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| Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations Good to hear. What exactly do these modifications entail? Sorry, not trying to derail your thread, just curious. | |
| Looking for integrated solid state amp for daily usage Consider a pre-owned Simaudio 600i. They usually go for around $4K, so perhaps a little above your budget. I would not consider it to be "tube like", but it's very neutral, detailed, and dynamic. I have mine in a second system paired with Harbe... | |
| Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations I know this isn't what you asked about, but the TEAC NT-505 may be holding your system back. As you appear to be all in on digital, consider spending some of that budget on a better DAC. I have two of them, and they are very good for the money, ... | |
| Comparing streamer/DACs between $5-10k I must admit another bias against Roon-more equipment and subscription/monthly payment required. That aspect would bother me I felt the same way for a long time and tried some free and inexpensive apps to use for streaming. I was always a lit... | |
| Comparing streamer/DACs between $5-10k You might be able to find a pre-owned Rockna Wavedream DAC and pair that with an affordable streamer like Roon Nucleus within your budget. That would give you a killer combo. You can always upgrade the Nucleus to the Wavedream NET when budget a... | |
| Do You Buy Speakers Without Hearing Them? Yes. I bought my KEF Reference 1 speakers without hearing them. I did however have the opportunity to return them if I didn't like them and had heard other KEF models prior. I still have them and don't see them going anywhere anytime soon. | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? When working from home I listen to KNKX on a Magnum Dynalab Ft-101a Etude tuner. Sound quality is close to CD with my roof antenna, even though I'm about 40-50 miles from the tower. Not all FM broadcasts are equal, but if there's a good one in y... | |
| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? It may depend on other factors. I have 4 subwoofers in my room and there's a lot of bass energy.. Priority one is to have a table that won't be (or will be minimally) affected by the bass. My Sota Sapphire is a champ in that department. I've h... | |
| Best sounding headphones you have owned? Audeze LCD-4 are my best, but the Sony MDR-Z1R are a very close second for a lot less money. | |
| Rythmik or REL Subs to pair with Totem Element Metal V2? Rythmik all the way. More for less is better, and more subs are better. You're paying a lot extra in dealer markup for REL vs. buying direct from Rythmik. | |
| Phono preamp, all suggestions welcome At your budget level I suggest throwing the Parks Waxwing into the mix. The Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena is a good choice if you can find a used one. | |
| How to connect susb to my system Something like this can address the impedance issue - https://ifi-audio.com/products/micro-itube2/ | |
| How to connect susb to my system I missed the part about you having 2 subs. Same answer, just use the Main 2 outputs, connect one to Main R, the other to Main L. This is your answer. I have 4 complete systems, all have subwoofers. One system has an ARC LS 26, similar outputs... | |
| Ultrasonic cleaning I use Klaudio's ultrasonic machine and distilled water and that suffices for the vast bulk of my LPs. Same here. I still have my VPI 16.5 that gets used for really dusty/dirty used records. | |
| How to connect susb to my system Main out 2, preferably the XLR. Right or left, doesn't matter. |