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| ??? How Much Would You Spend ??? Or you could go for a pair of Dutch & Dutch 8c and call it done. | |
| Integrated amp for 2500-3000 Consider the Yamaha A S2200 which can be had here and there for about $3000 (list is $4200 or so), solid-state, of course, plenty powerful and very well built. Tube amp, a new Willsenton R8 and a tube upgrade would be well within your budget. Sto... | |
| Preamp upgrade Performance as concerns sound is foremost, but given the already curated list, I would assume any of the mentioned ones would be enjoyable. I would include in my consideration whether the maker was a large enough company to credibly provide suppor... | |
| Integrated Tube Amp approx. $2,500 The Willsenton R8 with tube upgrade would fit within your budget. Ordered via Amazon, you would have their return policy benefit. That amp will deliver 45W per channel at 8R, and the performance is very good. You might be able to find a used Prima... | |
| Choose between McIntosh MA9000 used vs MA8950 new If you gave me the choice, money-blind, I would get the 200W MA8950. That is plenty-o-power for the speakers, and new design/new components/new warranty would be the way to go, and no doubts about the quality. 200W of McIntosh power, I would not e... | |
| The Allure of Vintage Audio Gear Vintage IMHO isn't worth paying a premium for, especially for tube gear. You are dealing with very old components which have a limited availability of replacement parts and limited availability of experienced service technicians. That said, there ... | |
| LTL Freight Shipping Company Recommendation for Speakers UPS Freight does this, they can even pack and pallet. You didn’t say where you were shipping to or from. There are regional LTL shippers to consider. Also, some long-distance household moving companies will provide LTL services. | |
| Omega The Seven Bookshelf Speakers The regular range no longer lists that model, and that driver appears neither in any monitor or floorstander in the range. The CAM and SAM are each using a 6.5in full-range driver with whizzer cones. To move to a larger transducer, Louis is appare... | |
| which of these four amps for Wharfedale Elysian 4's? The Yamaha A-S2200 will give you an excellent integrated. You will need only a streamer and DAC. I have used Denefrips Enya with mine and a Sonos Port, but Wiim Pro Plus or Bluesounf Node (or any streamer) should do. | |
| Recommendation for tube preamp ProJect PreBox RS2 Digital. Balanced, Dual DAC, 2x TosLink, 1x Coax, 1x USB, AES/EBU, IS2 for direct connection to their disc player, balanced and unbalanced analog inputs and outputs, remote, Bluetooth, selectable tube stage (4x 6922), headphone ... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. Audiophilia will probably not be much like the present going forward. It is fairly obvious that the retail model will be reduced to small, relatively rare specialists and a few larger entities like Magnolia relying on a presence within a larger en... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. Jay Iyagi addresses a very specific audience, younger people already into hifi with a fair amount of money to spend on audio. His reference gear is esoteric and expensive. It would even be difficult to find a dealer who carried the things he revie... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. He offers information about new ChiFi gear and some other things. The people watching his channel are already interested in the hobby but they are looking for affordable options. Sure, some of them will upgrade to gear above what he typically revi... | |
| YouTube Indicates What the Future is For Audiophiles - Interesting Demographics. The novelty isn't there. Most of the 50 yo and older group still came up in the time when good 2 channel gear was stepping out of the tube era where stereophonic recording was still a novelty. A stereo was prized possession of many young persons. ... | |
| Integrated Amps The Heaven 11 offers a compelling value and feature proposition: integrated with good power, tube preamp, DAC, headphone amp, phono preamp. Peachtree used to offer a similar integrated, but in a less visually-appealing package. Vincent Audio also ... |