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| Best Phone Stage for under $1,000.000 Assuming a MM preamp is enough for your needs , there are many who swear by the Transcendent Sound vacuum tube phono preamp for $999 assembled or $699 as a kit . Some swear it's his best sounding product as well . | |
| Can this be good first tube amplifier? As a first tube amp , I'd suggest a line level triode tube preamp . They work wonderfully well with both tube and solid state power amps, provided the input impedance is not too low . They tame digital sources without the higher heat factor of pow... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD Regarding vinyl records - They are all dirty until properly cleaned with a fine Record Cleaning Machine and only then can you tell the sound quality . Recently I've discovered the finest lubricant that also improves the ability of the stylus to ge... | |
| Drink of choice for serious listening? In Texas Dr. Pepper goes down well .Or Yunnan Imperial black tea with sugar . | |
| Discontinued equipment that you wish were still here. What do you miss or think will miss? Affordably priced turntables with linear tracking tonearms and Pickering XSV-5000 MM cartridges . I have that cartridge in a Pioneer PL-L800 turntable and hope it outlasts me . Everyone should get a chance to hear this cartridge and/or combination . | |
| Power Conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 5000 or Shunyata Denali 6000S Skyscraper , I want to second what leotis said about the Equitech balanced power supply . My 1.5 RQ model is all you'll need and available factory-direct in your price range . It even makes the picture on my TV look better . Skywalker Studio uses ... | |
| Power conditioner or outlet? I agree with dentdog . I also use a Zero Surge unit ahead of everything in my A/V setup . | |
| In search for speakers of "natural" sound Spatial Audio speakers have no cabinet coloration , being open baffle. They have no dynamics compression being pro audio drivers . I have had comments on how natural my Turbo 3's sound . Give them a listen or order direct for a trial period . | |
| NAME SOME RARE AUDIO ITEMS THAT DID NOT TAKE OFF BUT SHOULD HAVE & WHY.HERE'S MY LIST For invictus005 : I have heard something rare and great . It was a first-generation copy at 15 ips directly from a master tape . And yes, those are beyond expensive and terribly limited . I cannot describe the sound, but it brings to mind the old ... | |
| NAME SOME RARE AUDIO ITEMS THAT DID NOT TAKE OFF BUT SHOULD HAVE & WHY.HERE'S MY LIST Recordings on reel-to-reel . If all your gear and room are actually perfect , then what you are listening to is the limitations of the source . No digital, no vinyl,no turntable at any price renders a truer representation of the sound of music as ... | |
| New Speakers up to $15k - The more I read the less I know! As no one has yet suggested auditioning open baffle speakers , two brands worth considering are : Spatial Audio and Pure Audio Project . I'm more satisfied with my Spatials than any speaker I've yet heard in my 50+ years as an audiophile . OB has ... | |
| Best DIY power cable. Why not make? I have had great success making power cords . On eBay I found a vendor selling Oyaide Black Mamba V2 ( 12 gauge ) and Tunami V2 ( 10 gauge ) cables by the meter . The copper used is their 102SSC , the highest purity copper commercially available .... | |
| Dynamic compression in speakers themselves? If you want open sound , do as I did and try open baffle speakers . Spatial Audio M3 Turbo S in my case . High sensitivity, about 95 dB , Pro Audio drivers, 15" pair per side, compression horn from 300Hz on up & affordable factory-direct with ... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano I had been playing my Spatial Audio M3 Turbo S speakers thru AntiCables speaker cables ( copper) , then was totally blown away how much everything improved when I switched to Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 cables . My class D amps are the Gilmore Aud... | |
| Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next Adding to what david_ten said , the biggest improvement I ever got in greater clarity,resolution and quiet background was putting all my gear on Balanced AC power. I use the Equi=Tech Q .http://www.equitech.com/model-q-shelf-or-rack-mounted-chassi... |