cbrez
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| Audio envy - dang! I didn't think that Iconoclast made a phono cable. I had contacted them about it a few months ago and at that time, they didn't have one and told me that they were not making one. | |
| Contemporary Classical Composers - new discoveries This is a great thread and very timely for me as well, as I am trying to expand my listening of more contemporary (living or at least mid/late 20th or 21st century) composers. A few that have been playing in my space recently: Gabriela Lena Frank... | |
| Did I damage my new amp See if you can see if it is one tweeter or both by ear. And reach out to Monitor Audio. It may be cost prohibitive to replace a tweeter(s) if it is still even possible, but at least you will have all the info. Maybe you can still get a few dollars... | |
| Tube preamp match with Solid Stare amp The LTA has no balanced outputs and is not a truly balanced design as @willywonka stated. I own the microZOTL and it is a great preamp, but does not fit what the OP was asking about - plus it is a line stage preamp. | |
| Stand mount speakers to replace Magnepan 1.6’s I am very happy with Dynaudio Heritage Specials. A used pair is probably a little over your budget, but really worth a listen if you can. I don’t typically listen at very loud levels and I sit about six or seven feet from the Dynaudios, but my ov... | |
| Tube preamp for pass labs ? While not running a Pass anywhere your wattage, I have a Linear Tube Audio microZOTL level 2 with my XA25. It’s a great combination to my ears. The LTA is not as warm sounding as some other tube preamps, but is dynamic, great soundstage, and very ... | |
| Phono preamp, all suggestions welcome I can definitely recommend the iFi phono3 in your price range. I bought one after reading the reviews and it is incredibly quiet, dynamic, and has really good sound staging at this price. I also see that Music Direct has an open box now at $699. ... | |
| Audio envy - dang! Glad this discussion kept going! Just ordered an Expanded power cable to try out. Had meant to try Audio Envy cables a while ago and glad I placed the order today. Looking forward to it. Thanks all. | |
| SOTA STAR Sapphire Turntable Care and Feeding @mijostyn Thanks for confirming on the Hanas. I appreciate your depth of knowledge in this area and it was one of the things that led me to the SOTA path in the first place. @pindac Thanks for your words about the Hana as well! | |
| SOTA STAR Sapphire Turntable Care and Feeding @mijostyn Curious about your comment on the Hana cartridges. I thought that the Red and the Blue have the same stylus and cantilever. Just wondering what the differences are that you mentioned. I know it is a bit off topic here, but I just ordered... | |
| SOTA STAR Sapphire Turntable Care and Feeding Congrats on your purchase! I am getting ready to pick up my new Nova VII from Christian in a week and am excited as well. Enjoy yours in the new year. | |
| Is my amp good enough? I would definitely ask the store to demo the speakers with something similar, even if it is a NAD integrated at around the level of your separates. If you like what you hear, live with that for a bit and if you get the upgrade bug later on, you ca... | |
| Sunfire Classic Tube Pre-Amp Curious about the sound. So much of the early Carver equipment, well, not great. | |
| Looking for a great phono pre-amp in the $1000 or less range I have an ifi iPhono3 Black Label and have been very happy with it so far. Very quiet, very dynamic, and has a wonderful soundstage presentation. Not sure of course how well it will work in your system, but is right in the price range. Also, is v... | |
| Goodbye Everyone As someone relatively new to Audiogon, I have gotten an incredible amount of value from reading posts here. Yes, there are some that definitely fall into the gutter, but that is countered by so many that are informative, helpful, and are clearly f... |