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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Buddy demoing the his new Canor Integrated last night & sending me pics of him installing KT88s inspired me to fire the TT. Limited session but pretty great nonetheless. Johnny Jenkins, "Ton-Ton Macoute" - always a funky treat & Bill Wilso... | |
| Kef LS50s - great like me but need to come up for air @dekay ++ on the JM Reynaud "Twins". Had a set in my office with a Tandberg, 3012 integrated for quite a few years. They are special for many reasons & I'd pick those over almost all of the other speakers listed here. Listening to a set of LS... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Woah,... been such a long time without firing the TT. Streaming only lately but had some time today so dropped some platters. Peter Green, "In The Skies" - so smooth & with a (semi) clear head, Gary Moore, "How Blue Can You Get" & Son Volt... | |
| 30 to 50 watts seems to be all I desire Had big amps in the past, Perreaux, Krell, etc. but now go tubing with a 30 Watt Triode/60 Ultra-linear Cary piece. Can't see myself ever going back unless I absolutely fall in love (again) with a power hungry speaker. System symmetry is paramount... | |
| Best CD player from this list +1 on the Simaudio... I have a Moon "Nova" and it’s so good it replaced my Linn, Ikemi. Twin internal Burr Brown DACs - truly a magical piece. Not sure your budget but pre-owned maybe around $7-$800+/-. I’d search out a good used one. Just my opin... | |
| Line Stage Preamps that blew you away $2500 Edition Find a used Sonic Frontiers, SFL-1 for under a grand and play around with tubes - will shock you. Spend a little more and get a Manley, Shrimp. Have 1st hand experience with both of these playing tube amps and SS. Each are equally rewarding. Both ... | |
| Best Integrated that you've heard under $5k Recently heard an Octave Audio, V40 tube integrated at a shop just outside Boston while the OA rep was there. Going back to to hear it again as I can't get it out of my head. I've got some pretty solid gear but this amp was super rich, powerful an... | |
| Who are the Stand Up Guy's and Gals in this Audio Industry? Guys at Elac and Lounge Audio... they each have excellent CS. Both have service centers in CA and repaired & rebuilt products I own at zero cost to me. Even paid shipping to and from Boston & the two units were out of warranty as well. No ... | |
| Top 3 songs to evaluate a system @hilde45 - we’re on the same wavelength... Shelby Lynne’s "Just a Little Lovin" cover to cover is a benchmark whenever I’m giving new gear a twirl. My mother used to play Dusty "Live in Memphis" on her Mac/Thorens/AR rig till the wheels fell off! ... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max @Hilde45 - Hi, so I use a Bel Canto S300 with my Manley Shrimp tube linestage.... it's just fabulous in every way. Tightens upmy kit in the digital space and is pure magic in analog applications. I have two and would sell one for $800. It is, in m... | |
| Experience with Cary CAD 808, "Rocket 88" Hi - glad you like your Rocket 88... I have since swapped out a couple of other components and its performance has now proven even better. Sonic Frontiers (wonderful linestage) replaced by a Manley Shrimp & Rega DAC replaced by a Line Magnetic... | |
| "Power Cords-More Recent" Have been down the power cord rabbit hole... not like some on here but have had a few from PS Audio & Audioquest. On a buddies recommendation I bought a couple of Audience, "Power Chords" and have never looked back. Really only tried to talk m... | |
| Simaudio, MOON, Neo MiND Ended up sending the 230v Singapore market MiND back to the tool bag who sold it to me. Bought a lightly used Elac Discovery for $250. Sent it to Elac in CA and they totally went through and upgraded it for ZERO dollars... even paid for shipping t... | |
| What’s the best tube for a Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 preamp Look, get a couple different tubes, give them each a twirl and sit back and enjoy; It's really terrific piece. I've since moved to a different pre but I find it no great upgrade over the SFL-1. New piece has more tubes and a different presentation... | |
| Everybody’s Top 5 - Vinyl David Bowie - Live at The Tower, PhiladelphiaR.E.M. - Life's Rich PagentRolling Stones - Stickey FingersCowboy Junkies - The Trinity SessionMassive Attack- Mezzanine*Honorable Mention: Bob Mould - Workbook & Free - Fire And Water |