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Sub to complement KEF LS50s: SVS vs. Rythmik
I think REL makes an 8 inch sub Ti/5? 
Tekton DI monitors
for only 1K more you can get the full range towers with 4 10 inch woofers to fill out the low end!...These speakers are a steal. God bless Eric. 
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#Nagaoka4Lyfe 
Due to the incessant spam ads on this forum I'll stop contributing
Just use ghostery, problem solved 
Tekton Cinema Sub
Bueller?Nobody out there with a Tekton sub? I think it may be that they are calling it a "Cinema" sub, which can put-off music lovers. Anyway, if anyone has heard this sub it would be nice to hear your impressions. 
Will budget Schiit Modi3 help?
Modi multibit isn't discontinued 
Will budget Schiit Modi3 help?
Might get a more "analog sound" with the multi-bit version. I would save up a few more clams for that one if possible. 
Plug in preamp while amp is on caused very loud pop on speaker.
order of operations should always be:on: pre>amp off: amp>pre 
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Nagaoka MP110. Can't do better for $100 
How to hook up a Vandersteen 2W to a Marantz SR7010??
Yep you basically use and extra set of speaker cable from the binding posts of the Marantz over to the Vandersteen sub. But you need to make sure to use the cross-over (should have come with one) between the pre-amp and the amp....since it looks l... 
New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down?
After thinking about this a bit more I think I may need to clarify. I wasn't hearing any grounding issues or hum. I think what I was hearing more of was surface noise of the record. Where the surface noise (the pops/ticks/general sound of the diam... 
New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down?
good point, I do have a passive preamp (well in tube mode it has 1DB gain). My phono preamp does have adjustable gain settings. Right now I'm on the 48db setting, I suppose with the new speakers being efficient I could lower that to the 42db setti... 
New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down?
I worry about the noise floor problem because in my demo the bg noise was noticeable (but still sounded bloody fantastic). However, even though their analog equipment was totally different than mine, I think they are of similar quality so I'm thin... 
What brands tend to have the worst resale value?
Yep, the Bose acoustic wave machine once $1300 or so, right around $50 - $100 on ebay 
DENAFRIPS DAC ---- Owner Impressions, Feedback, General Discussion, Questions and more....
Anyone compared an Audio-GD R2R11 with the Denafrips Ares? Interested in comparisons with these 2 companies in general, as well.