celtic66
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| Diving into the world of tubes...help needed! brandenYou have $1500/pr. speakers to drive, so let's not get nuts here. The Raven and Rogue suggestions are quite valid. You can buy once and be very happy, or sneak up on it and upgrade too many times. I also don't like cheap Chinese tube gea... | |
| Looking for suggestions for balanced power conditioners Decware ZLC crushed my Furman Reference 15i (no offense to the poster), but only has 6 outlets. | |
| Quadraspire Racks - Q4 EVO vs SVT in Bamboo The SVT is quite good. Ran a 3 shelf stand for years replacing a Target stand. The improvement over the Target was shocking. Bass became quite articulate, vocals sharpened, overall attack of instruments improved as everything was faster. Every... | |
| Used Tube Preamp Suggestions +1 Manley Shrimp. Great preamp to tube roll. Solid build. | |
| Tube amp mono block recomendations What's wrong with these?https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9iejh-audio-note-kits-interstage-monoblock-pse-300b-tubeOr a pair of Manley Snappers. Good luck. | |
| Any good shelf systems out there? Look for an Arcam Mini-Solo. Checks all boxes except for HD radio. I've owned several of these and they really are sweet. | |
| Good 2 channel receiver 1980s Luxman or Yamaha. | |
| This might be of Interest..... Interesting only from the viewpoint that Rick misses the point entirely.I understand where he is going and he is probably quite knowledgable about the technical stuff. However....... the bands and musicians he mentions have particular tastes and ... | |
| To power strip or not Decware ZLC does the trick for under $1K. Steve Deckert is a great engineer.https://www.decware.com/newsite/ZLC.html | |
| IsoAcoustics GAIA footers: impressions These are very real. Under my ATC 40 active with carpet spikes and they rock. The footers improve everything and the spikes improve the performance of the footers. This is an immediate improvement, not a sit and listen for an hour and wonder if... | |
| dissapointed - new LS50w's vs old PioneerFS52's/Luxman R113 - so far Kef's not so great? +1 twoleftears I really don't get this speaker and I've owned KEFs in the past. They sound like they are out of phase to me and I've heard them with real power in a decent room. Not familiar with the W ones. | |
| Need suggestions for a $1500 used system for my daughter....... Totem Sttaf floor-standers $700, Rega shoebox integrated $700. Done | |
| Suggestions for bookshelf speakers that have great dynamics, budget of $500 used. No brainer. You talk about plenty of horses to drive. Does this include a sub out on a preamp? Just add a sub for more throw and keep the Monitor Audio speakers. More dynamics and bigger sound overall.Really, FM, cassette, how audiophile do yo... | |
| Integrated tube amp under $1000 / $2000 Will Vincent offers great stuff, mostly heavily modified Dynaco ST 70 amps. But he does offer one model with one input and a volume pot. Highest quality components. | |
| Seeking help finding the weak link(s) in my system and offering suggestions please. grm,Way different direction than all others. I’ve chased AC conditioners for years, the last one a Furman Elite 15 with some effect. Then, a Decware ZLC conditioner which was transformational in all aspects.Crazy improvement at all levels. My s... |