audioman58

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I nominate this company as building best speakers!
The MBL 101 Omni directional speakers ,when setup properly are Fantastic and get my top 3 votes, their Ultimate even more sowilsons new flagship a very reasonable $250k+  from all accounts it is in the Great status I would love to hear it. Maybe a... 
What capacitor would you use to upgrade Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary?
There are a lot of options ,how about resistors to start old mills before 2011 , sonic crafts great caps still had silver end caps copper leads , a bit better still Path Audio best resistors  out there.Many variables to consider.I hav3 been moddin... 
Recommendations for modern integrated with tone & balance controls other than Mcintosh
Marantz 30 integrated, Yamaha 1200, 2200,3200Luxman,  Accuphase. 
I nominate this company as building best speakers!
Bose 901 👍🧟‍♂️ 
590axii in the house
As of  mid 2019 I. Believe the latest FETs much lower THD and a couple other things ,I bought the best poly cap out there for the preamp coupling section from VH audio their new Odam  caps , which make anything with them better still.  , theamp ra... 
590axii in the house
The Luxman 590 ax2 is very good and nice looking with the meters ,for overall purity ,accuracy of the musical signal I found the latest Coda integrated a fantastic Best Buy at $6500 retail and. Will easily meet or beat any integrated in the $10k a... 
The best cost no object tube DAC
When or two things to consider ,matching a very good power cord to the dac makes a world of difference , as well as the Digital cable . Lampi recommends and I own the Final touch audio USB cable it is a very detailed natural cable all built one at... 
The best cost no object tube DAC
Hats off to The Pioneering of Jerry Ozmet- I owned his tube R2R dacs 20 years ago -RIP !!today Lampi   Pacific around $26k is considered a state of the art Vacuum tube dac . 
Is Luxman a poor man's D'Agostino ?
The Luxman has its own house sound.I heard the 505 mk2,then. The 509 ,the 509 in class AB is more refined and fleshed out then the 505very musical a bit warm, but theCoda especially the new design late 2019 has upgrades with latest FETs, And new t... 
Is Luxman a poor man's D'Agostino ?
It is shocking just how much people over look Coda . If you have been in audio for awhile Threshold comes to mind these guys go back to the 80s with      Nelson Pass . Great sounding equipment their integrated $6500 retail,I recently purchased Wit... 
Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so
One important thing I forgot to mention ,Coda Audio all worked together with Nelson Pass, with  the classic Threshold company until the 1990s solid well thought out audio engineering .Compare Anything even seperates $5-6k each against this integra... 
Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so
I just bought this from Coda ,I heard a earlier model ,and the new one is better , even the preamp section is on a separate bosrd and can be upgraded in the future. It has 3 options highest power 400-800 wpc then 2 more options I bough5 option 1 t... 
The guru on fuses:
To simplify this ,the resistive index on a steel fuse is about 18 copper ,silver 75,77 ,4 x less resistance it’s like a 1 inch pipe vs a 1/4 inch pipe the energy runs much smoother ,muchis much lower low lever distortions ,these can be seen clearl... 
The Belles Aria Signature Integrated Amplifier
Wine glaring weakness ,knowing electronics very well. Everything in a standard volume attenuator goes through it .. if you have a $25 alps pot it is just a carbon coated piece of plastic ,no getting around that . Any good preamp section is either ... 
Living in Japan. Any opinions on amplifiers?
Luxman is a excellent brand almost 100 years in Audio.very well respected world wide.