bgross
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| How Much Do Aesthetics Factor Into Your Decisions? Depends on the room it's going in for me but, I guess the look/vibe of equipment plays a big part and weighs on my psyche when purchasing. No other explaination then for the 20yo Chord power/pre I just purchased. Looks incredible and rolled the di... | |
| Balanced/Differential tube preamplifier recommendation? Everyone promotes what they have and each piece that's been spoken about in this thread is a good option albeit some won't come in under $2K. Stretch a bit and go for a used (if u can find one) Aesthetix Calypso. I use a Calypso Sig & it's tru... | |
| Well built, aesthetically pleasing wooden cabinets Lumen White cabs are insanely beautiful... | |
| How good is Aesthetix audio? Use a Calypso, Sig with various Tube & SS amps... have tried other line stages by Audible Illusions, Krell, Herron... none match the sophisticated presentation of the Aesthetix. Love the snap off top too for tube swaps | |
| Tune of the Day David Crosby, "Laughing" off If I Could Only Remember My Name | |
| Tune of the Day The Wood Brothes, "One Drop Of Truth" off One Drop Of Truth | |
| What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first? Sure, the listed options are great but it's all so subjective. Can't possibly seriously recommend any particular speaker that's a lock for customer satisfaction having never heard them but,... if there were one,... my money would be on LS3/5A. Hav... | |
| Tune of the Day Paloma Faith, "Only Love Can Hurt Like This" off A Perfect Contradicttion | |
| Lumin U2 vs Aurender N200 Have been around this for a while... used a Node alone & it was perfectly fine, added a Rega, DACr and it was exponentially better. Went to an Elac Discovery streamer and thought that was excellent as well. The lifetime Roon feature was a huge... | |
| Tune of the Day Kings Of Leon, "Crawl" off Only By The Night | |
| Tune of the Day The Clash, "Clampdown" off London Calling | |
| Tune of the Day The Jayhawks, "Long Time Ago" off Back Roads and Abandoned Motels | |
| Tune of the Day Talk Talk, "The Rainbow" off Spirit of Eden - super track of a great LP. Happy 4th! | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet Totally agree, reviews & feedback pretty much always tells the story and speaks to the integrity of the seller. It's how I ultimately found the shops Colorado & Massachusetts - both respected with solid reputations. My $.02 | |
| Buying Used Equipment on the Internet Have purchased from TMR & they do a very nice job. Knowledgeable and hassle fee returns. Also Holt Hill Audio who have a big presence on the "other site" and do service/resto work too. Those guys always have interesting vintage speakers & ... |