billzame
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| China built tube amps Many electronic products are made in Asia. Some are well-made and of extremely high quality. I think the biggest problem is warranty and service: If something goes wrong, will you be able to get the equipment serviced in the US or will you have ... | |
| Advice for Amp to Drive Klipsch Forte IVs I'm surprised no one has suggested the Rogue Cronus Maxum III integrated tube amp. It's $3K (new) and has more than enough power to drive the Klipsch Heresy's even in your (fairly large) room. I have no personal experience with this amp but my c... | |
| Is Pretty Good Good Enough? Listening Habits In The World Of Streaming Services. I stream from several sources and listen to my own CD's. I have several times compared the same music across the 3 formats. I have heard big differences across different performances/recordings (a recent attempt from a stream was so bad I stoppe... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search +2 on the Audiolab 6000CDT plus a DAC. | |
| Marantz AV7005 - Widow w/question You can list it on Audiogon with "local pickup" only. | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? A dedicated CD transport and an external DAC is definitely the way to go. I endorse the Audiolab 6000 CDT as a very good transport; there are lots of really excellent DACs. You don't have to spend more than $2000-3000 total to have something app... | |
| High Quality dac with network streamer saves $1,000s discopants - How do you get good SQ from youtube? I can't ... Any help you can offer would be very welcome. | |
| One box do it all Audio Advisor is currently selling the NAD M10 for $2499 (plus tax). I think that box does everything you want. | |
| What is the reason for this? (Digital vs Vinyl Question) @thebrokenrecord How about giving the OP some advice that is even faintly cost-conscious? Typical prices Mofi 1 Step and Analogue Productions seemed to be in the range $50-125 per record; typical prices at Better Records seemed to be in the range... | |
| System forclassical music How willing are they to deal with separates? with tubes? They might be better off with something like the NAD M10 or M33 (both of which have a streamer, DAC and room correction) and speakers they like. There is a lot of classical music availabl... | |
| Free in-home testing? The idea that you can really judge speakers in a dealer's showroom is foolish: the biggest single influence on the sound is the room. Moreover, the dealer is probably not using the same source and same electronics that you will be using. And you... | |
| Considering a POSSIBLE replacement for speakers. Opinions? jjss49 From the Underwood website re LSA-20 speakers"the very fair return policy is a 10% restocking fee and shipping costs back to Underwood Hi-fi, Inc." | |
| Does using XLR cables (double voltage output) mean I can use lower powered amplifiers? Paul McGowan claims that tube amps can't be balanced. | |
| What is the sound level of Your Listening Room? Right now (9pm) the SPL in my living room (where I listen to music) is just under 40db. The refrigerator is running; I could turn it off if I want to listen seriously. The loudest outside noise is traffic (freeway about 1/4-1/2 mile away). Doub... | |
| Integrated Amp upgrade path guy-incognito +1 to adding an external DAC; big improvement - not even using a really high-end DAC. |