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| Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp? The answer is "yes." How active is the preamp? How passive is the preamp? If there is gain, how is it done? What is the power supply, if there is one? Is there a DAC? Is there a phono preamp with gain? Is there a headphone amp? Are there filters? ... | |
| Auditioning Used Equipment - Am I crazy ? Offer to pay for a setup. If you buy, the payment is deposit to the purchase. | |
| Is the idea of audiophile listening a dying concept as boomers die off? Source quality, for the listener, has never been better. Streaming pretty much makes CD quality ubiquitous and many systems are capable of delivering more. Analog is there for those who have or are curious to try those media. Considering the sourc... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Audio Research i/50 meets your requirement for tube with balanced inputs and at the price point you mention. | |
| New DAC issues I would expect that adding a considerably more expensive DAC would provide a immediate improvement over the Schiit DAC with the equipment you have, nothing else changing. If it doesn't, why keep it? Forget listening to it for 2-400 hours, that's r... | |
| KEF LS50 Meta The LS50 is a very good standmount speaker, and many people enjoy them. I have the powered version, LS50W2, and upgraded from the LS50W1, the original. For listening to the widest variety of music, pairing them with a subwoofer is recommended (the... | |
| Tube amps under $7500 Balanced narrows the field. Audio Research I/50 meets your criteria. McIntosh [whispers] MA252 and MA352 also meet your criteria. | |
| Accuphase e-280 Review If you want a proper review of this unit, Taron at A British Audiophile has done one. He gave it a "highly recommended" rating. | |
| Surge protector A surge protector will help for certain power surges. A lightning strike will likely overspeed a typical surge protector (I recall one strike at an apartment I lived in in Florida, at about 6:00 am or so on awakening, I saw a spark come from my cl... | |
| Surge protector Does your main breaker panel have a surge protector?(It should.) If you are going to spend money on a surge protector, start there. And while your subwoofer might seem worth protecting, so are the boards in your washing machine, air conditioner, a... | |
| All in One Solution for Streaming JBL SA750 does all that. IIRC, so do several Yamaha MusicCast integrated amps. | |
| Need a modern Class A monoblock, preferably half or compact chassis Some options: Sugden A21 SE Signature. Standard rack width, height about 4 in. Depth about 12 in (as with any class A, you will need air around it. Integrated. Musical Fidelity A1 (new version) rack width, height 3 in. Integrated. Schiit Audio ... | |
| Seeking Bookshelf Recommendations Amphion Argon 3s, Buchardt S400, (or A500 actives), Studio Electric M4. | |
| You tube hifi influencers. Love them or hate them? I think it pays to have an open mind about "influencers." In this hobby, the numbers of brands, the flood of new products, the relatively fewer shops that carry any audio gear pretty much require a willingness to explore the web for information. T... | |
| Are there other people like me ? Amazed by their low cost system :) In many ways, and despite the loss of so many traditional brick-and-mortar audio shops, these are the best of times in this hobby. There are enormous choices of product from manufacturers who bring exceptional value for money. Having started out w... |