blindjim
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| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so hi sports fans!i’m about to pull the trigger and put this matter to bed.only a couple ods and ens to address. mostly esthetics. although you can see my latest post which clarifies the odds that need addressing, i.e., stands and speaker cable adapt... | |
| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so @mapmanI also do like the Linear Tube Audio integrated amps on the tube side but your speaker choices will be more limited there.blindjim>if any tube INT is to be the choice it MUST be auto biased.as 80% of the music we expereince is made in th... | |
| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so @pkvintage lyyes. the BSN 2I is labled entry level . it seemed a good idea at the time.some of its functionality is not amenable to beign vision impaired. I'm hoping its IOS app will be more agreeable.regardless the llevel of subjective performanc... | |
| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so thus far I am certainly overwhellmed with the feedback sports fans! thank you all.my eyes have been opened to possibilities I would never have concieved otherwise.I’m going to read up on the items I’ve no EXP with which are listed here, and recon... | |
| Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so sorry I'm late getting back to this post...@mapmanFeatures matter here as well as power and sound quality for a slam dunk. There are other Bel Canto options worth a look at but can get pricey.I would strongly consider McIntosh as well. Get the one... | |
| Aesthetix MIMAS of those that have auditioned and or purchased the Aesthetix INT, now that you have some EXP with it, what are your thoughts?I'm very interested in this piece and would like to know more about it and where I might get a great overalll buying exper... | |
| seeking ‘HORN’ ideas apart from Klipshc Lascalla mapmanDefinitely check out Volti. blindjim> I heard one of the line up last year at the fla audio show pushed by outlaw powwer though it was all analog. no digital input. missed them this year but think I will be able to check him out again in... | |
| seeking ‘HORN’ ideas apart from Klipshc Lascalla jimHave you maybe looked at the Zingalli range. blindjim> sorry. no. they are news to me. thanks much for the mention though.3djones JBL 4367blindjim> hmmm. appreciate it.ozzy62ozzy621,035 postsTake a listen to the Cornwall IV if you can. To... | |
| Balanced Audio Technology MK-30 tubes. Alternative to Sovtek 6922 First off I’d give BAT support a call. I’ve had several BAT amps. all are balanced and spurrious noises are routinely absent. I rolled tubes in an older vk5 pre and in a vk60. noise was never a consideration while interjecting different tubes. con... | |
| DAC - Streamer or all in one unit @fuzztoaneThanks. @jjss49much appreciated. good insights and your EXP is certainly . valued. Usually I try to seek that line where diminishing returns begins to announce itself and maybe take one more step. garnering the input to date, I’ll be ke... | |
| DAC - Streamer or all in one unit @mahlerMany thanks. brevirty online seems the current ettiquette though it leaves a lot to be desired.FYII own a Bel Canto DAC e One ver 3.in a week or so, a Synology 719 twin bay NAS. necessary to retrieve older data off of a former syn NAS which... | |
| BEST SOUNDING SYSTEM FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF $$$$ thanks so much for these insights thus far. the thrust of this thread is to examine and illustrate the actual real world facts of high end audio, and that is most high end audio arrangements begin quite modestly for many people. its an acquisiti... | |
| BEST SOUNDING SYSTEM FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF $$$$ Thank you for the insights. very nice rig.I dig tubes too, though SS with tubes has a strong attachment still. | |
| How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect sites like Audiogon? OP... good thoughts there.forum activity should go up. sales may see some down turn briefly.thev irus to worry most about is the spin C19 is accumulating, not the gvirus itself. simply look at the numbert in the ratio of affected vs non affected.... | |
| Is it all worth it? doubtless it has been said, or soon will be, there is a mystical attachment to the orig standard of LP playback.Its pure old school. Ritualistic. For some even comforting and nostalgifc. For others its the ‘only pure way to audio nirvana’, despite... |