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| I went from Class D to Luxman A/AB - And most of what you think is wrong For what its worth, I've had SS integrated amps for most of my life. I finally made the plunge this year and upgraded my system. I listened to quite a few preamps and amps and ended up getting a Modwright tube preamp and a Bel Canto amp. Wow! What... | |
| Media: Should we start hoarding? I had an old Marantz CD/laserdisc player from the mid-90s. Hadn't used it in many years. I decided to post it on Facebook Marketplace and sold it for a good price within 2 hours!! I'm really surprised how what sells and knowing people still collec... | |
| The Golden era of Japanese integrated amps, are we missing out? I've heard (and read) some good things about the Luxman 500 series integrated amps. I just replaced a Marantz integrated for a proper preamp and amp. I'm going to keep the Marantz for my vintage system. | |
| what is it in audio that you dislike most? Great topic. I wish Hifi audio was more diverse in its followers. I'd like to see more young people and people from different walks of life in this hobby. We all listen to such a diverse amount of music but the typical audiophile profile doesn't f... | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? Besides the poor sales experience in audio stores, here's another possible reason young people aren't into quality equipment. When I got into hifi, it was the mid-80s. The music scene was incredible---alternative rock, alternative dance, house etc... | |
| Any other lone audiophiles here? I'm a lone audiophile too----but I wasn't when I started the hobby in the mid-80s. Our city had quite a few high-end audio stores but sadly, we have 1-2 now (and they're not that nice.) My friends back then have all moved away and we've lost conta... | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? I've had similar experiences with the local dealer here in my town. Years ago when I got into audio, we had several good stores around and would visit them nearly every weekend. Not so much now.I've been to my local store about 5-10 times in 3 yea... | |
| Is there such a thing??-- Tube Preamp Question This is an interesting question. I'm a newbie too so please forgive me for this stupid question: but do these issues occur in solid state preamps? The reason I'm asking is because I'm about to get a new preamp (my first tube preamp) and I hope I d... | |
| Favorite music list in order In no particular order--whatever comes up on shuffle:-80s new wave/alternative-80s high energy dance/70s disco-80s/90s house, Italo disco -Chill house-Electronica (current)-70s classic rock/soft rock-Classic country | |
| Audioquest question @hifiman5 One meter each: 2 RCAs, 2 AC Power cords and 1 XLR. I'd like to stay around $800 if possible? | |
| Audioquest question @jwpstayman Excellent point!! What are some good shielded cables for Cary Audio and Bel Canto? I will eventually upgrade my AC cords as well. Thx! | |
| Audioquest question Thanks guys---I figured that would eventually be the solution. I read several threads on here that Cary Audio likes Kimber Kable and they do come in separates. I'll check out the Wireworld Equinox---that's good to know. Sorry if the explanation wa... | |
| Audioquest question @hifiman5 Sorry for the confusion---from the 4 ends (connections), the cable narrows down to one cord. Does that make sense? So it's one cable with 2 connections on each end. The 2 connections that would go to the SL100 are will not stretch to 5-6... | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? I had a direct drive turntable for many years and decided to try a VPI Cliffwood which I love. I will eventually upgrade the cartridge. I'm not a big fan of Bluetooth sound. I briefly had a NAD integrated amp with its BluOS system and it didn't so... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Joy Division - 40th anniversary of 'Unknown Pleasures' |