avanti1960

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Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25
The XA25 must be pretty good, only 6 out of 95 actually answered the question and it wasnt stated in a few of those posts that they had heard the Pass amp to make their answer somewhat legitimate.   
Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25
@audiofound WTF do your posts have to do with the XA25 and INT 25? 
Chinese fake cables How fake, how good?
example- are these fake?  https://www.ebay.com/itm/383796051249?hash=item595c06fd31:g:D3oAAOSwX-Bfo2mk 
Full range speaker for rogue 90 or 100 wpc amp.
FYI the Stereo 100 is a powerful yet sweet / open sounding amp- a killer sound.  I should have kept mine.   
Full range speaker for rogue 90 or 100 wpc amp.
87db, near full range, excellent bass.  The Carina stand out in the ElAC line.  Great value.  https://www.crutchfield.com/p_970FS2474B/ELAC-Carina-FS247-4-Satin-Black.html?tp=185 
The Raven Has Landed
congrats sir on an amplifier that approaches best sound quality regardless of price.  you forgot to mention my favorite feature- the grab bars!  makes unboxing and moving around so much easier, what a smart practical feature.  keep a lookout for s... 
My battle with sibilance.
Sibilance is present to some degree but it must be more troubling than usual or you would'nt have asked for help.  two things stand out to me- retip and VTA.  I have had Soundsmith retips on two cartridges including a cadenza blue.  they may take ... 
Parasound A21+ vs Adcom GFA-585se
First of all where an amplifier is made is not important, manufacturing is portable.  What is important is the design, engineering, testing, and parts specificstion and quality.  The a21+ is a recently designed and tested amplifier by a legendary ... 
Downward firing subwoofer
Nothing wrong with a subwoofer with a passive radiator if it is designed well.  The idea is to be someplace between a ported sub and a sealed sub.  You get a somewhat improved efficiency of a ported sub with the extension of a sealed sub, and avoi... 
LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING
Finally nailed the Delos after months of tuning.learned previously-  *likes lower gain than usual*alignment is critical*level the top of the headshell, tonearm level is not relevant.  today i finally tried a low capacitance phono cable (50pf per m... 
McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ?
@rdh62 thank you for the suggestion,  Didn't think of the BHK.   
Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels.
you have 4 options-1 an amplifier with more robust power and dynamics, e.g. a rogue audio cronus mag iii, go to seperates with a rogue audio stereo 100 or a tube preamp with powerful solid state power.2 more efficient speakers, a slippery slope th... 
McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ?
i currently have a parasound a21+ driven by a cary audio SLP 05 tube preamp.  i liked the parasound at first but after 7 months or so it is sounding slightly sibilant and less refined.  @riaa   rogue makes great sounding products and i recommend t... 
McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ?
As the "OP" I ask the question sincerely, I heard Mac a few times and paired with (even) bright speakers they sounded very pleasing and smooth to me, compared to every other solid state amplifier I have heard - except- the Luxman Class A and Vinni... 
New to Integrated stereo tube amps
@buellrider-My old Raven Blackhawk came stock with the Svet Winged Cs before they dried up.  The sound was about as good as I have heard regardless of price.