bigtwin
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| Speakers cause weather changes Headphones. I wonder if that's what Donald Fagen was talking about when he sang "But tell me what's to be done Lord 'bout the weather in my head"? 🤣 | |
| Where to buy vinyl? Not wanting to incur the wrath of Jason Bourne, but I'm not willing to commit to the program. Of used records that is. Some people don't mind a few pops and clicks when listening to vinyl. I hate it. When buying a new LP for my collection, I w... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @curiousjim The weight question is above my pay grade. I can only opine that the sum of all material required to build these monsters adds up to 185 pounds. If you are really interested in a detailed answer, contact Roger at roger@soundlabspeaker... | |
| Preamp for Parasound and B&W803d2 Very pleased with the performance of the PrimaLuna Evo 400 Preamp. Pairing it with Hegel H30s so a somewhat similar situation. Tube and balanced. | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @thyname If you scan up a dozen or more posts, you will see the Bose set up I'm using right now. It's Sweeeeeeeet. On Tues I head to Mexico until the end of April, so there is that going on. There's a place you would never want to own high end... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @curiousjim Ha Ha. New speakers don't arrive until next May. But I will post at that time. | |
| Fees @ebalto You might try searching on HIFI Shark. You will see prices being asked on a specific piece of equipment from all over the world. Easy to work out a resonable buy/sell price? Just a thought. | |
| speakers/ amps liking one another @robshaw You can't go wrong with the Hegel 390 or 590. Great amps and fully integrated. You may find yourself selling the preamp/dac you're currently using. Give them a listen if you get a chance. They do come up on the used market from time ... | |
| What Gear Has Disappointed You? @aolmrd1241 I'm not saying the Crescendo isn't a great speaker, if fact I loved it. And the cabinet work (mine were burled walnut) is some of the best in the world. My point was that moving from the Triton Reference to a speaker that was more th... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @carlsbad No worries Jerry. We're just two guys having a conversation about cables. I enjoy hearing other opinions and try to learn something new every day. That part is easier than i like to admit. 😂 Eric | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @carlsbad My experience with Banana plugs has not been that great. Not keeping a tight fit has been my big complaint. I have liked the locking style Furutech makes and the BFA style looks to be an improvement. Right or wrong, I thought the high... | |
| Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps While both can sound fantastic in a good system, with SS you can set it and forget it. With tube amps, you run the risk of falling down the rabbit hole is changing tubes in the endless pursuit of the perfect sound. I speak from experience. I lo... | |
| Not Chinese Fakes But Not big $$$ Either @carlsbad Re the copper purity, the Banana Plugs are 93% copper but the SP series spades "utilize C11000 100% IACS Copper which are the highest conductivity coppers available for their respective designs". Note sure how much of a difference it ma... | |
| Disappearing Jazz? Here's just one example of a great bargin: I have also started buy a lot of CD from the "used" option on Amazon. Anything listed as Very Good has arrived looking new and played perfectly. Agree with sbank above on the Tone Poet re issues. Grea... | |
| Disappearing Jazz? I have found a lot of the Verve and Blue Note catalogues being re issued and often re mastered at very reasonably prices. Three examples would be the 5 CD sets by Joe Henderson and Lee Morgan and Grant Green. Available on Amazon if like me you p... |