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| looking for a Integrated amp $6,000 range I have a CAYIN A-100t tube integrated amplifier in outstanding condition. KT-88 based. Built in biasing meter and adjustments on top chassis plate. Includes removable protective tube cover, and metal remote control.Recently re-spec'd and service... | |
| Living room system: class A or AB amps? In moving to a Class A amplifier, the main thing to consider is heat dissipation. If you have very efficient loudspeakers that will provide the level of sound you prefer in your living room, using a Class A amp should not be too much of an issue. ... | |
| Speaker upgrade for classical music Magnepans or Harbeth. I am a classical cellist and an audio enthusiast since the late '50's. I've owned many speaker systems. The finest loudspeaker ever conceived was the Goodman's AXIOM 80. Unfortunately, they are a memory from the past. I imagi... | |
| Inexpensive MM Cartridge Depending on you musical tastes, I always find myself coming back to the "OPUS 3 TIMBER" for $275.00. I believe it would be a fine match with your TT. Now, I don't know if this would interest you but I have in my possession a SHURE V15 type Vx M... | |
| Recommendation for a replacement speaker cable I'm not really going to get into this discussion. Just a suggestion, however.!! Try contacting Greg Straley at "REALITY CABLES". He has a website where you can get his contact information. Tell him Lance Lawson suggested you give him a call, and a... | |
| Warm romantic & detailed I don't believe your budget will stand the outlay for the HARBETH 40.1's, but there are other fine Harbeth speakers at a lesser price offering. Depending on your taste in music, virtually any Harbeth speaker will provide you with infinite hours of... | |
| Has anybody tried using single solid core cables? I have been wrestling with cable connectivity for many years now. Recently purchased several MORROW cables after reading all of the reports. Their design approach was different than other cable manufacturers I have tried, and been and been left wi... | |
| 1st Album you Ever Owned? JANOS STARKER - KODALY UNACCOMPANIED SONATA FOR CELLO.MONO - PERIOD RECORDS - USSR RECORDING STILL IN FLAWLESS CONDITION. PURCHASED AT LYON AND HEALY - CHICAGO - MAY 1956. JANOS STARKER WAS APPOINTED PRINCIPAL CELLO OF THE CSO IN 1956. | |
| Advice on best mid priced MM cartridge choice for Rega P3 (2016) This may be a little out of your price range, but you might look into the SOUNDSMITH CARMEN MKII. The OTHELLO is a little less expensive, but I have no experience with that cartridge. You can't go wrong with the CARMEN | |
| Has anybody tried using single solid core cables? I'd like to add my 2 cents to the long list of responses above, pertaining to solid core cables vs. "whatever". I have a considerable collection of interconnects and speaker cables of all lengths, aquired over the past 50 years. All of them, diff... | |
| Cartridge options going forward If you can locate one you might give some consideration to the new "HANA RED". | |
| Musical Fidelity A300 mod by Tube Research Labs Has anyone taken over Paul's company and audio equipment mods? | |
| PS Audio BHK lacking.. Contact PS Audio and explain your situation. They have some pretty decent tech people that can make the right suggestions. Even though they are "factory direct" now they have a good team of engineers. | |
| ...do great speakers increase in value over time in the vintage market? The best example I can tell you of are GOODMANS OF ENGLAND - "AXIOM 80" Loudspeaker driver. We are talking mid 50's to very early 60's. Every senior loudspeaker engineer and audio entrepreneur from the early days of high quality audio equipment de... | |
| Why cuts into vinyl covers? The first time I came across this in Chicago, occurred right at the point in time where the record industry was breathing it last breath. All of the record retailers were heavily discounting almost all of their inventory to dispose of everything. ... |