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| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? @artemus_5 I can hear a difference between the two carts. Not so much with the two phono pre's@earlflynn I'm very sorry to hear about your stepson. Thank for your input. @dekay I did. The Denon sounded better on the MC setting although I believ... | |
| Excellent Speakers for Classical Music - $2,000 USD Budget Also, where do you live? Do you have a reputable Hifi dealer by you? Have you gone out and listened/ demoe’d anything? That is half the fun!!! If you have the ability, get out there and listen. | |
| Excellent Speakers for Classical Music - $2,000 USD Budget There are literally hundreds of speakers in the very competitive $2k price range market. Some of my favorites are: Vandersteen 1ci, Ohm Walsh Tall 1000, Magnepan 1.7i, and Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary. But with you saying, "I like a nice de... | |
| Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" MFSL vs Classic Records I heard enough of a discernable difference to go out and buy the MFSL version after hearing this comparison. Wonderful pressing. | |
| SS Budget "Tone" Integrated Amplifiers I have also heard good music come from the Rogue Sphinx. I believe I heard them with the Wharfedale Linton 85th Anniversary speakers. Nice pairing. | |
| Benchmark / Anthem / Rogue Hi Jim,I demo'ed the Rogue RP1 and thought it was just ok. Nothing offensive, just not great. The Quicksilver line stage that I demoed at the same time was more to my liking. I have no experience with the RP 5. I owned the Anthem STR integrated an... | |
| SS Budget "Tone" Integrated Amplifiers +3 Belles Aria | |
| Request for a recommendation on a small footprint floor standing speaker OP,I love your original suggestion of the Ohm Walsh tall 1000's. They are a fun little speaker! I always look for them but they never come up in the used market. Have fun!Joe | |
| An Objective Review of the Tekton Double Impact Speakers What the OP is probably going to realize is that he will probably not get the $3,000 he is asking, more like $2,300 - $2,500. So it will most likely be a wash between selling and eating the shipping costs sending them back. Sending them back is a ... | |
| Anyone's tried repairing/upgrading original Vandersteen 1 speakers? I'm running Vandy 1ci's with Belles Aria monoblocks and preamp and they sound ridiculously good. The fact that I paid $400 for them makes them all the more sweet. The 1's when setup correctly will reward you when paired with good sources and upstr... | |
| Considering the Parasound A23+ amplifier Take this opinion for what it’s worth. I’ve A/B’d the Halo Hint 6 integrated against the Rogue Pharoah and Cronus Magnum amps. The Rogue stuff embarrassed the Parasound gear. I also purchased purchased the A21+ and P6 amp and preamp combo. The P6 ... | |
| The Belles Aria Signature Integrated Amplifier @jjss49 I've had the Aria integrated for a few years now. Your description is spot on. | |
| Ready, set, comment! Speaker cables don’t make a difference? I used to not believe in speaker cables making a difference and now I’m not so sure. I was hanging out at Audio Connection on Saturday listening to tunes. Someone swapped out I believe Audioquest Rocket (?) for Robin Hood series cables and the dif... | |
| Options for integrateds for Ohm Walsh Tall 2000s? I also demo'd the 1000's at the Ohm factory in Brooklyn. They were using VERY modest gear to drive them. Although, they're only 88db efficient I don't think they present a difficult load to the amp. | |
| Options for integrateds for Ohm Walsh Tall 2000s? Nice choice of speakers and great little write up. If you can snag any Belles amp around $1500 I would jump on it. I also like the Unison Research Unico which will give you a little tube warmth. I've heard the Rogue Sphinx drive a pair of the Whar... |