charles7
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| Every day I see another turntable recommendation... ... and resign yourself to acquiring and playing the one percent or less of all vinyl issued, those few discs that give your system a source equal to their demands. 😉  | |
| Is it worth upgrading my current turntable setup? After a couple of bouts with upgraditis, I did not hear problems from my system - not harsh at the treble, not muddy at the bass, just no complaints. Therefore, I reasoned, the components are compatible and the result is good. Yes, I could have go... | |
| shiit Freya+ muffles the base? Recommendation for preamp please Van Alstine Transcendence RB 10 tube preamp! Â | |
| Madman! Digital vs Vinyl I have the monaural Brandenburg Concertos three-disc set performed by Felix Prohaska and the Vienna State Orchestra. I play it on a midfi setup with a stereo AT-VM95ML cartridge. I haven't seen it available on any other medium, so vinyl is best. Â | |
| Need help picking my first tube amp I had the Xiangsheng 728A preamp, a Chinese product. Once I worked through a couple of quality control issues, it was a workable tube amp. I didn't notice glaring defects in the sound, nor did I hear any notable excellence from it. I went to a Va... | |
| Improving Comcast modem signal  The Internet and the router are digital signal things. Am I wrong to think they don't introduce noise into the bitstream? Now if a power supply is near some analog device in your setup, the solution would seem to be putting some distance betwe... | |
| Need speaker recommendations. For moderate to moderate-low volume, Focal Aria 906 speakers serve me well, placed 1.5 feet from wall to rear of the enclosure. Incidentally, because of the necessary height of placement, I tilted them with rubber doorstops under them. That helps ... | |
| Decisive moments your your audio journey Most recently, when the Carver Crimson 275 fraud burst just in time for – I'd been considering it. The exposé of the 15 watt output transformer in a claimed 75 watt amplifier made me go back and look at how much over-the-top hype (too kind a word)... | |
| Choice between two different integrated tube amps (SET & PP) Mike Sanders' Quicksilver Integrated tube amplifier, if its 20 watts into 8 ohms is enough for your speakers. And you'd need to kludge something for home theater. But it's at your budget, its U.S. made, and it sounds great. Â | |
| Bought powerful/expensive Amp+Speakers but plan to use an old preamp , am I crazy? I was in a similar situation: good amp with no volume control, good speakers, but little budget for a preamp. I bought the new Emotiva BasX PT1. The edgy treble was too much for me. I did notice that putting a second preamp, a Xiangsheng 728A, aft... | |
| Audiogon is becoming the hub for scammers. For expensive camera gear, the FredMiranda.com forum plus marketplace is quite reliable. You get a sense of the community when you review the plentiful, easy-to-access feedback on sellers and buyers. Somewhat the same with GetDPI.com. These forums... | |
| Tiny Room (6' x 9') speaker advice I have heard great things about the Infinity Infinitesimal and BBC L3S/5A, but unfortunately being true vintage they are tough to find for audition. How do you audition equipment for a room of your size at a dealer's place? Wouldn't the sound b... | |
| Budget integrated amp needed The Yamaha A-S501 retails for $550, so if you are patient you can get it for around $400. Or you can drop down to the A-S301 in the Yamaha series. | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier Amir at Audiosciencereiew did a thorough set of measurements of the amp. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/carver-crimson-275-review-tube-amp.29971/ | |
| Chi-Fi in the Time of Self-Righteous Indignation. Japan climbed up the manufacturing ladder after World War Two - from tiny toy cars to Toyotas that beat Detroit. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that the country has a long tradition of craft skills. Â China has a history of sharp merch... |