for an emergency fund in these amazing times...not blow it on a piece of overrated gear which incidentally most of this stuff is. There are way too many budget components available today that sound qu... | |
| Sell LP's: No visible scuffs. Let buyer remove static if needed? Static is not removed, it is controlled. Just walking across a carpet with an lp in hand will introduce static. Just by cleaning the record on the platter while spinning will introduce static....it causes record to stick to mat when removing for e... | |
| Suggestions for New CD Player I’d look for either the audiolab cdt6000 (transport) or a marantz hd CD-1 (use as transport). Then combine either with a Border Patrol dac with Tubed power supply. Together, that will put you at about your budget, and you still get the benefit of ... | |
| Which Speaker You missed out, the Wharfedale diamond 11.2 was only $199.99 on amazon and is a better speaker than the 12.4 or any current diamond model. The 225’s, even better. Awarded component of the year by both Stereophile and the absolute sound in 2017. If... | |
| Perfect Path "Solutions" (PPS) eMat The Stein music platter interface mat is a great product. Also, another great option is the ringmat 200, only 1.8 mm thic. Lastly, the hide in the sound leather mats are a terrific value and of good quality. | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal Lol, pandora sounds just fine to me, and it’s free. I am not paying to stream, no way. When I stream it is absolutely not for critical listening, it Is for when I’m lazy and for low volume background music. Using a topping bc3 bluetooth module con... | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. If you wear slippers while at the same time, smoke a pipe, I've heard it can make everything sound better. I'm going to try this tweak. | |
| Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp I'd go with the rogue sphinx and save some money. It's a very nice amp for only $1500. It's got everything you would ever need including headphone amp and phono. All analog, which to me, is important. Tubes combined with class D hybrid, and it loo... | |
| Back to vinyl need phono stage help! Go with a Tavish design classic or vintage for about $700 to $800. Tubed phono stages designed and built in the USA. I use one for my hana el and it sounds great. However, I am using the hana through the MM section (full tube) via a jensen step up... | |
| Why do people care what their speaker wants? All speakers are different. They don’t want anything, instead they need. So they are needy...😁 give them what they "need" and they will reward with great sound. As one poster stated, you can just throw a bunch of sh*t together and hope it sounds g... | |
| Better Integrated Amp? The marantz pm5005 is an excellent all analog affordable integrated amplifier. Way better than the Denon. $499 I believe is the going price, although you may if lucky get it on sale. It is a very well made and thought out amp. No built in dac, no ... | |
| The anachronistic CD Transport? And do I really need one. The audiolab cdt6000 or the Marantz hd CD-1. The Marantz is a player, but with a great transport. One more choice, the new vintage looking Leak cdt. Both the Leak and Marantz are compact, however good luck locating the Marantz, getting scarce as i... |