avanti1960
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| Japan purchases bought a luxman cd player from japan, everything worked out well, good deal, timely shipping, etc. the 120 V converter was about $125 and works well but is large, heavy has a wimpy power cord for a 500 watt device. one very big issue is gettin... | |
| Integrated tube amp vs Tube amp? Sharing my history I moved on from a Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II into a foray of separates- (2) rogue audio tube preamps, rogue audio, parasound and pass power amps, cary audio tube preamps. truth be told I miss the sound of the Cronus Magnu... | |
| Which Preamp with JC5? Rogue Audio RP-9 or Parasound JC2 Recently using a Cary Audio SLP-05 preamp with a Parasound a21+ and the results were spectacular- huge spacious sound, tube rectifier warmth and impressive dynamics, transparency and refinement. You can’t believe it when you plug in a solid state... | |
| Advice needed on MC cartridges owned the 2m black for years. a dynavector dv20 x2l sounded much better, smoother and more dynamic. an audiotechnica ART9 ( new model ART9XI) destroyed the 2M black. so much cleaner, colorful, dynamic and a huge sound stage. | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Shows the ignorance of the dealer. I will say Mac can sound amazing with the right speakers and not so great with others. They sound as good or better than anything with Klipsch and other horn loaded speakers, also with B&W diamonds, raidho, ... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? The sound of my SHL5+ goes across musical genres with ease. Rock guitar and vocals have presence and clarity that sounds real. Drum skins have pop and snap. When I listen to Klipsch for example the sound is fun and dynamic but overly colored a... | |
| How do you tell your Cartridge needs replacing? OP, keep a log of how many record sides you play over a month or so and assume each one is 20 min or .33 hours. then estimate the accumulated hours on your cartridge based on your record playing habits. If it is upwards of 1500 hrs or so ha... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? For those that say they are overpriced I would be interested in which less expensive speakers sounded better to you. For those that have moved on which speakers did you move to? | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? @helomech @lemonhaze Harbeth woofers struggling to keep up and becoming compressed seems to be online urban legend rather than how they truly sound in practice- at least the latest versions. I heard the recent P3ESR being driven by 200 WPC MO... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? Guess I did not directly answer the question- really it is how they sound that makes them special but how they get there is the answer. They use a lossy tuned cabinet resonance design that gives them a controlled richness. The proprietary midran... | |
| Luxman integrated for Harbeth Compact 7's a rogue audio cronus magnum iii sounds better than any solid state integrated i have heard with the C7s including luxman. luxmans are too recessed for proper synergy. | |
| Importing from Japan just buy it and open the box when it gets there. no issues the few times i have ordered stuff from japan and overseas to the US. the only issues to be aware of are voltage, warranty and service. my 100 Watt japan luxman CD player requires a volt... | |
| What Is So Special About Harbeth? Quite simply if you care about the sound of music and can hear the differences between speakers at their best you will pick the ones that sound best to you. In my case after listening to hundreds of speakers at home, friend's places, dealers an... | |
| the cart or the horse? unfortunalely your system has fundamentally poor matching synergy. an AVR as a preamp is not a good solution for quality 2 channel sound. i heard your amplifier and it has a most uninvolving sound. your speakers are very high efficiency inte... | |
| Proper thickness for platter mat Technics 1200GR(2021) The stock mat is 3mm and it is OK. I have also learned that many shorter cartridges will not be able to be levelled because the arm height dial runs out of travel. I tried many mats with my GR and by far the best is the Herbies with 4mm thick... |