celtic66
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| What happened to all the highend stereo shops @thefile Salient points....all. I would add the disposable world. It permeates everything and drives a cheapness and impermanence. A side product can be a caustic customer bereft of civility. I've owned certain audio pieces for decades beca... | |
| Amp for LS 3/5a Falcon Gold Badge You are onto some good amps. I add only Sugden. Class A drives these well. | |
| Integrating speakers into contemporary decor - can WAF ever be overcome? @soix 3+. Nailed it. Thank you. Wow, @fastfreight nailed it too. My wife has no delusions of interior design goddess and when she wants, she plugs into her very own respectable system which would embarrass 99% of what's out there. I brought ... | |
| upgrading from Spica TC60's to ?? Owned TC 50s in the 90s, loved them. Did surgery on the crossover by simply upgrading the caps and the wire. They jumped considerably in performance, I mean REALLY jumped. So you can keep them, upgrade them and continue to love them. Otherw... | |
| Need to build a headphone system Simply noticed no mention of Manley Labs. I've owned and enjoyed several of their pieces, not this one. Not a headphone guy, but admire their approach and versatility of concept. https://www.manley.com/hifi/mabhpa | |
| The weirdness of it all @audphile1 Cannot really say. Sounded great immediately and now that I have mixed ages of the same cable, well…….. somewhat indeterminate. But definitely well worth it when from my perspective, 15K for just one high end cable is insane. That’... | |
| The weirdness of it all Well, it's done. Two more Furutech 4.1 power cables added; one to the music server, one to the preamp. And the veil lifting continues. The positive side, monies invested have rendered conclusive positive results and not been a waste of capit... | |
| Original Quads (57) - the perfect amp Near everyone goes for tubes with these, but a Sugden A21SE integrated or the Bedini will garner some very good results. Both Class A. The Bedini of course will be aged and suffer from degradation like any electronics. The VTL Tiny Triodes were... | |
| Downsizing: Separates>Integrated --PSAudio>Pass Labs Luxman 509X is REALLY musical and carries some serious current capabilities to run most anything. Mine runs ATC 20 passives which are sealed boxes and kind of knarly to run well. Best success. | |
| The weirdness of it all @audphile1 That Furutech outlet is sitting on the floor awaiting install. Already have a great Oyaide complete, but will do that. Thanks | |
| millercarbon +1 jhnnrrs He once revealed enough of his geographic origins that it coalesced into explaining some of the behavior. I have lived and worked there...and in over 200 other places domestically and in other parts of the world, so the please stow ... | |
| Good Suggestions for Tube Amps under 6k https://www.manley.com/hifi/mahi EL84 based mono blocks. Sweet, quick and dynamic. There is a pair at bigearstereo.com for not much. 4K used. Best of luck with your search. | |
| New to Preamp - Preamp suggestion around 10k https://tmraudio.com/components/preamplifiers/luxman-c-900u-stereo-preamplifier-c900u-remote/ TMR has the Luxman C 900u. I purchased same unit from them months ago. | |
| New to Preamp - Preamp suggestion around 10k Luxman. Easily accessible in Asia for demo. You can choose between SS or tube. | |
| Are Buchardt A500 Signature Edition A Good Choice For First Speakers? Cannot speak to the Buchardt. I can however speak to active. Have owned/own 3 pairs of ATC and they are brilliant. In your price range used ATC SCM20A PRO MK2. Their reputation is earned in full. Very dynamic with live sound. Good luck with... |