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| Any regrets in selling gear? Sure! As an incurable audio nut, I'm always searching for the next "holy grail." Selling my all McIntosh system was painful and regretful but fell victim to a divorce along with my Ranger Bass boat. Took it on the chin in that deal and haven't for... | |
| Questions About Speakers Oh boy, here we go. You'll benefit much more greatly with speaker placement and/or some room treatment. Cables can't correct those issues no matter how much $$ you spend. IMHO, they can become expensive tone controls. That's just me and my experi... | |
| critique my setup -- weak link? best way to improve? Cables will not solve poor speaker placement or room issues. The least bang for the buck in my 40 years of this hobby. My advice, get your system properly set up especially speaker placement. Too often overlooked when applying system band aids lik... | |
| All Hail the meek --yet mighty – NODE 2i Hey all! Mine is still in play after several years as well, really no complaints. I do find the internal DAC a tad lackluster so I utilize the dac in my integrated which has a hint more 'life". I hate to add another piece of gear right now but for... | |
| Everything matter in the audio chain. Tests prove it! The room and listening environment have more influence in the sound than cables ever will. You can't fix poor acoustics and/or poor speaker placement with band aids. | |
| Can someone help me pick out my first speakers? Many good choices listed above and more options available if you go used which typically takes returns out of the equation however. Choice depends on your tastes and what you are going to drive them with. Elacs are nice but like a bit of juice. Kl... | |
| Your experience in "in their day" brands/components that you remember foundly? Marantz 2225 receiver, Dual 1225 TT with Shure M95ED cartridge and JBL L-110 speakers.... | |
| Recommend an Entry Level Turntable (And maybe an integrated Amp) Agreed, upgrade the integrated. Look at the Audiolab 6000A. Fully featured, wonderful sound, reasonable and a nice built in phono section. My fave except for maybe the Parasound Int. I would say don't cheat on the cartridge either. I see a lot of ... | |
| One box do it all I'd look for a used Parasound Halo Int, everything but the streaming and great sound quality to boot. Nice built in dac, solid phono section, plenty of current. Truly a jack of all trades. Add a Bluesound Node2i and you are off and running, er lis... | |
| Recommended cheaper vintage SS Integrated Amps? Not sure what defines "cheaper" these days but from what I see most vintage pieces worth their salt have steep price tags. As mentioned, many systems were based around receivers as well. The Marantz 22XX series are well respected and nice sounding... | |
| Magnepan LRS- what amp should i consider? (sub $2,000) I also had a very good experience with a Wyred STA-500 I think it was. Class D but sounded quite good and plenty of juice... | |
| Magnepan LRS- what amp should i consider? (sub $2,000) I currently feed my LRS's with a Parasound Hint Integrated. As mentioned above, a sweet combo. It has plenty of current, John Curl design and is a virtual Swiss Army knife of an amp. I decided to consolidate gear awhile back using the Halo INT as ... | |
| Class D for a Tube Lover Try a Rogue Sphinx. Class D paired with a tube pre-amp section. Fits your budget nicely and sound real fine. I owned 2 and really liked them. Very basic analog amps that are made in the USA with a great reputation. | |
| Better Integrated Amp? You have been given some excellent advise and choices above. I second the Yamaha options as well rounded and full featured integrated amps. The Rega Brio is minimalist but sounds great and has a better phono section. Cambridge CXA series is nice a... | |
| Internal DAC vs stand alone DAC..... That’s an interesting angle to the issue! |