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| New Pro ject tube box or used ARC PH-3 ??? Between those 2 options, I'd go with the ARC unit. I'd expect it to sound better, and also to have better resale as Elizabeth mentioned. | |
| Ayre V-Kxe and Thiel 2.4s Getting past discussions of how much power the Thiels would need...there's also the difference in sonics of the different amps.Does anybody have experience hearing Pass XA series, Pass X series, and Ayre amps...preferably with Thiel speakers? That... | |
| LEBEN CS600 OR CS300X I haven't heard LM Audio, but my understanding is that they are a less expensive Chinese brand, that is aimed at people who like the Shindo/Leben type of sound but want to spend less money. In the US, they are imported and distributed by the same ... | |
| LEBEN CS600 OR CS300X My feeling is that the value is in the 300...once you get to the 600, you're in a price range where going towards Shindo starts to make sense. Just because your budget goes to $5K, doesn't mean that $5K is what you should spend...IMHO, in these li... | |
| ZYX Omega or UNIverse? Just to lend another view to this topic...my borther is running an Oracle Delphi mk VI with a Phantom II tonearm, and has 2 carts: Ortofon A90 and Zyx Universe. He prefers the A90 for its stronger dynamics and balanced tonality, as well as for its... | |
| shindo aurieges .... I have to say that I just don't see the Shindo sound as being "coloured" or "old school". I listen to very little jazz or chamber music or anything of the sort - it's mostly indie rock for me.I find it hard to describe Shindo as lacking in detail.... | |
| Simaudio Moon 310LP I had a Sim LP 5.3 for several years and liked it very much - it was very quiet and enjoyable to listen to. While I prefer the phono section of my Monbrison to the Sim (which you'd expect given the price difference), the Sim was quieter with no si... | |
| CD player closest to vinyl? I have an Ayre CD player too - the CX7e which is similar to the C5xe that I've heard too - and while the Ayre CDP's are very good, I wouldn't characterize them as being analog-sounding. They sound like good digital players, with tonality completel... | |
| Classe move to China Politics and how it relates to money is very simple really:The people who don't have money, want to get more of it from the "rich" who are, in their impressions, hoarding the cash and benefitting inappropriately from an economic system designed fo... | |
| CD player closest to vinyl? I always find these types of questions to be a bit off-base...in my view, you want digital that sounds like excellent digital and analog that sounds like excellent analog. Each format excels at different things, so if you try to get one that excel... | |
| Do You Love Music or Do You Love Hi-Fi? When you take an already small market (esoteric music buyers) and multiply that small number by the percentage of those esoteric music buyers that are audiophiles, you're left with what, 50 units that will get sold? That's not marketable, even in ... | |
| Your thoughts on these different tubes?.. IMHO...it all depends on the speakers you're running, amp design, etc. In my particular case, when comparing EL34-based monoblocks to 6550-based stereo amp by the same manufacturer, using very similar design...I preferred the 6550-based amp. It di... | |
| Cartridge for JA Michell Orbe Se with Technoarm That's very high gain...and an odd option. I don't know if I could hear a difference between 73 and 75 db...nor 73 would ever be too low! In any case, I took a look at the phono specs for the 011, and it looks like you're pretty flexible there, gi... | |
| VTL ST 150 When I sent requests to VTL about their equipment, not only did they respond quickly and in detail, but also asked me to call them and discuss things further with them. So no problems at all in my experience, and just as good a response as any hig... | |
| Cartridge for JA Michell Orbe Se with Technoarm Frank,My 2.2 is an upgraded 1.5tc, which by definition has an SME armbase. Graham arms with an SME base can be a bit harder to find, but are a bit more convenient IMHO since you have drop-in alternate arm options. |