bigkidz
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| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? The best SS power amp I ever heard was the FM Acoustic but extremely high priced.Other than that I agree with the BEL (Brown Electronics Labs) power amps.The others mentioned above are excellent power amps. Some have a sound that you will either ... | |
| If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money @garrard There is a Metronome on ebay selling CDP (not just a transport) and the DAC with can be used tube or SS. He is asking over $2K but he is negotiable. So you may try to make him a few offers. He has been trying to sell for a while now. ... | |
| If you still spin CDs, this may be the cost no object best option. @shkong78 I did not think that you were saying the Jays was the best one, you mentioned 30% for the Metronome or so. I was just saying that in the comparison to the older Metronome, what the differences were. I have not yet heard a server that ... | |
| Alon 4 or JBL590? I would only look at a pair of Alon Vs with the 10" woofer versus the 12" in the 4s. They are much faster sounding and more accurate. Plus only get the Alons with the Alnico mid-range and even better with all of the drivers alnico.Happy Listening | |
| If you still spin CD's their is a reference level Transport for reasonable money @jriggy I heard the Jays transport with the terminator DAC over the weekend. The person had the PS Audio transport and matching DAC. He sold the PS audio to go with the Jays set-up. I did not hear them so I do not have a personal opinion. I di... | |
| If you still spin CDs, this may be the cost no object best option. @shkong78 - I recently purchased an old Metronome CD1A transport with separate power supply. I is a very nice transport and I recently compared it tot he Jay's Audio Transport. The five people hearing the transports all noted that the Metronome ... | |
| Used vs New vs Vintage vs Floorstanding vs Bookshelf vs ..... OMG! There are so many good speakers that you can find used that you can lose ones mind. I have a buddy that I all vintage Joe. He goes to estate sales and gets fantastic bargains on so many of the speakers from the 70's on up. For example Kef 104/2... | |
| Confused About Relative Sonic Impact of DAC VS. Transport All components, cables, have a sound. You cannot get around that fact. Copper versus silver, tube versus SS, etc. Different tubes have a sound.The transports you listened to have an impact on the sound. The one is more musical and the other is... | |
| The Six Moons.com review on the Mhdt Labs Orchid DAC just went up IMO there are many variables that have impact on the sound. I am a transport spinner and many of the DACs reviewed or heard will sound different with a different transport. I don't know what $14K DAC was compared to a $2K DAC that was equal, bet... | |
| what would you do? Get a pair of great monitors and a sub. Focal makes an excellent monitor or just buy a nice used pair. You could just get a great sound form the monitors and dial in some of the lower bass which will also clean up the mid-range for your room. Plu... | |
| Ordered my new amp today... been a long road! Nice speakers BTW. I hope that your new amp gives you the sound that you are looking for.Happy Listening. | |
| How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular? I agree with many of the Horn posters above. Once you hear a good horn speaker, it is hard to go back. Although I had some issues with the bass keeping up, the sound was the best I ever have heard. I have also built field coil speakers and thos... | |
| How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular? I built a few custom horn speakers and used Sony Alnico woofers (only 2 pair in the USA). I bi-amped them with custom tube mono-block amps that I built (1.5 watts) to drive the horns. They sounded amazing but they wee large so no WAF. I never c... | |
| "You cannot handle the truth" I recently learned my lesson buying used gear. So from now on I am asking many questions about the items I may buy. Repair history, number of owners, and issues at all, etc.I don't care shy someone is selling unless the item was not reliable or ... | |
| Trouble joining "Insider"? @geoffkait I am voting you in as the first president of the club!Enjoy the emails now! |